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Wedding Photography Cincinnati Joe & Linda 4-28-12

By: Cincinnati Wedding Photographers Daniel Michael, Jenny Beaver

April 29, 2012

Be sure to view the additional Wedding Photos on facebook and feel free to tag yourselves.  Also, please click the "like" or "retweet" buttons on the bottom of this entry to share this wedding story with your friends.  Enjoy your sneak peek!  The rest will be ready in 4-6 weeks.

It is so nice being a photographer when you get to work with a great wedding planner!  Julie and the crew from Cincy Event Planning made my day so easy and stress free that I think I'm going to have to include them in all my packages from now on!  Ok, so that would be nice but would likely move us out of most people's photography budget!  Still, it's tempting.... I couldn't have asked for a nicer group of people.  The family and friends and especially Joe and Linda were just a joy to spend the day with.  The vendors were amazing as expected when I work with Julie.  It's been a little while since I've gotten out to Ivy Hills Country Club for a wedding reception and I don't remember it ever looking this beautiful!  I'll have to give Prime Time Rentals some credit along with Cincy Event Planning and Courtenay Lambert Florals who I got to see for the second time this week!  Every time I see her work I am even more impressed! It rained through the wedding ceremony at St Xavier in Downtown Cincinnati and stopped for outdoor photos at Fountain Square and the Riverwalk at Riverside Dr and then started again for the Reception at Ivy Hills.  I'm not sure if rain is good luck or not, but rain when we're indoors and no rain when we're outdoors sounds like good luck to me! I've been seeing a lot more of Steve Bender DJs and Master of Ceremonies.  We had two weddings tonight both with his crew!  Prior to the wedding I was able to briefly catch up with Rachel from Brideface again.  I actually feel like I can tell the difference between all the ladies from Brideface and the rest of the make up artists.  It's easy enough for one person to have a distinct style but for a group to be distinct is quite an accomplishment.  The wedding cake was from Spoon Fulla Sugar, so I don't think I need to say anymore there!  It seems we've been seeing an awful lot of Jimmy's Limo.  I've seen the same driver four times already this year and twice this weekend!!

With such a great couple and great group of vendors, I feel fortunate to have been included with such a fine group of people.  Thanks to Joe and Linda for choosing us!  I hope you enjoy your sneek peek!

Photography Cincinnati-Awards Banquet 2012

By: Wedding Photographers Cincinnati-Daniel Michael

February 12, 2012

Here is our list of Cincinnati Wedding Photography awards for 2012.

Photographer of the year-Don Schvart
Employee of the year-Emily Erker
Photo of the year-Samantha Barrick
Customer Service Award-Alyssa Carr

There were a few other awards such as the "best use of a reflective surface (my head) to bounce your flash"-Don Schvart, "WWE Champion-Jessica Rahm and quite a few others I won't mention publicly that you can ask me on facebook or next time you see me.

I again want to thank all who attended as well as everyone who  helped make this the record breaking year that it was.  I'm blessed to be surrounded by such a talented and genuine staff as well as some wonderful friends in the industry.  I also want to thank the vendors who helped make this day so special.  Nancy Dawson with Brideface for doing up the ladies.  They loved it!  Folchi Formalwear for providing my Tux.  I almost even looked good!!  DJ Jeff from Party Pleasers. And the staff at Receptions Loveland.

If you would like to see the rest of the photos, go to our facebook page.  

{Indian Wedding Photography} Krishna & Lindsay 11-12-11

By: {Cincinnati Wedding Photographers} Daniel Michael

November 16, 2011

Be sure to view the additional photos on facebook and feel free to tag/like or make comments on the photos.  I love reading them!  Enjoy your sneak peek!  The rest will be ready in 4-6 weeks though we're aiming for a little sooner!

I must first start off by thanking Kathy Piech-Lucas with Your Dream Day Wedding Planning.  Without her, I would have never had the pleasure of meeting Krishna and Lindsay.  And I think missing that opportunity would have been quite a disappointment.  In addition, I must compliment her on always assembling a team of vendors that work well together and make sure her clients are taken outstanding care of.

On saturday I had the privilege of working with Mary and the outstanding crew at the Savannah Center, Brandon with Hey Mr DJEntertainment, Marti Thompson Floral Designs, Brideface Make Up Artistry, Bob Mills Films, and Patricia's Wedding Cakes.  Does it really get any better than that?  

The photos speak for themselves.  It was an interesting and entertaining evening.  Thanks for letting us be a part of it!

{Cincinnati Wedding Photography}-Kurt & Allison 10-15-11

By: Cincinnati Wedding Photographers-Daniel Michael, Katie Schaefer, Bianca Clardy

October 16, 2011

New York, Idaho, Columbus, Cincinnati, Connecticut and I'm sure I'm forgetting some, Kurt and Allison just happened to be in the right place a the right time and that was Starbucks in New York.  I was fortunate enough to go to that same Starbucks for part of their engagement session!  It's been quite a ride planning for this day and I'm sure MOB Joyce feels it was worth every bit of it!! (since she was the glue that pulled it all together).  Thank you Joyce.  It was a joy to work with and become friends with both sides of the family.  It was the perfect blend of Classy, Elegant, Fun, Artistic and Genuine.  On top of that, you assembled a dream team of vendors!

To start we have two of the more beautiful wedding venues with just amazing staffs.  At Old St. Mary's Father Josh Lange was such a pleasure to be around as well as Amy who just cannot seem to stop smiling!  The Taft Museum of Art was gorgeous.  Goodwin Lighting did some lighting and decor while Joyce kicked in with a little help getting together some chandeliers!  I appreciate the full course dinner that was provided by Jeff Thomas Catering.  It may have been the best dinner I've had at a wedding in my life!!  I'm pretty sure both Patricia's Wedding Cakes and Courtenay Lambert Florist absolutely have outdone themselves.  The cake was gorgeous and of course delicious and the floral arrangements were just stunning.

As much as I love Penny from Brideface, she had the easy job of the day.  That was making Allison look stunning.  I don't want to diminish Penny's artistic abilities at all as I was hoping to get in the chair and see what she could do with me...ok so that's hopeless!  But really?  How hard is it to make Allison stunning?  Still Penny, it was good to see you again and you were amazing as I pretty much expect!  The hair styles were courtesy of Ashley with Rustic Pear.  Again, amazing!  And then there's DJ/MC Steve Bender and Videographer Matt Pine with Lifetime Films.  There are so many things I could say, but I'll be nice!  It's really good to get to work with quality professionals and old friends.

There was not an average vendor in the group.  Everyone was exceptional which was appropriate since Kurt, Allison and their families were just as exceptional.  I hope you enjoy your sneak peek and check out more on our Facebook Page 

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Cincinnati Wedding Photography, Greg and Jessica 7-9-11

By: Cincinnati Wedding Photographers, Daniel Michael, Amanda Evans

July 10, 2011

Cincinnati Senior Wedding Photographers Daniel Michael and Amanda Evans Photograph Greg and Jessica.... FINALLY!  It seems like it's been years since the first time I met Greg and Jessica, Oh, wait, that's because it has been!  They came in about two years prior to their wedding!  And it's a good thing too!  I knew immediately when talking with Jessica that she would be a great addition to the team at Images by Daniel Michael Photography.  Turns out that in those two years Jessica had such an impact on our studio that she worked enough to pay for her photography as well as several of her other vendors!  I always felt like this day was so far off and all of a sudden it was this weekend.  Over the last two years I've gotten to know Jessica quite well and Greg a little too.  I can't put into words how happy I am that they found each other.  They are a perfect balance and I wish nothing but wonderful memories and a long and happy life together.

It was also great to see quite a few of our previous couples and I'm pretty sure a few of our future couples as well!  I ran into Jeff and Julie's cousin from 4-2-11 at the Cincinnati Zoo which I photographed as well as Jessica and Greg's cousin and her fiance who were also at that event because Jen works for the Zoo.  Jen and Chad who Amanda photographed 7-31-10, Shannon and Adam who Susan photographed 8-21-10 and the couple that got it all started Amy and Darren who our other Jessica photographed on 5-16-08.  I have one photo of groomsmen in the entire studio and it is of them.  In that photo Greg is a groomsmen and appears to have no legs below his knees!  We corrected that this time!  Thank you to Amy and Darren for choosing us.  Without you, none of this would have been possible and I would have missed out on not only a beautiful night but on some truly beautiful people.  

Ok, enough of the sappy stuff!  Time to let you know who the vendors were!  The outdoor Wedding Ceremony was held in the gazebo at Manor House in Mason Ohio with the Reception immediately following in the Crystal Room.  The Wedding Flowers were provided by Mike and the wonderful people at Nina's Florist.  Jessica's hair was done by her good friend Jen and her wedding day Make Up was done by Nancy from Bridaface (AMAZING!).  The Wedding Video was done by Chris Knight who was a pleasure to work with.  No surprise the guys looked sharp since their tuxes were from the fantastic Peppe Ramundo and Carmen Ramundo.  Jessica's friend Julie helped plan and organize the wedding day and their friend and former teacher was the Wedding Officiant, Kevin Ritter.  Patricia's made the beautiful and delicious Wedding Cake.  And last but not least were the Wedding DJ Kyle and MC Jason from Hey Mr DJ.  I know without any doubt that Jessica would tell you that having Jason as the MC at their wedding completely changed and enhanced the personal aspect of their wedding as well as making for one hell of a party!  I look forward to every opportunity to work with Jason and the guys at Hey Mr DJ because of their incredible preparation and personalization of each wedding. For example (I hope I'm not giving away any secrets here!), but during their first dance, Jason had recorded the vows that Jessica and Greg wrote and incorporated them throughout their first dance song for everyone to hear again.  I want to thank all the vendors for not just doing a great job but for taking such good care of my friends.  I couldn't have worked with a better crew today and I'm not sure any of you truly know how much Jessica and Greg appreciate you.  Ok, time for me to shut up!  I couldn't stop selecting photos so there are about 100 on the Facebook Page as well.

Cincinnati Wedding Photography Sarah & John 6-18-11

By: Cincinnati Wedding Photographers Daniel Michael

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!

To see more of their sneek peek, check out our Facebook Page!

Cincinnati Wedding Photography, Robbie and Danielle, May 7, 2011

By: Cincinnati Wedding Photographers, Daniel Michael, Stacey Lucas

May 8, 2011

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

The Wedding Ceremony and Reception Destination was all at the Manor House in Mason, Ohio.  Michelle Misch Bowe detailed the wedding for the Manor House while Naila Chowdhery was the banquet manager.  The Wedding DJ was the always enthusiastic, creative and talented Doug of Party Pleasers.  The tasty Wedding Cake was prepared by Patricia's!  The beautiful flowers were provided by the Florist Mary Alice Funke.  Her Hair was amazing and held up all night long despite the fact it was down and curled!  J. McQueen Salon was amazing!  Not to be outdone, her Make Up was done by Penny with Brideface while the Lighting was provided by Party Pleasers.  And last but not least, the amazingly talented, charming and good looking Matt Pine of Lifetime films was our partner in crime on video.

We were fortunate enough to fight off the rain all through photos but then just before the ceremony that was to take place in the gazebo, just enough rain fell from the skies to scare us inside to the atrium while the sun then decided to poke out as the ceremony started.  If we were anywhere else, I'd have been disappointed, but the banquet manager Naila (who is simply wonderful) and Dan and the staff at the manor house made the switch over in a matter of minutes to the best back up location in all of Cincinnati-The Manor House Atrium.

The rest of the night went off without a hitch.  Danielle and Rob were just a thrill to work with. Their families were fun, friendly and made all of us feel like part of the family.  Doug was a masterful master of ceremonies who truly captured the personalities of Rob and Danielle to make their wedding reception one that will be talked about and compared to for years to come.  It was a dream team of wedding vendors, a stunning location and the perfect couple to go with it.

Thank you Matt for refering us and thank you to Danielle and Rob for including us!

To see more of their photos, check out our facebook page.