Becca + Nick - Cincinnati, OH Wedding

Becca and Nick were so fun to work with. I was super excited for another opportunity to be in Cincinnati, since I had so much fun last time I was there. These two put me up in an incredible hotel that I probably enjoyed way too much. On the day of the wedding we searched for a secluded spot to do their first look. Poor Becca was so nervous! I found this little alcove off the hotel courtyard. I thought it had pretty light, and it was the only place in the whole hotel where they could have a private moment. Their first look was so sweet. They were so clearly excited to see each other. 

Everyone eating their lunches and playing games in the courtyard applauded Nick and Becca as they emerged from our little first look spot. 

As I said, this hotel was beautiful. I kind of loved it. I decided it would be a really cool spot for some bridal party photos. They look so fancy, right?

THEY'RE MARRIED!

Nick played Becca a couple of songs and it was adorable. 

Just because I love a cool ring shot. :)

Becca + Nick - Cincinnati, Ohio Engagement

I don't think it has EVER taken me this long to get a blog post up after a session, but the last two months have been absolutely INSANE. My apologies to Becca and Nick for the wait!

Becca and Nick's engagement session was my very last stop on the crazy train that was this fall. October was jam packed with long distance travel, tons of sessions, and a really unpleasant dose of chronic car trouble.

Two of my lovely best friends got married on November 5 in Ohio, and months ago I scheduled this engagement session to be perfectly timed with that trip for their wedding. I don't often just drop by Ohio, so timing was pretty important here. I knew I would be making my way down from northern Ohio on Sunday after the wedding and have to pass through Cincinnati to get home. The plan was to time my trip from Canton so that I arrived in Cincinnati exactly on time for this session. Meet this amazing couple, shoot some pretty pictures, drive on home. 

While in Canton for my friend's wedding my car started acting bananas. I was busy being a bridesmaid all day on Saturday and couldn't do a thing about it until Sunday morning at the earliest. I had a friend take my car in Saturday so it could be looked at, and called back first thing Sunday morning. I needed to leave Canton at a very specific time in order to be able to make it to this session and spent a good portion of Saturday night/Sunday morning being panicked that this wouldn't be possible. 

By some amazing chance of fate my car was able to be repaired on Sunday morning at the EXACT time I needed to leave town. (Thanks again to the wonderful Dennis and Kathryne for driving me to get my car and making sure I got home safely.)

This, again, was one of the prime examples of how amazing my clients are. I'd had a pretty stressful 24 hours. I spend most of it wondering if my car would be able to get me home and if I would have to call at the last second and cancel this engagement session. There's, of course, no way Becca could have known this, but still. When I arrived for our session she had CUPCAKES for me! RIGHT!? And they were delicious. The whole way home after the session I listened to my most recent podcast discovery and ate cupcakes and thought about how lucky I am to work with awesome people. 

Nick, if all of her baked creations taste like those cupcakes, you're a lucky dude.

It was important to Becca and Nick that we include his guitar in some of the photos, which naturally I was all for. This guy pulls out the guitar and starts playing... you guessed it... The Avett Brothers. Only my favorite ever. Thumbs up for Nick.

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