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An Epic Cleveland Wedding

Written by Benjamin on August 3rd, 2010 4 Comments

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I think that one of the most beautiful things about a wedding is the truth of two people choosing each other. Deciding that they want to understand that other person more than anyone else, they want to enjoy that other person, and they want to give all they have to that person. I think that Joel and Lisa had that spirit of love about them.

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Not only was the spirit of their wedding beautiful, all of the little choices that they made to bring their day together ROCKED the HIZ-OUSE! It was indeed my privilege and honor to photograph such a beautiful couple so filled with love and kindness for each other and their friends and family around them.

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There were some awesomely intimate and personal moments at their Cleveland Wedding – they chose to be wed at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Independance, Ohio.  St Michael’s is a gorgeous church and great Cleveland area wedding venue, and yielded some sweet and elegant wedding photographs!  A particular favorite moment of mine, was when Lisa entered the sanctuary – everyone was blown away by her radiance!

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Our creative wedding photo session found us wandering and exploring some awesome urban locations in Downtown Cleveland, awesomely fun results!

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That’s right – these two are simply geourgeous and photogenic – perfect for our fun style of wedding photography.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, make sure you see Brett’s Cleveland Engagement Session with these two from a few months ago.  You can’t help but feel the love when you put these two in front of the camera!

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Their wedding reception was absolutely amazing – hands down wedding awesomeness.  Taking place at Cornerstone of Hope in Independence , I can’t tell you of all the fun that was had.  Mix in a little elvis, and lavish decorations, and you’ve got perfection.   The food was FANTASTIC – catered by A Taste of Excellence Catering in Parma, the meal was indulgent and wonderful.  The service these Cleveland wedding caterers offered was outstanding – gotta love it :)

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Congratulations Joel and Lisa! I’m sure that even the King (Elvis) would admit that you guys rocked it out… big time!

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4 Responses to “An Epic Cleveland Wedding”

  1. Aunt Lisa says:

    I was at Lisa and Joel’s wedding and it was, indeed, one of the loveliest, most memorable weddings I’ve been to.

    Great photos! Creative and unique! Love them!

  2. Lisa DiGeronimo says:

    We couldnt have loved Benjamin being apart of the wedding anymore. He felt like another member of the wedding party! Although he tried to get me to pose a bit more than I was used to, he captured the complete and blissful happiness we felt the entire day. I cant wait to see more! Thank you Benjamin for blessing us with your craft and even more for the beautiful words you wrote about us. I never expected all that.

  3. Jenifer G. says:

    Beautiful pictures and thoughts.I don’t know the couple,but I am just a little teary eyed any ways. Benjamin will be photographing my daughter’s wedding on 9/4/11 in the Cleveland area.Very excited and happy about that. Best wishes to Lisa and Joel and thanks for sharing!

  4. Brett says:

    Seriously – great writing Benjamin, and some truly “epic” imagery. I’m so impressed by your work – Lisa – you look gorgeous!!

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