Wedding | Jon + Alyssa | Glidden House

•  Last week I had the immense pleasure to work with Jon and Alyssa and so many great vendors for Wish Upon a Wedding.  If you aren’t familiar with the organization hit up their website and read about it.  It’s an amazing charity and I am so proud to be a part of it.  To read a bit about their love story click here.  Jon was diagnosed in 2009 with brain cancer and despite many surgeries and treatments, the cancer returned and is not curable.  Those of you that follow my blog will know that I recently lost my sister in law to cancer and lost my father to it in 2006 so needless to say, their story is one that is near and dear to my heart.

•  All wedding vendors donated their services so be sure to check out the links and leave some love in the comments for these vendors who really went above and beyond to make sure this lovely couple had a day to remember!!!

•  Luck was so much on our side this day.  Despite some really nasty storms coming through the area, they all went JUST north or JUST south of us.  The only thing we had all day was a quick batch of rain that neatly came in just as I finished up their photos.  Talk about timing!

•  This is just a small, small fraction of their amazing day.  To view more photos, please visit Facebook and view their gallery.  It was so hard to narrow these images down to a bloggable size – I originally had 75 images selected to blog!  While there are still more than my usual count, I at least did manage to trim it down from there.

•  Their theme for their wedding was Endlessly which is after a different song but the song I immediately thought of one was the one by Joey McIntyre and Emanuel Kiriakou by the same name which they wrote in the days after 9/11.  This song fits their love so well I wanted to post the song as well as the lyrics.  It quite literally is one of my favorite songs, if not THE favorite.

Tell me what you find
up in the open sky
I only hope you know
how hard it is letting go

And I will pray for you and me
that our love lives on endlessly
through all of time we will endure
we are earth and sea
endlessly

Will you walk with me
through valleys crossing rivers deep
then hand in hand
we will be

Oh yeah yeah

And I will pray for you and me
that our love lives on endlessly
through all of time we will endure
we are earth and sea
endlessly

So remember if ever you’re wanting to hide
don’t you know what you’re feeling, I’m feeling inside
Oh yeah
Don’t forget our dreams
It lives on endlessly

I will pray for you
and you will pray for me

Endlessly

So remember if ever you’re wanting to hide
don’t you know what you’re feeling, I’m feeling inside

We are earth and sea

Endlessly, endlessly

•  Jon lost his battle with cancer on November 13, 2011.  He will be deeply missed by all the hearts he touched.

Wedding Vendors

Cake: The West Side Bakery
Catering: Spice of Life
Ceremony Music: Arion String Ensemble
Dance Floor: National Party Rental
Dessert: Bittersweet Chocolates & Culinary Occasions
DJ:  The DJ Crew
Favors: Drummond Chocolates
Florist: Lynda Loren Floral Design
Hair: Tiffany Ford of Dino Palmieri Salon
Hotel: Wyndham Hotel
Lighting: Vincent
Linens: L’nique Linens
Makeup: Kajal by Kimberly
Officiant: Bob with Our Wedding Officiant
Rentals: Event Source & Lasting Impressions
Ring Pillow: Emici Bridal
Stationery: Pink Hearts Paperie
Transportation: A1 Mr. Limo
Valet: MVP Services LLC
Veil/Accessories: Christina Garcia Accessories of Distinction
Venue: Glidden House
Videography/Photo Booth: Moonstruck Productions
Wedding Planning: At Last Events
Wine: Colonial Beverage

Special thanks to Nicole from Simply Told Photography for being my second shooter for this day and also to Heidi of Heidzillas for popping in and lending a helping hand as well!

 

bride getting hair done at glidden house in clevelandAlyssa getting her hair done, love hairspray shots!

 

bride getting makeup done by kajal by kimberlyAlyssa looked so fantastic getting her makeup done by Kajal by Kimberly!  Her makeup was flawless!

 

bride getting dressed at the glidden house in cleveland ohioThe back of Alyssa’s dress was STUNNNNNNNNNINNNNNNNG!  AhhH!

 

bride putting in earrings while getting readyAlyssa made a GORGEOUS bride!

 

groom looking at wedding rings before ceremony in cleveland

Nicole captured this lovely image before the ceremony of Jon looking at the wedding rings.

 

blue and green wedding program by pink hearts paperie

I loved the program!  So pretty!

 

bride crying during a wish upon a wedding ceremony in ohio

The ceremony began and it was beautiful.

 

maid of honor crying during ceremony at the glidden house in cleveland

Nicole captured this lovely image of the Maid of Honor tearing up during the service.  There were very few dry eyes!

 

groom crying during vow exchange during ceremony

Not even Jon could hold back the tears, it was a very lovely ceremony.

 

Singing during Ceremony

The Best Men and Alyssa’s Aunt sung during the ceremony.

 

first kiss at the glidden house in Cleveland

Their first kiss!

 

bridal party outside of the glidden house

The entire bridal party, not a small one!

 

groom and groomsman at the glidden house in cleveland

We were under a severe time constraint (and weather!) so Nicole worked with the guys while I worked with the girls.  I love this image she captured of the guys and Jon posed together.

 

bride and bridesmaids at glidden house in cleveland ohio with bouquets

I love this sassy image of Alyssa and her bridesmaids.

bride and groom nuzzling after ceremony at the glidden house

This image of Jon and Alyssa is so so sweet!

bride and groom kissing at the glidden house

🙂

bride and groom posing after ceremony at the glidden house

It is *so* hard to choose but if I had to, I think this would be my favorite image of the day!

wish upon a wedding bride and groom talking after ceremony at the glidden house

We told them to tell each other secrets, Alyssa had faked it for the camera into Jon’s ear but he really DID tell her a secret! Love!

bride and groom laughing after ceremony at the glidden house

This is their reaction to the said secret, wonder what it was?

bride and groom from wish upon a wedding in cleveland ohio

Such a classic gorgeous portrait!

cocktail hour at the glidden house

While I was doing most of the portraits, Nicole was getting these lovely images from the cocktail hour that was taking place at the same time.

reception decor outside in tent at the glidden house

Just a small fraction of the eye candy that was in the reception tent! Isn’t it beautiful?

dessert table at the glidden house

A small selection of the delectable desserts that were available!

maid of honor toast during reception at the glidden house

Such a sweet and sentimental speech by the Maid of Honor!

bride crying during maid of honor toast

Props to Nicole for capturing this moment perfectly!

best men giving toast to groom

The Best Men delivered a perfect toast that was both sentimental and hilarious!

groom laughing during best men toast

 

wish upon a wedding vendors

A selection of the vendors that donated their services to Jon & Alyssa on behalf of Wish Upon a Wedding.

bride and groom cutting the cake from west side bakery

The cake cutting was perfect and well played.

bride and groom first dance at the glidden house

Their first dance was so lovely and heartbreaking. They are a stunning couple!

bride and groom nuzzling during reception at the glidden house in cleveland

 

bride and groom laughing while love story is being played

Moonstruck Productions played their Love Story during the reception, there were many hilarious moments – especially from Alyssa’s sisters!

groom comforting bride while she is crying during reception

This image is so tender and perfect.

bride and groom dancing during reception at the glidden house

 

bride and groom with wish upon a wedding dancing

 

wedding ring reflection

The rings!

bride tossing her bouquet at the glidden house

Bouquet toss!

garter remove in cleveland ohio

Nicole captured this hilarious shot of Jon removing Alyssa’s garter.

bride and groom last dance at the reception at the glidden house

Last dance.

bride and groom dancing at the glidden house

May be my favorite dancing picture ever… so sweet.

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  • mariaJuly 26, 2011 - 2:37 PM

    Corey, These images are beautiful, such a great job capturing the day. The entire event looked lovely so props to all the vendors!ReplyCancel

  • Emilie DuncanJuly 26, 2011 - 4:05 PM

    AMAZING! Thank you so much Corey – you captured their fay so perfectly. On behalf of the board of Wish Upon a Wedding – THANK YOU!!!!!ReplyCancel

  • - Corey Ann PhotographyOctober 29, 2011 - 10:13 AM

    […] and it got accepted!  Not only was that simple fact amazing to me but I was so excited that Jon and Alyssa’s amazing love story was able to touch more […]ReplyCancel

  • Jamie Pitre PetersJanuary 4, 2012 - 7:44 PM

    I remember looking at this blog post when you first posted it and thought it was such a beautiful cause and occasion. I'm so sad to hear that their marriage was so very short. Prayers going out to the family.ReplyCancel

    • Corey Doyle BalazowichJanuary 5, 2012 - 3:32 AM

      Thank you! ReplyCancel

  • Jamie LynnJanuary 4, 2012 - 7:44 PM

    I remember looking at this blog post when you first posted it and thought it was such a beautiful cause and occasion. I’m so sad to hear that their marriage was so very short. Prayers going out to the family.ReplyCancel

  • - Corey Ann PhotographyFebruary 20, 2012 - 11:55 AM

    […]  Trust me, their food though is AMAZING.  To see a sample of just how amazing take a glimpse at Alyssa and Jon’s […]ReplyCancel