Wedding • Liz and Duke • Spread Eagle Tavern

•  Liz and Duke came to me by referral from a groomsman for Christina & Matt’s wedding (whom just had a gorgeous baby boy!).

•  Liz was yet another amazingly calm and relaxed bride the day of her wedding.  She wasn’t remotely stressed about anything and was very relaxed the whole day.  Duke was also very calm and they both just enjoyed the company of their family and friends all day.  Nothing but smiles from these guys!

•  I love how relaxed their reception was, it was just a dance floor (only a first dance and cake cutting without the other stuff) with an amazing duet singing and lots of conversations taking place.  Kids were everywhere having the time of their lives.

•  I LOVE historic buildings and the Spread Eagle Tavern quickly captured my heart, it is a gorgeous historic place and I hope to return again soon!  Beyond that the food was amazing and I’m still dreaming about the cheese they had at their cocktail hour, delicious!

•  Their wedding was yet another hot and humid scorcher of a historically hot summer!

•  Finally, they sent me home with a HUGE box full of cake.  That was my lunch for the next few days and boy was it delicious!!!!!!!!

Wedding Vendors

Bridal Gown:  Maggie Sottero 
Cake: Checkerboard Cheesecake
Catering, Ceremony & Reception:  Spread Eagle Tavern
Florist:  David Peterson
Music:  Stan Miller

wedding dress hanging in window at Spread Eagle Tavern

I adored Liz’s gown!  SO pretty!

bride getting ready in front of window in Hanoverton Ohio

bride kissing baby while getting ready

There’s always time for snuggling cute babies before the ceremony!

matron of honor helping button up bride's dress

Liz’s sister helped do up the many buttons on her dress before the ceremony.

outdoor wedding ceremony at the spread eagle tavern

august outdoor wedding ceremony at spread eagle tavern in ohio

It was SO HOT their wedding day, Duke was a bit sweaty and luckily his brother was on hand with a handkerchief

wedding ceremony at spread eagle tavern in ohio

The florist did an amazing job with the decor, especially of the arch for the ceremony!

First kiss during wedding ceremony in hanoverton ohio

The first kiss.

bride and groom exiting wedding ceremony with bubbles

They exited through a shower of birdseet!

bride and groom kissing

Such a gorgeous couple aren’t they?

nephew blessing dinner at spread eagle tavern

Dinner was held in the main Tavern and Liz’s nephew gave the blessing.  There wasn’t a dry eye in the room, including mine.

bride and groom hugging nephew after blessing

He got a HUGE hug for his perfect blessing!

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bride and groom first dance at wedding reception

After dinner we headed back and started off the reception with the first dance.

kids dancing at wedding reception at spread eagle tavern

The kids loved Stan Miller’s amazing music and quickly got to dancing.  This is my favorite image from the day!

cake cutting at wedding reception

They played nice for their cake cutting, no one wanted to waste a bite of this divine cake!

blue bird themed wedding cake by checkerboard cheesecake

Not only was the cake divine but it was gorgeous too!

flower girl dancing with bride during wedding reception

Liz’s niece was staring at Liz all day, you could tell she thought the world of her Aunt and she had a blast dancing with her!

bride and groom on rocking chairs

At the end of the day when a tinge of the heat had passed (but boy was it still humid!) we went back out for some last portraits of the day.

Thank you both for having me, it was a great day and you were both fantastic to work with!

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