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{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 Brandon & Christy 6-10-11

By: Cincinnati Wedding Photographers Daniel Michael & Doug Oaks

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, 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!

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Tracie and Mike June 18, 2010

By: Daniel Michael

September 10, 2010

I have a one page list of things from Tracie and Mike's wedding that I wanted to say. Then, I saw Matt's video. And I'm speachless. In person I fought back tears, watching the video, I was not so successful. Enjoy! Lifetime Films