Glendon & Shanell

From the tiny details of Shanell’s dress to your daughters little red shoes! And Glendons calm, cool personality to your sons never ending smile!  Your family is so sweet and amazing to be around!  Thank you so much for having Leslie and I a part of your much anticipated day!! Love Heather and Leslie

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Sloane & Maris’ Bat Mitzvah

As guests flooded in to Beechmont Country Club on Saturday evening, jaws dropped to the floor in awe of the breathtaking decor.  Without a doubt the most wonderful sight of the evening were two young ladies, sparkling in silver party dresses.  Congratulations to Sloane and Maris–how wonderful you were able to celebrate one another’s accomplishments standing side by side.  Melissa, Dustin, and I all commented on how tremendously supportive, loving, and full of personality your family is.  We are so grateful for your letting us share the celebration with you, and we hope your photos enable a long-lasting memory.   -Leslie, Dustin & Melissa

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Emilia & David

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It is always to be a part of a special day.  I really enjoyed talking with and meeting your families.

Sao Paulo Brazil seems like a really nice place to live and it was so nice to see all of you in sunny Cleveland!

Thanks for finally allowing me to get my pictures, even though we started two hours behind schedule I still managed

to finish on time and have a wonderful time with you all!

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Sara & Scott

Sara & Scott Melissa and I were so very happy to be a part of your day!  You were both such an easy couple to photograph that once I started (even though much later than anticipated) I was at ease knowing that

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it didn’t take much to get great photos from you and your families.  It is so nice to see the parents literally glowing from happiness as well!  Landerhaven pulled through with the most difficult room change that I have seen in a long time and

Jerry Bruno managed to get everything set up on time!  It is always nice to work with Jerry and watch the event unfold in such an amazing way!

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Rebecca & Alex

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Lisa and Ben

Lisa and BenIt was said at the wedding that Ben and Lisa were "just friends" for a while. After reading the engagement story, it was so evident that friendship was the basis for this amazing relationship. It was such a pleasure to be a part of something so special. You can see that having a wedding with two graduates of Chagrin Falls created an awesome dynamic for such a fun time. Congratulations to you both!

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Megan & Eric

The day couldn’t have been more beautiful!  On this October weekend for the past two years I have been blessed with the most beautiful weather, and the most beautiful people!  Megan and Eric you are so amazing together! Megan the way Eric looks at you is so divine…and Eric the way Megan dresses you is fabulous! From the custom white suit, to the purple interior and your names inside on the tag, down to the suede shoes! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your special day!!
Love, Heather and Lauren

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Carly & Gian

During such an intimate and beautiful ceremony and reception, Jonathan and I felt as though we were truly welcome amongst your closest friends and family.  Throughout the day we, amongst many others, made a comment along the lines of “you both have similar mannerisms” or “you have similar eyes and smiles.”  It is clear that those comments are acknowledgements of the fact that you are a perfect pairing for a marriage, and are made to be with one another.  The affection and respect you hold for each other can be seen instantly.  Thank you very much for sharing your day with us!  Jonathan & Leslie

 

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Sarah Furth’s Bat Mitzvah

What an amazing group of people the Furth family brought together for Sarah’s Bat mitzvah! H2H was flown in from LA to the Signature of Solon and they transformed the room into a complete dance party! The only time any one sat down was to rub their feet from dancing so hard!! Including my assistant photographer and myself! We had so much fun with everyone there! Thanks for having us! Heather and Lauren

 

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Corfu Greece Workshop!

Candace and I are having a terrific time together and learning so much!  We were invited to attend a workshop with eight of the worlds greatest event photographers.  There are only 50 attendees.  Each of us has the opportunity to shoot the models and pose/play with them on our own.  We missed the 1st of only two days of shooting because we had three Weddings on Oct 1st.  Being jet lagged and cameraless thanks to Aegean Airlines we literally had to borrow equipment from Kim Ponsky and Bambi Cantrell!  They were very generous to allow us to shoot with their cameras!  The critique was very difficult for me!  I never had the experience of having 7 judges looking at my work.  Candy could tell that I was extremely nervous. Each of us were allowed to submit only two images.  The image I felt had the best chance of winning was the image with the very “excited” dog!  Candy playing with the dog was my automatic inspiration for the shot!  The Model seemed annoyed pretending to sip tea on a still in the middle of the street (not my idea) and after 5 minutes of huffing I respectfully asked for my turn!  Without  Heather to work on my image it scored the 2nd highest and the judges said it would have scored much higher even had it been worked better in photoshop!  With the help of an amazing Photographer from Russia Sasha I now have a Winning image for this years upcoming WPPI!   Anyway it is all great fun.  Here are a  few images from our 1st day shooting including the before/after shot with Sasha’s help.  I really wish he spoke english!  Thank you Heather and studio team for holding things together!  Thank you Grammy, sister in laws and our monkeys for letting us have this experience!   Candy and I just got our camera case now that we are ready to go home!

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Kelly & Michael

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I had a great time with you and your Bridal Party!
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Everyone was so nice and haveing the extra time to hang out made it really fun for me and Leslie!

Pieter made everything beautiful and The Ritz of course is The Ritz!

You mentioned that I would be your photographer for life and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

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Jackie & Daniel

It was really nice to be among friends and be a part of your special day!

The best man really summed up everything so well by the way he described

Jackie!  The venue was of course beautiful and Jerry Bruno’s music is always the best.

This was a wonderful weekend filled with so much love!  Congratulations!

 

Jonathan & Leslie

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Brian & Lisa

Words can’t describe the love you have for one another…This quote from Leo Buscaglia reminds me of that love…’Love is always bestowed as a gift-freely, willingly and without expectation.  We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.’  Congratulations on an absolutely beautiful and perfect day! Love you guys!  Heather and Lauren

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Noa & Josh

Wow Noa and Josh your Wedding was a very special one to me.  My day started when your father was clearly having difficulty letting his

you go.  Very sweet and the love in the air was so apparent especially during the bedecking!  It wasn’t the caterer from NYC that made it special or the music

or Pieters Bouterse spectacular floral arrangements.  It was the tears of joy and the closeness of your family and friends there to celebrate with you.

The very long Hora was also a nice display or all the ruach (spirit) and excitment!  Mazel Tov!

 

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Jacki and Ryan

Well it started off as one crazy day with the weather…But the rain stopped and made the muddy path for some amazing pictures!  You two are so country and we loved it! From the barn to the horses, to the limo getting stuck in the mud, and us trampling through it…and finally the girls cleaning their heels in the puddle!  Oh and we can’t forget the always delicious Chick Fil A!  What a great day, thank you so much for having us a part of it!!  Heather and Melissa

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Dana & Eric

There is only one thing I like as much as photography… and that is yoga! I am so honored to have been a part of my yoga friends…Dana & Eric’s wedding. I got to spend the day with some amazing people and catch up with some old friends. It is nice when work is not really like working… love you all… thanks for an amazing day!
Namaste.
Candy and Liz

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Shannon and Matt

Words can’t describe how much fun you two were! Melissa and I had smiles and were laughing the whole day. That’s the kind of people you are and who you surround yourself with. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your beautiful day! Heather and Melissa

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Jennifer & Vinnie

St. Roccos Church and The State Theatre…
I was so excited to shoot your Wedding after
doing your engagement shoot. It was so nice to
get to know you both before the really big day.
Things went very smooth and on task! I was super
excited to find that broken down building next to
the church and have to say that I’m really glad you
both trusted me enough to go there! (Thanks Katie)
Pieter did a fabulous job on decor! Gwen Pieter and I
were all holding our breath for your first dance when
the Chandelier magically came down and lit with the
rose petals gently falling under the “Bella Luna”! There’s a story behind some of those photos (Thanks Pieter)! All of us Leslie Dustin and of course me were honored to be a part of your day and look forward to many happy occasions with you and your families! Congratulazioni and Bellisimo!

Jonathan

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Laura and John

I just love Shoreby Club… so hard to take a bad picture with such beautiful backgrounds! You don’t even feel like you are in Cleveland, it’s like being on vacation… and yes, I was working. Laura and John’s wedding was nothing short of spectacular… they are a nice looking couple, have great taste, and spared no expense! I loved the dress, the shoes and all the plaid accents… but more importantly, I loved the families! Laura, your mom is the best! John’s grandpa is the cutest… he stole the show!!! I wish you all the best… loved sharing the day with all of you.
Candy and Lauren (Bristol)

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Jamie & Dan, Ritz Carlton

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Everything was as lovely as expected. You hired all the best vendors which was the easy part. Cantor Cathy, Jerry Bruno, Susie Cargile, Pieter Bouterse, The Ritz, and me were the easy details. The parents were so elated for you both. Jamie’s mom said to me
“wouldn’t you want your daughter to mary a man who makes her feel like a princess every day”. I literally had tears in my eyes hoping that my little girl would be so lucky! I had better start discussing those parameters now! Really that to me sums up the entire evening being around a couple that kiss every second they had a chance, a nice hug, penguins???? Just details.
Mazel Tov!

JOnathan & Heather

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