Married: Darlene + Carl 09.19.09

After Darlene and Carl’s engagement shoot, I knew that I was going to have some great images after their wedding and I was right! The whole day was a joy to shoot, perfect weather, wonderful setting and two perfect lovebirds! I adored all of the personal touches they had for their wedding – from the decorations they did themselves to the amazing and awesome ICE CREAM CAKE from Dairy Queen! Everything was picture perfect!

Thank you so much for allowing me to be a special part of your day!

Vendors
Ceremony: Lake Anna Gazebo
Reception: Lake Anna Hall
Cake: Dairy Queen

bride getting ready makeup

hurricane glass lining aisle
I loved the hurricane glasses lining the aisle


Darlene’s grandparents have been married for over 70 YEARS!!! Her grandfather is also 100 and is the cutest thing ever.

flower girls dropping petals
Some cuteness from the flower girls!

bride and groom holding hands at altar

ceremony at lake anna gazebo

first kiss

bride and groom on bench

bride and groom

bridal party on lake

bridesmaids

bridal party
Cheers for the new Mr & Mrs!!!

groomsman jumping
I don’t care how cliche’ it is, I kind of love shots of the groomsman jumping!

bridal portrait
Darlene was a beautiful bride!!! Check out her amazing eyes!

DIY bouquet
Darlene made this bouquet with some help from her friends!

groom portrait
Can’t leave out the groom!

best man toast

maitron of honor toast

ring detail shot
Ring shot 🙂

cake cutting
I seriously was giddy when I saw the Dairy Queen cakes rolling in, one of my favorite things EVER. Cake cutting wasn’t easy but so so good.

first dance
The first dance.

first dance

sunset kiss
We went back outside for a few more pictures before we lost the yummy golden light from the sunset.

bridal party

bubble exit
This is my first exit from the reception at night! They chose to use bubbles which I thought was fun! They even set up a bubble machine!!!

bride and groom kissing in car
Final shot of the night!

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Engaged: Erica and Aaron

It was almost a year ago when Erica and Aaron booked me… and they still have almost a year to go before their wedding!!! They are the first couple to book me that far out 🙂 So of course I was pretty excited to finally meet up again to do their engagement shoot. Our first date was rained out but I think the weather gods felt bad because they ended up giving us a beautiful and perfect day at Wade Lagoon. I had so much fun and the light was absolutely perfect for shooting!!!!

Look for this super fun and brilliant couple next September! I can’t wait!!!

engagement session wade lagoon

engagement session wade lagoon
I love love love it when a couple isn’t afraid to be themselves and just have fun in front of the camera!

engagement session wade lagoon
I have a thing for water reflections and willow trees. Wade Lagoon meets all of these requirements for me!

engagement session wade lagoon
SO pretty!!!

engagement session wade lagoon
THIS is why I like to shoot just before sunset, the light is so pretty!!!

engagement session wade lagoon

engagement session wade lagoon

engagement session wade lagoon
After a quick clothing change, we headed up to the Cleveland Museum of Modern Art for some shots around the building. I will be SO happy when they take that horrific wall down in front.

engagement session wade lagoon
I think Erica was more excited about the ring shots than me!!! I quite love this one!

engagement session wade lagoon
Erica is the lucky kind of girl that looks beautiful in either glasses OR without her glasses. However, she has some of the most adorable glasses I’ve EVER seen so I’m kind of partial to her glasses!!

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  • heidzillaOctober 2, 2009 - 9:16 AM

    GREAT SHOOT! Erica & Aaron you two are SO photogenic!! The fountain shot is MAGNIFICENT! LOOOOOVE that ring shot too.ReplyCancel

  • MegOctober 2, 2009 - 10:35 AM

    This one is great Corey! You can totally see their personalities and connection. Not to mention, the shots are pretty awesome;)ReplyCancel

  • EricaOctober 3, 2009 - 3:55 PM

    Corey you did an amazing job the pictures look fantastic !!! On a side note I knew you agreed with me about the glasses 🙂ReplyCancel

  • AndreaOctober 3, 2009 - 7:25 PM

    I’m shooting a wedding tomorrow and they want their location shots at the Wade lake……. Hopefully the weather holds out……

    Great set of pics btw!ReplyCancel

  • KirstenOctober 4, 2009 - 3:52 PM

    AWESOME AWESOME ring shot and I LOVE the locations!!ReplyCancel

  • Corey Ann Photography | BlogOctober 18, 2010 - 11:16 PM

    […] a long time, it’s hard to believe it’s already come and gone!  I knew that after their engagement session they were going to be a dream to work with the day of their wedding, and they […]ReplyCancel

Married: Tracy + Dan 09.12.09

First off – if you happened upon my blog during the ‘oops’ phase I apologize. I was trying to add something to it and killed my blog. Thankfully I was able to get it restored back to its state from the day before. Problem was that meant that I lost a blog post. Since it’s hit all the readers I have not reposted it yet… but intend to soon.

Now… back to the blogging (insert here gripes about being behind, apologizing and promising to do better!).

I have been looking forward to this wedding for such a long time – pretty much from the instant I booked it but ever so much more after their super fun engagement session last year. The day was perfect, not a drop of rain to be seen and none of that icky humidity that Ohio can bring out in full force on sunny days! Tracy was SUCH a beautiful bride… I adored every single thing about her ensemble!!! Dan is the sweetest guy and together they are such a joy to watch! You can tell that they are absolutely meant to be together!

I have to gush though about the details of this wedding. I walked into the reception and I about keeled over from the excitement of the beauty before me. WOW!!!!!!!!! That’s all I can say is WOW! I’m now going to hush so you can get onto the pictures and see what I mean about this amazing couple, the amazing wedding and the AMAZINGNESS that was this day!

It goes without saying that I am so thankful and blessed to have been your photographer Tracy and Dan!!! Thank you!

Vendors I was honored to work with:
Band: The Sellouts
Cake Artist: Wild Flour Bakery
Ceremony: Old Stone Church
Florist: Prestige Floral
Photo Op Stop One: East 4th Street
Photo Op Stop Two: Voinovich Park
Reception/Catering: The Club at Key Center
Transportation: Mr. A1 Limo

bride getting makeup done
bride getting makeup done
I LOVE getting pictures of the bride getting her makeup done!!! I think it’s probably because the makeup artists think like photographers and love natural light.

wedding shoes white
You know I also adore shoe shots and Tracy had some adorable kickers!

bride getting ready
Stepping into the shoes and getting the final touches done! Another favorite time!

moms lighting unity candle

groom getting bride

bride crying during ceremony

old stone church
The Old Stone Church is simply STUNNING inside. STUNNING.

picture through glass

bride and groom recessional
The new Mr & Mrs!!

bride and groom on east 4th street
Our first stop was at East 4th Street and this shot is one of my ultimate favorites from the day! I wanted to stop here with Sarah and Zack but some hecklers made that impossible so I’m glad that the white dress made an improvement on people’s attitudes on East 4th!!!

wedding picture east 4th street
Another shot I love!

bridal party east 4th street

bride and groom candid
A shot I took off the cuff as they were getting back to the limo, I love it!

bridal party voinovich park

bouquet red roses red daises
Tina at Prestige Floral did an AMAZING job with the flowers!

bride and groom shoe picture
One of the pictures Tracy requested!

bride and groom
The look of love never goes out of style.

the club at key center reception
Wow is about all I can say. Tracy’s stunning red and black wedding was pulled together in the most elegant bow with the reception decor.

reception table detail

red rose at each place setting
The detail that made this whole scenario POP was a single red rose folded into a napkin at each placesetting. LOVE.

wild flour cake
The stunning – and delicious – cake courtesy of Wild Flour Bakery.

maid of honor toast
Kim, the bride’s sister and Maid of Honor, gives a toast to Tracy & Dan.

bride crying during toast
Tracy wiping a tear after her sister’s emotional toast… which made the entire room tear up.

ring detail shot red daisy
Gotta have a ring shot 😉

bride and groom first dance
The first dance!

bride and groom first dance
So sweet and special… ahh!!!

the sellouts
The Sellouts take the floor and let me tell you, they were AWESOME!!!! I’m not just saying that because they are the first band EVER to save food for the photographers (!) but they also were just seriously awesome. If you are looking to hire a band for your wedding that isn’t the standard jazzy-style and plays stuff that you love and can boogie to give them a call!!!!

bridesmaid dancing

bride and maid of honor dancing
Shake your groove thing!

the humpty dance
A tradition that has gone around this group of friends is for this groomsman to sing “The Humpty Dance” at the reception. I laughed SO hard but he was SO GOOD! It was a RIOT and I wish more groomsman had fun stuff like this up their sleeves!!!

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  • MegOctober 1, 2009 - 11:42 AM

    Gorgeous wedding! And I LOVE the shot of their shoes.ReplyCancel

  • leah staffordOctober 1, 2009 - 2:33 PM

    what a awesome wedding! the downtown area is always a great photo stop! nice work girl.ReplyCancel