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Alissa + Mike | Springlake Wedding, Lakemore, Ohio

Alissa and Mike found the perfect location for their outdoor ceremony. When we met a few months before their wedding day, they were so excited they found the perfect venue. I couldn’t wait to see it!

Just south of Akron, Springlake Party Center is located in Lakemore, Ohio. Springlake provides a lovely backdrop with beautiful lakeside views. Along with the gazebo for the ceremony, the venue has landscaped grounds for portraits. (Definitely a big plus for the wedding photographer!)

Alissa got ready with her bridesmaids at the Marriott in downtown Akron. First, I started to document all the beautiful details. The glittery shoes. The sparkling bridal jewelry. And that bridal veil. It was extra special. Alissa’s mom had the veil made from her wedding dress. After we finished photos, I headed to ceremony. I caught up with the groom getting ready for the ceremony with his family.

With clouds overhead getting darker as the ceremony ended, we squeezed in the last portraits before the down pour. The rain didn’t matter. Even with the storm threatening overhead, Alissa’s sweet personality and Mike’s good sense of humor, they had the perfect wedding day.

It was a pleasure to document their moments and watch the day unfold.

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Bride and groom enjoy a laugh during the portrait session.

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Pink rose petals made a pretty background for the wedding rings.

Elizabeth Glorioso | Cleveland and Akron Wedding Photographer

Kyle + Nick | Bay Arts Wedding, Bay Village, Ohio

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When I met with Kyle and Nick at their wedding consultation, I knew their casual and fun wedding with a bit of vintage style at BayArts would be a blast to photograph. BayArts was founded in Bay Village in 1948 by local crafters as an art community. The 124-year-old Fuller House on the property serves as the reception site for weddings with the front yard as the location for Kyle and Nick’s outdoor ceremony.

The reception got a little crazy when the Ghostbusters and T-Rex came to party!

Elizabeth Glorioso| Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Judith + Aaron | Lake Forest Country Club Wedding, Hudson Ohio

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As I edit the beautiful photographs from Judith and Aaron’s wedding for their custom album, I realized that I hadn’t shared this gorgeous outdoor wedding on my blog. Lake Forest Country Club in Hudson is a unique wedding venue with a beautiful Tudor-style club house for the bride and groom to get ready with wooded landscaped grounds for a first look.

With a light breeze, the weather was beautiful for their lake side ceremony at Lake Forest Country Club.

Plantscaping did elegant centerpeices with florals in corals and pinks for the tables for the indoor reception. Koko bakery created a really tasty wedding cake! With the sunset behind venue with the reception in full swing. Judith and snuck outside for an evening portrait with red and purple skies.Elizabeth Glorioso | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Portrait Surprise | Cleveland Family photography

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I photographed Lainey for senior session at the end of the summer. We had a fun afternoon at Brecksville’s town square and the Cleveland Metroparks. After delivering her senior photo album, she dropped me an email. “Hey, I have an idea for a Christmas gift for my parents…” She went on to write that she would be going away to college and thought a portrait of her and her siblings would be an awesome surprise for mom and dad.

So a plan was hatched. Not only did Lainey book her photo session, but figured out an excuse to get everyone out of the house together, coordinated the sibling outfits and drove everyone to our shoot location at Coe Lake in Berea (Sorry, mom and dad Swings ‘N Things was just a diversion).

We scheduled her post consultation and she purchased her favorites for mom and dad. Lainey had worked all summer at Lumpy’s Ice Cream and saved her tips for Christmas presents. She wanted for her parents to have something special to mark this graduation year when all her and her siblings were all together. The photographs were presented in a slide show on Christmas Eve.

Here are a few of the favorites. Outtake photos are sometimes the favorites. Totally the kids’ personalities shining!

Elizabeth Glorioso | Cleveland Family Photographer

Christmas Wedding in Cleveland | Dani & Mark

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The twinkle lights. The Christmas snow. Dani had to marry Mark in December. After all, it is her FAVORITE month! Dani began her day getting ready for their ceremony at her mom and dad’s home before heading over to St. John Bosco in Parma Heights. Mom even decorated the house in red and silver, Mark and Dani’s wedding colors.

We headed downtown to Cleveland’s Old Courthouse and Public Square to do some post wedding ceremony portraits.

The Old Courthouse is Cleveland’s premier historical landmark for wedding photographs. It’s stunning architecture and sweeping staircases are perfect for portraits. The elegant red and white roses were gorgeous bouquets for the bride and the bridesmaids for a winter wedding.

The bride and the ladies wanted to do a riff on the movie poster from Bridesmaids.

As we were finishing up downtown, the holiday lights seemed to turn on just in time for Mark and Dani.

The reception at Carrie Cerino’s in North Royalton was very classic and beautifully lit for an evening of fun and dancing.

And of course a dip and a kiss under the mistletoe to end the evening right!Elizabeth Glorioso | Wedding Photographer

Kelsey + Robert | Farm Wedding Newbury, Ohio

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I was very excited when Kelsey and Robert contacted me about their farm wedding. Spending the day documenting their wedding at the family’s horse property was a photographer’s dream. Grassy fields, split-rail wood fences, a century farm house, golden hour sunlit portraits- what is not to love?

Wedding coordination: Katie Foulds Hopkins, Kirkbrides, https://www.kirkbrides.com

Event Design/ Floral decor: Pieter Bouterse Studio

Lighting: Vincent Lighting

DJ/sound: Cleveland Music Group

Cake: DS Cakes and Sweet Cafe

Stunning event and floral design transformed the horse arena to a gorgeous reception venue.

Placed on every table for guests, Burton maple syrup from Geauga county was the perfect wedding favor. Instead of rushing through the formality, the bride and the groom took time to really enjoy the cake cutting!

The horse arena had custom flooring laid down to make it perfect for first dances and partying into the evening reception.

Elizabeth Glorioso | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Erin + Gary |Olmsted Falls Wedding

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From the bridal bouquet to a the bubble exit, Erin and Gary had every detail planned for their wedding at Olmsted Community Church in Olmsted Falls.

Wedding Coordination: Meredith Masaveg, https://www.rainweddingplanning.com

Bridal Flowers: Sherri Swann, Blossoms and Bouquets by Sheri

Cake: Sweet Blessings Baking, httpss://sweetblessingsbaking.com

Donuts: Becker’s Donuts, https://www.beckers-donutsandbakery.com

Hair and Makeup: Bareface to Bombshell

Event Caterer: Verbas

Wedding Videography: Chris Tran, Chris Tran Productions, httpss://www.smartshoot.com/chris-tran

DJ: Jake Schwendiman, Flash and Sound Events, https://flashandsoundevents.com

When couples decide not to do a first look, it is wonderful to do an exchange of personal letters to each other on the wedding day before the ceremony. It is a moment I love to capture as a photographer.

A ceremony of smiles and happy tears followed.

The flower girl and ring bearer were rocking the portrait session!

We began their portraits just outside of the church after the ceremony. Olmsted Falls has so many beautiful spots to choose from for wedding photographs.

We headed downtown just before the rain rolled in to do a short session at Cleveland Public Library.

The reception at St Elias Church in Cleveland was the perfect venue for Erin and Gary’s celebration. Lovely uplighting filled the room along details of vintage dinnerware, custom etched toasting flutes and a yummy traditional wedding cake with some non-traditional donut touches. Mmmmm…donuts!

Guests enjoyed the selfie-sticks that were placed at the tables for fun candid photos!

A bit of groom and groomsmen cigar action at the end of the evening. Cleveland Wedding Photographer | Elizabeth Glorioso Photography

Amanda + Ryan | Cleveland Hilton Doubletree Wedding

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Amanda and Ryan were both beaming. The wedding day had finally arrived and they were super excited to kick off their celebration. Every corner of their ceremony and reception space was filled with details that were so “them”. From Ryan’s love of the Cleveland Browns to Amanda’s love for pinball, every element was added to reflect their personalities and the life they will share together. It was a blast to photograph their wedding story.

Venue: Hilton Doubletree Cleveland, OH

Amanda’s “something blue” sewn inside of her wedding dress and close to her heart.

Cleveland Browns tailgating bus was fun transportation for the wedding party to get the to the photo locations.

Cleveland Browns tailgating bus was fun transportation for the wedding party to get to the downtown photo locations.

We made a stop for post ceremony photos at Richland Cafe in Lakewood where Amanda and Ryan shared their first kiss.

Cleveland Hilton Doubletree was a lovely venue for Ryan and Amanda’s reception.

Cleveland Pinball was happy to bring in a few pinball machines for wedding guests to play… and for the bride and groom too!

Elizabeth Glorioso | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Stevanna and Eric’s Engagement session |Stan Hywet Hall | Cleveland Wedding Photographer |Elizabeth Glorioso

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Into late autumn, Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, Ohio is still a picturesque location for engagement photos. Stevanna and Eric are excited about planning their ceremony and reception at Stan Hywet and wanted their engagement session in the gardens in the fall- a nice contrast from their summer wedding. With the 70+ acres of gardens and grounds, it is hard not to find beautiful compositions in Stan Hywet’s landscape. I can not wait to return to photograph the wedding this summer in such a gorgeous place with so much Akron history.

Olmsted Falls Wedding | Brittany + Bill

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With vintage style in mind, the historical downtown of Olmsted Falls was the perfect location for Brittany and Bill’s wedding. The Grand Pacific Chapel, built in 1851 as Methodist Episcopal Church, now serves as a non-denominational ceremony site for Cleveland weddings.

We did the post ceremony photo shoot by the water nearby and then walked around the historic places of downtown for additional photos of Olmsted Falls.

Peace, Love and Little Donuts of Cleveland’s Westpark did a fun wedding cake alternative, a comic book theme for Bill(Captain America and Spiderman anyone?) and a topper for Brittany’s love of cats.