Grove City, Ohio

Joe and Brittany’s wedding wrapped up my 2018 wedding season and what an ending…such a WONDERFUL day!!

We began the day with Brittany and her girls at the Courtyard in Grove City…

Brittany, you are stunning!! Then we were off to the Pinnacle Golf Club for the ceremony and reception. It was a bit of an unseasonably cold day for November, but Brittany and her girls braved the shivers and survived capturing a few pictures outside! I love this picture of Joe, his dad, and brothers. You could tell family is important to Joe and Brittany.  Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Ford!! Thank you, Joe and Brittany, for allowing me to capture the memories of your day! It was truly a privilege!

Wedding Dress: David’s Bridal

Tuxedos: The Black Tux

Flowers: Flower Man

Venue: The Pinnacle Golf Club

Wedding Coordinator: Lisa Bapst

Hair/Makeup: Nancy Shockley

Cake: Cake Creations

Videographer: Andrew E. Weber

Special thanks to Deborah of DG Photography for joining me to second shoot for the day.

Prairie Oaks Metro Park

Thanks for dropping by to read a little about Ryan and Rebecca and to see some of their engagement pics! I feel like I have so much to tell you!!

Let’s start with their love story…

Rebecca shared, “We met our Freshman year of college while at a Christian conference in Indianapolis. I was really involved with a Christian organization on campus, so I signed up for the winter conference with my best friend Lauren. She mentioned a guy from her Econ class coming, but I didn’t think anything of it. Come to find out…it was Ryan! Ryan was not involved in the organization, but was pushed by friends to attend the conference. Lauren introduced us right before the first worship session of the conference. We became really good friends and here we are now! 🙂 We love to look back at the time we first met and see how our relationship began in the presence of Christ at the conference and how He continues to be at the center of our relationship.” Ryan, tell me a little about Rebecca and what you love about her. “Rebecca is a Christ-centered woman. She is a servant and puts others before herself. Becca loves to run, solve puzzles and do anything that is outdoors. I love the passion that she has to make children’s lives better by being a wonderful teacher. I fell in love with Rebecca because of her strong faith in the lord, as well as, her fun and adventurous personality. She is always willing to try something new! She is my best friend!” Rebecca, how would you describe Ryan? “Ryan is one of the biggest blessings that the Lord has given me. Ryan is such a hard worker and is extremely dedicated to anything he puts his mind to. Ryan loves everything outdoors from being at the farm to hunting, fishing, building things or laid back camping trips. I love Ryan because he chases after the Lord and selflessly serves others in any way that he can. I admire his strength, dedication, selflessness, and strong desire to continually chase after Christ. Ryan is my best friend and I am excited to see what God’s plan is for us.” Ryan and Rebecca love to go on adventures and explore new places. They can’t sit still! They spend a lot of time outside hiking, fishing, hunting, running and cycling. Ryan and Rebecca’s session took place in October on one of those not-so-nice fall weather days. It kept threatening to storm and even sprinkled on us a bit, but never enough that we felt we needed to reschedule. At the very end it got CRAZY windy and we joked about “where we were in the tornado of 2018” (thank You, Jesus, that didn’t happen!) But for the final photo opt and because they like running, it only seemed fitting to run and watch Rebecca’s hair blow in the wind! Ryan and Rebecca, I’m already looking forward to your wedding next year!

P.S. Please say a prayer for Ryan and Rebecca and their family. Ryan’s dad passed away this week. While they have peace knowing he is with Jesus and has a new, cancer-free body, it’s still so hard to face the finality here on earth. All my love, hugs, and prayers to the Roll family.

Bryn Du Mansion, Granville, Ohio

I could use so many words to describe Brock and Katie’s day…beautiful, sweet and sentimental emotions, elegant, classy, gorgeous, and so many more! They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” so I’ll allow the pictures to tell you the story of their day with a few added tidbits here and there! Brock carved his wedding band out of deer antler! What a unique idea! Katie’s dad, Tom, got a special “first look” moment with Katie.  Before he entered the room to see Katie, he asked to see the first love of his life…Kathleen, his wife. They exchanged a kiss and then went into the room to see Katie. So sweet! As you look at these pictures I hope you can feel the loving and tear-filled emotions felt during these moments…truly special. Katie had written a letter to each of her parents and then they took a few moments to pray with Katie.  Brock and Katie’s first look took place in the formal garden of the mansion grounds. Brock wanted to watch Katie as she walked “down the aisle.” Brock’s mischievous side came out a bit when he wore his sunglasses for the beginning of their first look (he didn’t think Katie would want him to have sunglasses on! 🙂 ) He then slipped them off for the WOW moment as he watched Katie walk toward him!  This little guy kept fluttering up to us, so we had to oblige and snap a few pictures of him, too!  Katie surprised Brock by wearing a “blusher veil” over her face as she walked down the aisle. The tears flowed in this beautiful moment. Katie’s beautiful veil was made by Brock’s mom, Judy!  In the two pictures below you’ll see a little smirk and giggles…Brock had asked the pastor to change Katie’s vows a bit to say something about promising to give a massage everyday!! As you can see Katie was surprised! 🙂 Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs. Yutzy!!

Special thanks to Deborah of DG Photography for joining me for the day and second shooting.

Forest of Pines and Prairie Oaks Fall Session

Shekinah Christian School

I LOVED Kaitlyn’s session! Prior to the session I learned that Kaitlyn is easy going, quiet, and artistic. When I know someone is artistically bent, it frees me a bit more to try unique shots…as you’ll see with the sunlight and her hair in a couple of the pictures! Kaitlyn wanted natural/wooded areas during the fall for her session. Technically, fall is very late in this part of Ohio and there wasn’t much fall colored foliage yet, BUT somehow all the colors, sunlight, and browns collided beautifully into a fall work of art! 

Josh and Lexi’s c and reception took place at Lexi’s home. The setting was absolutely lovely and all through the day not a detail was missed…simply beautiful!! Josh and Lexi designed their own invitations and stamps!!  Such a sweet “first look” with dad.  Josh and Lexi’s first look! Earlier when I mentioned everything took place at Lexi’s home I didn’t mentioned ALL the beautiful settings on the grounds! A pond, meadow with Queen Anne’s lace, weeping willow tree, and a bridge…to mention a few! AND Lexi’s dad built all of the white benches for the ceremony!   Guests were asked to sign or leave a special message for Josh and Lexi in a Bible. Lexi’s grandparents played the violin and harmonica for Josh and Lexi’s first dance.

Special thanks to Emilee of Emilee Hope Photography for second shooting Josh and Lexi’s day with me.

Downtown Columbus Ohio

Shekinah Christian School

I’ve had the privilege of photographing all four of the Hershberger kids for their senior portraits, which means I was SUCH A NEWBIE when I photographed Ben’s oldest sister quite a few years ago…eeek! (Thank you to Ben’s mom, Sharla, for giving me the chance back then and NOW!! 😉 ) And now the youngest of the family, Ben, is graduating!!

Ben is tenacious, quiet, and yet has quite the sense of humor. He is currently doing both high school and college studies as he prepares to pursue Physical Therapy after graduation. He is also on the golf, basketball, and baseball teams at Shekinah Christian School, with his favorite sport being basketball. Many blessings, Ben, as you serve God in your future!

P.S. I just had to share a throw back picture that’s pretty special to me (be sure to see the pic at the end of the blog post!) When my youngest son was born Ben, his dad, Brian, who was the pastor of our church, and brother John Michael came to the hospital to visit me and AJ. How neat to watch Ben grow over the years!

Dublin, Ohio

If I were to describe Josh and Laura’s day in a few words they would be classy, elegant and stunning. While Josh and Laura currently live near New York city, they both grew up in Ohio and met at The Ohio State University, so their big day brought them back to their roots!

Congratulations, Josh and Laura! Thank you for trusting me to photograph your beautiful day!

Thank you to Deborah of DG Photography for second shooting Josh and Laura’s wedding with me.