One thing I found out about Carla & Craig during their engagement session is that they just have FUN together. Neither took themselves too seriously and weren’t afraid to just be silly together and laugh – a lot!! Who can’t love a couple that loves to laugh together! I was super excited to shoot their wedding.

All future brides remember this, no matter WHAT goes wrong the day of your wedding, you will STILL get married and by the end of the night all those little things that went wrong during the day will be distant memories once you look into your groom’s eyes and realize the most important thing of the day is that you two are now one. Carla never forgot that… despite a few mishaps along the way! As you can see she still got married, had a GORGEOUS wedding and partied all night long.

While the day may have been hectic, the best part for me was seeing just how excited Carla and Craig were to be together and watching them interact all night. I really love my job!!!

Thanks to the both of you for allowing me to capture your day for you!!!

Vendors that I was honored to work with:

Ceremony: St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish in Canton
Cake Artist: Family Friend
Florist: Barbato’s Florist
Live Band: Special Productions
Reception/Catering: Walsh University Barrette Center
Stationary: Print Julep

Carla’s dress was classic and stunning – just like herself!

I adored her shoes, they fit her dress perfectly – the best part is she plans to have them dyed hot pink later on!!!

Their invitations were designed by and printed by Carla’s bridesmaid, Katie of Print Julep, whom also happens to be a future bride of mine!! Her work is AMAZING!!!

Carla is here getting her dress on… and being admired by her ladies in waiting!

There was a bit of a snafu with the dress, so Carla is patiently waiting while her Maid of Honor gets everything sorted out. One of my favorite shots of the day!!

A few moments of fun before the ceremony with the girls!

By far one of the funniest flower girl/ring bearer shots I have ever taken or seen. As you can tell, he wasn’t exactly thrilled with the idea of walking down the aisle. I can see this image in his wedding day slideshow already in another 20 years!!!

A hug from the Father in Law to be!

St. Michaels in Canton is seriously just an awesome space!!! I love all of the natural light!

The private moments and smiles are the best parts of the ceremony for me!

Of course I love the kiss too!

I loved their bubble exit, it was just windy enough to carry the bubbles without zooming them away for some great pictures!

Sometimes we get a lot of time to play and sometimes we don’t due to timing issues. This was sadly one of those times where I couldn’t run around and frolic with the bride and groom but I made the minutes count and this turned out to be one of my favorite images of the day.

The reception was decorated and waiting for everyone to arrive while we ran around and got some quick pictures of the gorgeous setup.

Carla’s Dad welcomed everyone to the reception with a beautiful toast.

Craig’s Dad followed with an equally beautiful toast.

While everyone ate, I borrowed the rings for a couple ring shots… this one is in the bride’s bouquet.

The bride and groom shared the same last name (she’s got it easy when it comes to changing her name!!!) and the same first initial which is a C so I used my can of Coke for the next ring shot since it also features double C’s.

Their first dance started off slow but in the middle they busted out into a boogie to the tune of “Shake Your Groove Thing!” which was just SO FUN!!!

One of my favorite Father/Daughter dance pictures EVER. *sniff*

This sassy couple, Katie & Grey, will be featured here next summer!

Craig’s Fraternity Brothers sing a song that is tradition when a brother gets married to rave reviews from Carla.

Tossing the bouquet!

As much as I wanted them to go out and get a few more portraits, they knew they were just having too much fun with their guests to leave even for a moment. So in lieu of some extra posed portraits, we ended the night with them getting down to their favorite song and just having a blast!!!