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Welcome friend! Grab a cup of coffee and stay a while if you want! I hope you find some sweet love stories and images that make you excited for your day, some helpful wedding planning tips, or a new lifestyle hack you can't wait to try! I love sharing anything I find that I think could help you or make your life a little easier :) I hope I can just do that with this little space on the internet!

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My favorite tried and true locations for engagement sessions in Cleveland if you have no clue where to go!

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The week of your wedding is usually the craziest, most exciting, and fast paced whirlwind of your wedding experience! You’re so close to the actual day and all of the anticipation is brewing, but it still feels like there are a million things left to do, you want to get it all done and not turn into a total bridezilla at the last minute. I have been there, friend! Here are a few things that you’ll want to tackle before your wedding day so that the day itself goes more smoothly, and you can enjoy it stress free – cause who doesn’t want that, right?

5 Tips For The Week Of Your Wedding

Wedding Planning

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Weddings

My Approach To Your Wedding Day If we haven’t met already, hi there! I’m Dilshad, a Cleveland Wedding Photographer! My goal on your wedding day is to serve you with kindness, truly care about you, and capture photos that beautifully tell the story of your day. Photos that make you feel all of the joy […]

Cleveland Wedding Photographer

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Haley and Michael Arundel Haley and Michael’s Cleveland Yachting Club wedding in October was nothing short of an absolute dream. If you’ve ever met them, then you know just how joyful and kind they are. And their wedding day from beginning to end was so full of joy. The Cleveland Yachting Club was the perfect […]

Dreamy Cleveland Yachting Club Wedding

Weddings

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Lifestyle

If you told me 10 years ago that my life would look like what it does today, I would have never believed you I was a preppy, headband wearing, monogram-loving 18 year old college girl living in the South, and I had one dream and one dream only. I wanted to rule corporate America in […]

My Story from Corporate Girl to Cleveland Wedding Photographer

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Edgewater Park Cleveland Engagement Session I love an Edgewater Park engagement in Cleveland. It is one of my favorite spots to shoot at! I just love how much variety you can have with your photos! There are so many beautiful willow trees, the rocks overlooking Lake Erie, and of course, Edgewater Park beach! Cleveland winters […]

Edgewater Park Cleveland Engagement

Engagements

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Branding

One of my favorite things about having a Cleveland brand photography business is that I get to meet so many unique business owners. This session with Emily Jones and her team at Photography by Emily Jones was SO much fun. As photographers, a lot of times we have tons of images of our work, but […]

Cleveland Brand Photography for Photographers

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Gervasi Vineyard is one of those spots you just can’t go wrong with for an engagement session. The vineyard is beautiful. The pond is beautiful. The willows trees are beautiful. And there’s so much more to it the more you walk around! I love how versatile the venue is and how many GORGEOUS options there […]

Gervasi Vineyard Engagement Session

Engagements

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One of my favorite things about being an Ohio brand photographer is meeting new business owners. Because honestly, I love learning about their unique business and what makes them passionate about it! Part of my process is learning about my branding client, who they serve, and how they serve them. So when I start drafting […]

Ohio Brand Photographer

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The Cleveland microwedding trend is all the rage right now. More and more engaged couples are choosing to get married this way, and I am SO here for it! I love the intimacy, uniqueness, and stress-free vibe that microweddings bring. So much that I was inspired to plan a shoot around this idea! So let’s […]

5 Reasons For a Cleveland Microwedding

Weddings

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Wedding Vendors

I had so much fun chatting with Cleveland wedding planner Sirpilla SoirĂ©es about all things wedding planning! Sirpilla Soirees is such a fun team – Nicole, owner, and Kate, associate planner know how to plan an unforgettable event, and have fun doing it! I loved getting to learn more about what they do and how […]

Cleveland Wedding Planner