Prestwick Country Club Wedding with Melissa and Seth

Bride and Groom posing outside in November during their wedding at Prestwick Country Club

Covid really messed up a lot of weddings and wedding planning. While no one wanted a pandemic, it’s been really neat to see how wedding traditions and events have changed in the past 4 years. One of the ways is like the wedding on the blog today with Melissa and Seth.

Melissa and Seth said I Do a year prior with just a small gathering of people in a place that they loved. One year later they got dressed back up in their wedding finery and played the video from their ceremony for their friends and family at Prestwick Country Club in Uniontown, Ohio and then entered and celebrated their union with all of their loved ones. While this was a rare event for me to work pre-2020, since then it’s become more and more popular since then.

It was a brisk November day for their wedding but I’m glad the rain held off and that there were still just a few leaves left blazing a bright orange on the golf course for there to be some color in their photos outside. Melissa’s dress and shoes NEEDED some daylight to show off properly!! Seth’s dapper outfit also looked splendid with the fall colors! Indoors I loved their fun placemats they had to keep their guests busy when there was downtime through the evening.

Prestwick Country Club has a great setup for weddings – the dance floor is separated from the dining room so that guests were able to (and did) drift back and forth depending on if they wanted to watch the dancing or sit at a table and catch up with people they haven’t seen in a while. They also have seating and tables in the dance room so you can do both!! Since this wedding was in 2021 it was fun to see the smiles of people getting to see each other again and everyone was eager to find a cozy corner to catch up and weren’t always tearing up the dance floor. This is another trend I’ve seen continue as well – while there are always going to be the dancers more and more people are connecting while drinking coffee and watching the events take place.

Congratulations to you both – it was a joy working with you!

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Gervasi Vineyard Conservatory Wedding with Brittany and CJ

Life has been life-ing and I fell so far behind on blogging but I’m determined to get caught up before the busy season starts again. We’ll see if it actually happens but fingers crossed I make it happen!

This was a sweet Halloween wedding at Gervasi Vineyard in their conservatory.  I adore working there since it is SO close but also because the conservatory is just so perfect for a wedding!  Brittany wore a beautiful simple but elegant ivory slip dress and CJ had a stunning blue suit. Their friend married them and it was perfect!

Belated congratulations to you both!

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DiVieste’s Banquet Centre Wedding with Maria and Kevin

Autumn wedding photos in downtown Warren Ohio

I just had SO MUCH FUN With Maria and Kevin.  They didn’t take themselves too seriously and just enjoyed the day!  Which echos the couple’s wedding that referred me – Natasha and Michael.  This was another October wedding but since it was the last weekend of the month we weren’t sure what the weather would do.  The forecast was calling for rain so we went for their game plan of doing photos at a winery in Warren.  However, when we arrived the rain was holding off and the trees in a park nearby were SO beautiful I begged them to go over to the park with me.  They agreed and I’m so glad we did because the leaves were just stunning!  Proving once again that sometimes the best photo spots are the ones that you find along the way.

I had never been to DiVieste’s Banquet Centre for a wedding before and I was delighted to finally photograph an event there!  Here’s hoping for more in the coming years.

One thing I have to rave about is how cool their centerpieces were.  They were cupcakes but done up like a normal floral centerpiece and were SO COOL.  All the guests were in awe of them and kept talking about how neat they were.

Finally, sadly Maria’s father passed away and wasn’t able to be earth side for her wedding.  I loved the small touches they brought to the day to honor him from the place setting at the reception, to the sweet tribute to him at the reception to the bouquet piece she carried.  While there was a lot of emotion it was lovely to see him honored so beautifully.

Congratulations again!

Bridal & Bridesmaids Gowns: Stephanie Leigh Bridal / Ceremony: Mount Carmel Church / DJ: DJ Tom Arnold / Florist: Mitolo’s Flower Shoppe / Photo Location: CharBenay’s Wine on the River / Reception: DiVieste’s Banquet Centre

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