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Coralville Mariott wedding – Ruth & Marshall

Ruth and Marshall had an intimate wedding, surrounded by their good friends. It was so heartwarming to see the joy and love they received from family and friends.

We started the day at Zender’s Salon in Iowa City where the bride and bridesmaids got their hair done then headed to the Mariott in Coralville for the ceremony and reception.

Here are some favorites from their day:

Bride hair appointment at Zender's Salon in Iowa City
Zender's Salon Iowa CIty bridesmaids getting ready
Bride getting her hair done
Groom waiting to see the bride for the first time
Mariott Coralville first look
Bride and groom seeing each other for the first time on the wedding day
Bride and groom first look
Portrait of the bride and groom
Bridesmaids
Groomsmen
Bride and bridesmaids
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wedding bouquet Hyvee
Coralville Mariott wedding reception hall
Maid of honor speech
Guests at the Mariott Coralville wedding
Cake cutting
Bride and groom feeding each other cake
videographer filming the wedding cupcakes
blue cupcakes
Mariott Coralville Iowa wedding first dance
Bride and groom dancing

Ceremony & reception : Coralville Marriott
DJ: Denis Watters – weddingmusicprofessionals.com
Florist: Hyvee
Hair and/or make-up: Zender’s Salon Iowa City

Winter wedding

I helped Eric shoot this wedding and I had a great time doing it. The couple and the whole wedding party were amazing. You can’t really tell from the pictures but it was unimaginably cold that day and we still had a great photo-session outside. If you want to see more of them head out to Eric’s post of their wedding here. Below are few of my favorites from their day.



















Angela & Eric | Croatian Lodge Cleveland wedding

Cleveland, OH is quickly becoming one of my favorite cities. Probably not an obvious preference but I love it because it has so much character and texture.

There was so much anticipation for this wedding! Since we shoot Angela and Eric’s engagement session at Towpath Trails in Cleveland I knew that the wedding is going to be amazing. And it was.

The wedding ceremony was at St. Paul Croatian Church, on the outskirts of Downtown Cleveland. Their choice for the reception venue was the Croatian Lodge.

Angela was a very stylish bride and they had a beautiful wedding, as you can see from the selection of photographs from their day:

Bridal shoes detail photo
Details of the wedding dress
Bride putting make up on
Mother of the bride helping the bride to get dressed
Mother of the bride helping with the bride's earrings
Bridesmaid and the bride
Parents of the bride seeing her dressed in the wedding attire for the first time
Bride and bridesmaids having a drink
Groom suit and pin flower detail
Flower girl getting nervous before the ceremony
Bridesmaid at the church
Bride and bridesmaid at the wedding ceremony
Funny moment with boy picking his nose during the wedding ceremony
Wedding ceremony guests
Bride's bouquet
Girl praying during the wedding ceremony
Cleveland Ohio bride and groom portrait
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Cleveland wedding party creative portrait
Wedding bouquet with peonies detail photography
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Bride portraits photographer in Cleveland
Bride and groom portrait
Groom with groomsmen having a drink inside a pool bar
Bride at the bar
Creative wedding photography
Wedding photography inspired by The Rat Pack in Cleveland Ohio
Creative wedding portraits of the bride and bridesmaids
Croatian Lodge wedding decorations
Wedding cake
Chandelier detail photograph at the Pokrova Hall
Groom and groomsmen laughing
Bride nervous because of the tilted wedding cake
Wedding guest during the cocktail hour
Children playing
Croatian Lodge croatian wedding
Bride and groom cake cutting
Having fun with the wedding cake
Wedding cake detail photograph after the cutting
Croatian wedding desserts
Kids playing at the wedding reception
Croatian wedding photographer
Cleveland Croatian Lodge wedding
Guests at a croatian wedding in Cleveland dancing at the reception
Guests dancing at the Croatian Lodge in Cleveland
Bride and her father first dance
The dancefloor at the Croatian Lodge CLeveland
Croatian wedding bouquet toss
Wedding bouquet toss
Bride and groom during the garter toss
Garter toss action photograph
wedding garter toss

I’m always excited at the perspective of photographing a wedding in Cleveland so get in touch if you’re looking for a photographer for your Cleveland wedding.

Angela

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Just a preview from the amazing Cleveland wedding I shot this weekend. Angela was a stunning bride on her wedding day – her style is amazing.

Casey & Laura | Wilstem Guest Ranch French Lick, Indiana wedding
























































Lori & Kyle – Rose Cafe at Lakeview Beach wedding

I had so much fun shooting this wedding. Lori and Kyle are so much fun to be around and you can see from the picture how happy in love they are.

They put so much effort into all the little details and everything turned out great. One little detail that I’d like to mention is the custom illustration that Kyle did for the invites and table place cards. If you ever need the help of an illustrator check out his work.

The ceremony was held at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church and the reception was held at the Rose Café at Lakeview Beach. Here are some of my favorites from their day.

Groom searching online for pocket fold instructions
Groom and groomsmen researching online instructions for the pocket fold
Groom waiting to have his shirt ironed
Best man helping the groom getting ready
Groom and best man getting dressed.
Bride getting her make up
Bride and bridesmaids getting ready
Bridesmaids help the bride with the dress
Bride and bridesmaids
Bride and the bridesmaids
Bride and her father
wedding bouquets
groom and groomsmen waiting for the ceremony to start
Bridesmaid waiting for the ceremony to start
Bridesmaid waiting for the ceremony to start
Bride and groom during the ceremony
Wedding ceremony
Bride and wedding party after the ceremony
wedding reception decorations
wedding decorations details
wedding cake with yellow birds cake topper
wedding cards birdcage box and birdhouse themed centerpieces
the bouquet of the bride

wedding ring
Portrait of the bride
Bride portrait

wedding dj


wedding cake cutting
bride and groom cutting the cake
Groom's speech



Bride and groom beach portrait

The car in the photograph below is a 1970 Dodge Challenger that Lori’s brother restored. A great car we had fun incorporating into our shoot:)

Bride and groom in a 1970 restored Dodge Challenger
Wedding guests on the porch at the  Rose Cafe at the Lakeview Beach
Bride and Groom's first wedding dance