It’s getting to the ‘slow’ season so I’m back to blogging and my goal is to have all of 2022 (!) posted by the end of the month. 15 days! CAN I DO IT?
Other friends who are photographers have said just skip to modern day and blog as it happens but I think of all the weddings and portraits I’ve taken and it makes me sad to not let their time shine on the blog and by extension on social media. 2020-2022 was the busiest two years in my 19 year career and I just got behind and I’m determined to make up for lost time!
Now, onto today’s post! If you’ve been around for any amount of time you know how much I adore intimate weddings. You may also know how much I adore Stan Hywet, especially weddings at Stan Hywet (which I don’t have any on my calendar currently so PLEASE HIRE ME THANKS!). I ALSO ADORE working with the Ohio Wedding Lady Catherine Daniels. When it’s all three? MAGIC. Especially with this super sweet couple!
This late September intimate wedding was held at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron Ohio in the English Garden. I *love* when ceremonies are small enough to fit into the English Garden, it’s my favorite space for a ceremony at Stan Hywet. Yes, I love the birch tree alee for an aisle but the tea houses aren’t my favorite setting for a ceremony, the English Garden is. There’s not a single bad angle and every one is amazing in its own way. Erin and Patrick had a handfasting during their ceremony too so this whole event just made my heart happy.
Their ceremony was attended by family and they were joined by their nieces and nephews who may have stolen the show – much to their delight. I love when my clients know that with children comes chaos and they embrace it. Their niece popped up near them a few times during the ceremony in her DARLING outfit (THOSE BOOTS!) and they just laughed and smiled. When I say this day was the best, this is what I mean!
What wasn’t the best was the rain that was forecasted for the whole day BUT it *is* Ohio and what ended up happening was the ceremony was dry and then during the family formals right at the end it came down in buckets. Luckily they were in the gate house so they were all dry and the sweet staff at Stan Hywet held an umbrella over me so I could finish up the photos. We waited about 15 minutes for the storm to pass and then it was dry save for a few drops here and there for their portraits after!
Erin and Patrick opted to do just a small dinner for a reception (without photography, no one wants photos chewing!) and it was so nice to have a couple hours after the ceremony to stroll the grounds and take photos instead of trying to rush so they could get to the reception. We took advantage of that time and there are few spaces that we didn’t get to. It was amazing.
Can you tell how much I love my job?
Anyway, many belated congratulations to you both. Thank you for trusting me to capture your day!
