Genevieve Nisly Photography Blog – Cleveland Ohio Wedding Photographers

We sneak peeked this wedding many months ago and it’s about high time it got it’s moment to shine here on the blog. Anthony and Lauren came up from Oklahoma City to Cleveland to be married on a crisp, but sunny March afternoon. Both Lauren and Anthony started their day at the Ritz Carlton then off we went to St. Christopher in Rocky River for the ceremony. Weather can be a bit unpredictable in March (well, some would say predictably awful) for Anthony and Lauren wisely secured a time slot for an indoor location to shoot with the bridal party. We were still able to spend some time outside but it didn’t take long for the 40 degree weather to catch up to the bridesmaids in their sleeveless dresses. Lauren toughed it out for longer than I would have predicted and we were able to get some great stuff as a result.

Floral decor at the Ritz was handled by the very talented Pieter Bouterse Studio with entertainment by Indiana Based Blammo!

Some of Genevieve’s favorites:

Some of James’ favorites:

Congrats, guy!

James and Genevieve

Astute blog readers might remember Kevin and Carolina from a few months ago when we shot their engagement session. Well, their day finally came, and what a day it was. Weather in Northeast Ohio just doesn’t get any better than it was on Saturday. Perfect temperatures and low humidity made being and shooting outside a joy. The ceremony took place at the beautiful Church of St. Dominic in Shaker Heights followed by a reception at The Union Club in downtown Cleveland. Our new friend Ryan from Chicago based Beep Media kept the dance floor bouncing all night and reminded us once again that we don’t hear nearly enough New Order at wedding receptions.

Some of Genevieve’s favorites. How cool are those invitations?

And some of James’ favorites:

Sisters London and Hudson are quite the pair: active, adorable, sometimes serious and loving to practice posing for the camera. With a mom that is a trunk keeper for Matilda Jane, they also have quite the wardrobe. Sadly the heat shortened the session but that did not affect the resulting images!

Hilary and Steve took a big gamble when planning a lakeside wedding but it paid off big time. With their love of water, it made sense to have a wedding close to and overlooking Lake Erie. With the cool breeze, no rain and lovely sunset I’m not sure the couple could have ordered a better day. An added benefit was to have Hilary’s uncle bring his restaured Chevy pickup truck for photos which is the only reason Steve agreed to marry Hilary

Thank you for including us in your Catawba Island Club wedding! It was a night we will not soon forget.

Some of my favorites:

James’ picks:

These elegant cufflinks were Hilary’s wedding gift to Steve and used to be her grandfathers

See what I mean about the view? Hilary was hoping for a beautiful sunset for her wedding and I think she got it!

As foretold by a homeless guy in NYC, Kim and Grace were wed this past Saturday at the beautiful Fairmount Presbyterian Church with a gorgeous reception at the historic Severance Hall in Cleveland Ohio. Legend has it that a homeless man spotted Kim and Grace in NYC while they were on one of their early dates and boldly proclaimed that they were in fact a match made in heaven. If I had to guess, I’d say that’s a story that will survive and be passed down for many generations.

We started the day early at the nearby Intercontinental Hotel then made our way over to wade oval where Grace and Kim had their first meet. We shot as long as the sky held back the rain which luckily, didn’t really let go until after the ceremony. I guess this is just our year for dodging rain at weddings.

The reception was a beautiful event with floral decor by Pieter Bouterse, Entertainment by The Avenue, and the graceful, yet firm hand of Amy Hissa from At Last Event Planning to pull it all together. We also got to make some new friends with the videography team that Grace and Kim brought up form Nashville. NE Ohio, we’d love to introduce you to FocalPoint Cinematic! These guys worked their butts off and I can’t wait to see the trailer when it’s ready.

We’ll start with some of James’ favorite images.

A litte How-To on men’s accessories:

And some of Genevieve’s favorites:

It came out at one point that Kim is a big fan of the Jewish tradition of the hora, so hey, why not have a hora?