Images by Daniel Michael

Cincinnati Wedding Photography, Steve & Danielle 6-26-11

June 27, 2011

What a beautiful Cincinnati Wedding at the Manor House in Mason!  Cincinnati Wedding Photographers Daniel Michael and Emily Naehring captured beautiful images of Danielle and Steven on their long awaited wedding day.  The Destination for the Wedding Ceremony was the Manor House Atrium while the Reception Venue was the Manor House Magnolia Room.  One was more stunning than the next.  Pam, Dan and the staff were fantastic and took such good care of the family and wedding party I was hardly able to get them a drink!  The flowers from Jeff at HJ Benken were nothing short of stunning (no suprise).  I've had enough wedding cake in my day that I tend not to sneak a piece but this time it was a Spoon Fulla Sugar so I couldn't resist!  Steve Bender was spinning the tunes and as usual entertaining not only the crowd but me as well!  I don't know of a dj that is more fun to work with!  He is always prepared and can ad lib as well as anyone I k now!  The tuxes were perfect so I knew we had to be working with Folchi's Formalwear!  Danielle's dress came from Bridal and Formal and her hair and make up were done by Ambience Salon.

Steve and Danielle, you're wedding day could not have been more beautiful nor could you.  You guys are an absolutely adorable couple and so expressive that I don't think I've ever posted so many photos on the facebook page from one wedding!  I had so much fun with you and your families that I'm a little sad it's over.  I hope you enjoy your sneak peek and look forward to catching up when they are all finished.

To everyone reading this, please feel free to comment on your experience at their wedding or maybe a story about the planning or maybe something about Danielle and Steve you'd like to share.

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Cincinnati Wedding Photography Jeff and Alicia

June 26, 2011

The Senior Photographers at this wedding were Daniel Michael.  The Associate Photographers were Jessica Fischer and Don Schvart.  All Portraits are courtesy of Images by Daniel Michael.

The Ceremony Destination was St. Max in West Chester Ohio while the Reception Location was at the Cincinnati Marriott North with the amazing Megan Zlatic who always seems to make sure every wedding is perfect... and it was!  Their Wedding DJ was a good friend of Jeff's, Curtis Philpot.  It was a pleasure meeting him and working with him for the first time.  He was fantastic!  The Wedding Cake was prepared by Alicia's Aunt and Uncle and was beautiful!  Transportation was provided by Petermann Bus with my good friend Jackie driving the crew around!  That was a pleasant suprise.  The beautiful flowers were provided by the Cincinnati Florist Two Little Buds.  Her Hair and Make Up was done by the amazingly talented ladies from Bajon Salon.

When I work with Jessica and Don from our crew and Megan from the Marriott, I almost expect things to be perfect.  I can't think of one thing that wasn't.  The weather was amazing, the people were fun, beautiful and actually stayed focused!  I was so glad to see Amy and Brandon who were married in 2009.  Brandon was lighting up the dance floor while Amy enjoyed the show!  The whole family on both sides was a joy to work with and spend this Saturday night with.  Alicia and Jeff, you should be thrilled.  It just doesn't get any better than this!  Have a great honeymoon and I'll see you soon!!

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Cincinnati Wedding Photography; Becky & Paul

June 24, 2011

Cincinnati Wedding Photographer Daniel Michael recreates Paul's proposal to Becky at the park under a tree.  It was a nice little picnic in the park with grapes and drinks and all the love that is clearly shown in their eyes.  So much fun!  Thanks for mixing it up for me guys!

Cincinnati Wedding Photography Sarah & John 6-18-11

June 20, 2011

Cincinnati Wedding Photographer Daniel Michael at historic Destinations in Cincinnati. Portraits from Senior Photographer Daniel Michael and Associate Photographer Denise Ante at Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park and Old St. Mary's downtown Cincinnati.  The rain put a little scare into us and chased us indoors for a little while, but we found our way outside the Hilton Netherlands in downtown Cincinnati and then outside of Old St. Mary's and finished up at Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park.  If the day wasn't beautiful, the bride Sarah sure was!  Her and John were so easy going, easy to work with, fun to be around and a pleasure to watch.  I'm not sure I've ever had a much easier time working with a group of people.

The Cincinnati wedding vendors were top notch.  Judy from Premier Park Events handled everything at Krohn Conservatory and was a pleasure to be around.  Cincinnati Wedding DJ, Chad from DJ Cincy was super laid back and easy to work with and did an outstanding job with the lighting of the tent outside.  I always love working with the fine ladies at Fassler Florist though I was sad I didn't get to see them and say hello myself.  Sarah had the fine ladies at Lucid working on the ladies hair while Nancy from Brideface took care of the make up.  The amazing opra cream wedding cake was from Bon Bonerie which I just had to have a bite of!

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Destination Photography in New York!

June 18, 2011

Everyone wants to see more from New York Destination Photographers Session!  Just because Emily has her Destination Wedding in the Florida Keys, Allison and Kurt are not to be outdone!  They will be having their wedding at the stunning historic Old St Mary's followed by an elegant reception at the Taft Museum of Art.  Here are some photos we took of Allison and Kurt in New York!  For anyone else interested in Destination Wedding Photography in any part of the world, please ask us about pricing and packaging.  You'll be surprised how much you may save since the cost of living in Cincinnati is so much lower!  

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New York Destination Engagement Sessions

June 18, 2011

Florida Destination Weddings include a New York Destination Engagement Photography for Emily and James.  How cool is it that Emily used up her vacation time checking out the location for her Florida Keys Destination Wedding that she had no vacation time left to come to Cincinnati for her engagement session.  On top of that, her sister and soon to be brother in law, Allison and Kurt also work and live in New York City.  So, off to New York I go!!  Everything from Times Square, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Fashion Ave where Emily works and other stops in between.  It was so cool finally meeting James and Emily as well as catching up with Allison and Kurt again.  

Wednesday night we went out for dinner and drinks at the Boat Basin Cafe (wonderful atmosphere and margaritas) and followed that up at a hole in the wall bar as they are intended to be called the Baby Grand.  This bar literally was large enough to seat about 10 people at the bar with another 10 or maybe 15 standing with no room left to move.  We had about 15 people in there so there was still room to get around.  It was a good night for karaoke that included several impromptu duets as well as one drunk Canadian from Toronto who had snuck out of his hotel room that night.  Fun times!!  The next day was a scenic trip around Manhattan taking photos from Central Park to the Statue of Liberty, across to Brooklyn as well as a few stops in between!

I wish we could have stayed longer and gotten a better look at New York but maybe another time.  Thanks Emily, James, Kurt and Allison as well as Mom and Dad who made it all happen.

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Cincinnati Wedding Photography Jared & Natalie

June 12, 2011

The Senior Photographer at this wedding were Daniel Michael.  All Portraits are courtesy of Images by Daniel Michael.

The Outdoor Wedding Ceremony and Reception Destination were both at the Bride's parent's house.  Cecelia and the people from Eventurous Wedding Planning designed an absolutely stunning event.  All Occasions provided the tent, linens and other rentals while Two Little Buds handled all the floral arrangements.  Their Wedding DJ was my old buddy Chris Frodge from Entertain Cincy.  The Wedding Cake from Tres Belle was beautiful and tasted like heaven with icing!  Her Hair and Make Up were flawlessly handled by Sally Burch.  I didn't get a chance to try the food but I heard Funky's Catering did an amazing job.  I heard rave reviews all night!

I know it gets old hearing me say how much fun I enjoy each couple I get to work with.  But the really cool thing is there is something different about each one that makes me enjoy it for a different reason.  Last night with Jared and Natalie, there was definitely some "different" going on!  Anyone who knows Natalie and Jared already knows they are not people to just blend into a crowd.  Natalie is so expressive I couldn't stop shooting!  She has so much fun in everything she does that posing becomes less necessary.  Her family and friends match her enthusiasm while Jared seems to just egg her on!  My face actually hurt at the end of the day from smiling so much and I smile a lot normally!  Everyone was so appreciative, friendly and accommodating while the vendors were nothing but first class.  It was good to see and work with some old friends.  On top of that, I got to see another of our past couples, Jason and Kara.  They have been married coming up on two years in July and have a little 8 month old that I'll have to catch up with for his 1 year photos!  I know for Natalie and Jared's parents the entire day was like a dream come true and they wished it would never end and for Natalie and Jared I'm sure it never will.  Congrats to you both and to your family and friends as well.  It was truly a pleasure.

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Cincinnati Wedding Photography Brandon & Christy 6-10-11

June 11, 2011

The Senior Photographers at this wedding were Daniel Michael and Doug Oaks.  All Portraits are courtesy of Images by Daniel Michael.

The Ceremony Destination was St. Martin de Tours while the Reception Location was Wunderland.  Lori with Wunderland had to be just a little stressed as the power was out from the strong storms that came through right up until the couple arrived.  But true to form it was as if nothing had gone wrong.  Dinner was served on time (and was amazing I might add!), everything ran smoothly and it was a pleasure to be there.  I always love catching up with my buddy, Wedding DJ John Summers.  He has as smooth of a voice as there is in the business!  It's nice working with professionals.  Transportation in the Limo Bus was provided by Motor Toys.  In fact, they are probably still on it now!  Motor Toys offers fantastic rates for 12 and 24 hour packages and Brandon and Christy took advantage and headed to Hollywood Casino after their wedding!  The beautiful flowers which I heard Christy comment several times on how much she loved them were provided by the Florist Nature Nook.  Her  Hair and Make Up was done at LaBella.  To top it all off, we had the privilege of working with Matt Pine of Lifetime Films as well as the fantastic people with Say Cheese photo booths (which is always a huge hit!).

Part of me says we got lucky and things came up and we dealt with them and another part of me says things were perfect and just the way they were supposed to happen!  It rained in the morning (which cooled things off) but dried up in time for photos.  The ladies were running behind at the salon but that forced us to rush a little which had us finish about 10 minutes early which was precisely when the rain started again.  The power went out at the church but it created a nice romantic feel with the dim lighting and then came on again a few minutes later to give us good lighting for the rest of the ceremony.  The rain lightened up just enough to get a photo Christy wanted in front of the church.  The adjustments to the day forced Christy to get a little out of her comfort zone of having every moment of the day planned perfectly which pushed her into going with the flow and enjoying each moment.  Most importantly, everyone had  a blast including myself and the other vendors I spoke with.  Christy and Brandon were a pleasure to be around, the event was beautiful and the people there were even more so.  I was lucky to have been there and thank Hank, Lauren, Theresa and Joe for recommending them to us and for spending some time with me tonight.  Hope everyone was safe and had as great a time as I did!!

I encourage Brandon, Christy and all of their friends and family to post any personal experience they had with Brandon and Christy whether it be at their wedding or anything else you'd like to share in the comment section.

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Cincinnati Wedding Photography, Kara and Mitch, 6-4-11

June 5, 2011

I'm afraid I'm a little wiped out tonight and didn't have time for the facebook post as well.  But enjoy your sneak peek at what I did get to!  It was nice to see you guys today!

Cincinnati Wedding Photography, David & Lauren, 6-4-11

June 5, 2011

The Senior Photographers at this wedding were **.  The Associate Photographers were **.  All Portraits are courtesy of Images by Daniel Michael.

We encourage you to make your own comments and tell your own stories about Lauren and David and their wedding.  Thanks!

The Ceremony and Reception Destination was the Newport Aquarium.  It was nice working with the best music mixer/wedding DJ in the city again (with an honorable mention to Mark). It was good to see Jessie with McFadden Music.  The tasty Wedding Cake was prepared by J Annette's Cheesecakes.  Her Hair was done by Mitchell's Salon and Day Spa in West Chester while I love the work Vanessa did on her Make Up.

It was an amazing day!  It was hot, sunny, hot, beautiful, hot and did I mention hot?  I couldn't have asked for a better group.  They were troupers in the heat and partiers on the dance floor!  Pastor Eastman was his always entertaining and enthusiastic self.  Not to mention, Lauren is kinda hot herself!  What a dress!  Loved it!  The room was beautiful, the Aquarium was a unique challenge that I truly enjoyed and the two of you and your families were an absolute joy to be around.  Thank you so much for letting us be a part of it.

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