Genevieve Nisly Photography Blog - Cleveland Ohio Wedding Photographers

We’ve always had cheerful and fun exchanges with Jeff and Natalie including their engagement session so I knew their wedding would be no different. Natalie spreads smiles and laughter wherever she goes so it was nice to capture her expressive nature. You would think after being together since High School their outward signs of affection would have cooled by now but this is clearly not the case: if anything Natalie and Jeff are more in love than ever.

James’ favorites:

We started off at the Sheraton in Cuyahoga Falls for some getting ready and a first glance.

Natalie had a first “first glance” before Jeff got to see her by peaking down at him waiting in the hotel lobby

Photo time!

I loved Natalie’s reaction when we pointed at the staircase and mentioned doing photos there. They were all for it

The wedding ceremony took place at the stunning Saint Bernard church in Akron

The reception took us to Firestone Country Club where the staff is really well organized

My favorites:

With the architecture and gorgeous light glowing through the window we felt transported to Italy

This was a ring shot set up by James that I tweaked to my liking

This was quite the dancing crowd

Thanks for having us Jeff and Natalie! Your cheerful disposition is one for the books and we were thrilled to capture it.

On Friday we got to meet up with Michael and Kelly for their wedding at St. Paschal Baylon Parish. Michael and Kelly, and the whole bridal party for that matter, were just a ton of fun to be around, which made the day fly by. Since we were out on a Friday, we had the luxury of having Squire’s Castle completely to ourselves for photos with the bridal party, which was a really nice change. Really beautiful and interesting locations like this are usually crawling with photographers and bridal parties on Saturdays during the summer months and we got to miss all of that. We then headed over to Landerhaven’s Grand Ballroom for a fantastic reception and entertainment by the Marino Brothers. More details in the images to follow!

Genevieve’s favorites:

Can you find the pretzel in mid-air in this image? I can’t remember if he actually caught it.

Kelly’s Dad broke out his white patent leather shoes that he wore at his wedding some un-told eons ago.

James’ favorites:

Michael tried his wedding day luck with a few lottery scratch tickets, but didn’t turn up much.

When Michael and Kelly went to blow out the outside candles, they accidentally blew out the unity candle too. Oops! Michael’s face tells it all. Luckily, a groomsman jumped up and saved the day with a bic lighter.

Thanks for having us guys, and congrats!

James and Genevieve

Alright, on to wedding two from this past weekend…

Being that Davene and Andrew where the very first couple to book us for a 2009 date, I think it’s safe to say that we’ve been anticipating this wedding for quite some time. Tricia Dever of Always Eventful has been involved in the planning from word one, so we knew it was going to be a fantastic day, and it did not disappoint. We started the day in Boardman, Ohio with a morning ceremony at St. James Meeting House, one of the oldest churches in the country. Following the ceremony, we took our time exploring the extensive park system in Youngstown, which provided all kinds of great locations to shoot.

After an afternoon break, we reconvened at Glenmoor Country Club for an amazing food-station/cocktail reception, complete with Jazz trio, floral decor by the one and only Neil Leeson, a photobooth, and dancing. It was a fantastic day with an awesome couple that I don’t think any of us will be forgetting any time soon.

Here are my (James’s) Favorites from the day:

Tricia giving Sydney, Davene’s daughter, a few last words of encouragement before walking down the aisle.

Glenmoor at night.

I get a real charge out of finding and capturing images like the one on the left. It was late in the evening, and from thirty or so feet away, I had no idea what specifically triggered this embrace and I don’t think they knew that anyone was watching, but I am very glad to have captured this moment for them. Hopefully, Davene and Andrew know exactly what triggered this, and they’ll have this image to remind them of whatever that was for years to come.

It was a long day for everyone, but Grandpa was the only one who wasn’t afraid to show it.

And Genevieve’s favorites:

Hurry up and wait.

Andrew gave two rings away; one to Davene, and one to his new daughter, Sydney.

Although we have been at Glenmoor several times, it’s nice to discover new parts and try different ideas

To see more details from this wedding, you can go to Tricia’s blog.

Thanks again, Davene and Andrew, it was a privilege!

James and Genevieve

This is the second installment of Dave and Erin’s wedding at Windows on the River. Here is a taste of photobooth we set up at the reception: no fancy machines, just a trigger happy photographer and some volunteer subjects with a sense of humor.

Thriller time

Not sure I would bet on Erin in this fight. She seems too nice.

Twins turning 15!

Kelly was in another bridal party we photographed last summer and recommended us to Erin and Dave. Thanks Kelly! We still like you even though you don’t want to see us again for a while

The image held was a prop during the toast. It served to show the similarity between Dave and Erin’s Dad at that age. Kinda freeky!

Erin and Dave met at a small neighborhood bar in Tremont, a neighborhood of Cleveland, called the Prosperity Social Club. As we discussed our various options for pre-ceremony photo locations, the Prosperity became the obvious choice, and for good reason. It held significant sentimental value to both Erin and Dave, and it’s just a dang cool place to shoot. If the Prosperity Social Club was near my house, I would totally hang out there.

As it turns out, Dave and I have very similar tastes in music. Erin and Dave chose all of the music for the cocktail hour and dinner, and I’m pretty sure that two-thirds of what was played was also in my iTunes play list. I heard Arcade Fire, Johnny Cash, Radiohead, Bjork, Wilco, Oasis, and whole host of other artist that I love, but am not at all accustomed to hearing at weddings. It was a refreshing change. Thanks, Dave!

We also had a great time working with one of Cleveland’s most up-and-coming coordinators, Heidi, of Heidzillas.  Thanks for keeping everything running so smoothly!

Alright, how about some images. Here’s Genevieve’s favorites:

And my favorite images;

Evidently, we owe some lady some money for using this wall. I’ll just make that out to “Random Lady who owns all of Tremont”.

St. Coleman’s Parish; an absolutely beautiful church that was saved from the brink of closure.

Thanks for having us at your wedding, Erin and Dave, we had a blast!

James and Genevieve