Mushka Shemtov and Shmuel Matusof - Toledo Wedding Photography

On June 10, Stevie and Bob photographed a traditional Orthodox Jewish wedding. The bride and groom share a very serious moment as they pray during the wedding vows. This picture perfectly explains the seriousness of the wedding because the bride wears a vail to cover her face as the groom marries her for inner beauty. The bride is accompanied by her mother at her side and the groom is accompanied by his father at his side while he prays.



The men and women are separated by a barrier during the reception and only dance with their own gender.






Shmuel is from Toulouse, France and has studied in New York. Mushka is a Toledo Native and has been the director of The Friendship Circle here. She will be working in Brooklyn in education after they settle in New York. We hope the best for this great couple. Mazel Tov!

On June 13, Mary photographed Carla Parkin and Steven Joseph's wedding at Nazareth Hall.



The groomsmen added a little more color to the wedding by all wearing different color Chuck Taylors.



They are such big Wolverine fans that they even had an "M" cake in addition to their wedding cake!

McKenna Troyan and Greg Reitz - Ottawa Hills Wedding Photography

McKenna Troyan and Greg Reitz married at St. Michaels in the Hills in Ottawa Hills on June 12.



They had a beautiful butterfly release that was a surprise from their parents.



Their reception was held downtown Toledo at Navy Bistro.



They celebrated their honeymoon in Playa del Carmen.

Happy Birthday, Lauren!!!

Happy Birthday, Lauren!

Today we were happy to have an excuse to get Cake in a Cup, Lauren Lubell's 18th Birthday!!!



She was excited to see he cupcakes. We all sang 'Happy Birthday' to her. She was in deep thought of what she should wish for.



We hope all your wishes come true!



Cheers! Red Velvets are the best! :]]

Happy Anniversary! - Toledo Wedding Photography

This past weekend was Rebekah Jarzeboski's and Scott Campbell's first year wedding anniversary! They are expecting a baby boy, Ian, in July!!! That's so exciting. Best wishes to you all and we hope to see you back for your baby session soon!

Rachel and Eric Ade! - Toledo Wedding Photography

For the past few weeks, June 11 was the date everyone around the studio had been anticipating most. One of our own, Rachel Holt married Eric Ade! The wedding was so creative down to the very last detail.



Eric and Rachel designed the back ground of their wedding. They created it to look like brick walls and a yellow stand with a red chandelier.



They are all so goofy. We love their mustaches!



The reception was so cute and had so many creative little details! The cakes were delicious! Rachel and Eric are such an adorable couple.



They had these pins that everyone LOVED! It was such a cute idea and great souvenirs of such a fabulous wedding.

Eric and Rachel are heading out on Tuesday to their honeymoon in the Pacific Northwest. Everyone in the office jokes around that they are going on a "Twilight" tour. We hope the best for you two, and can't wait to see you back in the office, Rachel!

Wilansky/ Shamtov Wedding- Maine and Toledo Wedding Photography

On March 8, 2010 Bob traveled to Portland, Maine to photograph Shterna Sara Wilansky and Mendel Shemtov's wedding. The wedding was a true Orthodox Jewish wedding. On Thursday, Mendel's sister, Mushka, is getting married to Shmuel Matusof in downtown Toledo. Here are some images of Shterna Sara and Mendel's wedding:



We will show a preview of Mushka and Shmuel's wedding soon. Congratulations to them all!

Happy Anniversary

This weekend was Brooke Wells and Michael Bishop's 1 year wedding anniversary! They had a beautiful wedding at St. Michael's in Findlay and the reception at the Humane Society. We hope the two of you are loving married life together. Here is another preview of their special day.

Melissa & Tim; Brittany & Richard; Lindsey & Jason - Northwest Ohio Wedding Photography

This weekend we had three extraordinary weddings.

One of our own, Tim Volk, a former co-op here at Grand Lubell, married Melissa Maas. They had such a beautiful wedding. They live in Cleveland, but came back to Melissa's hometown to get married in the St. Johns Cathedral in Glandorf. The reception was in the next town over in Lepsic at the Fogle Center.



For their formal shots we went to a nearby park.



The groomsmen had such a fun time playing on the play ground. :]]



The cathedral was gigantic with such great detail in each window and statue!



Their "Just Married" get away car was a classic black pick up truck with a bench in the back.



Brittany Becyznski and Richard Cutlip got married on Saturday at First Congregational in Toledo. Their wedding was so creative. Instead of bird seed, or flower pedals, or bubbles, the guests released butterflies as the newly married couple exited the church. The reception was so vibrant with such great colors and lights and awesome table centerpieces. This was such a fun couple to work with and we hope the best for Mr. and Mrs. Cutlip. :]]



Lindsey Smith and Jason Dalton got married at the Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green.



Formals were taken on the golf course at Stone Ridge.



Lindsey's twin, Kacey, helped them celebrate and looked so happy for her sister.



They had such a classy black and white and red wedding.



Jason and Lindsey are headed to St. Lucia for their honeymoon.We hope the best for this adorable couple, we are looking forward to seeing them in the future!

Lauren and Matt - Painesville Wedding Photography

Stevie traveled to Painesville, Ohio to Lauren Mohamed and Matt Keske's wedding. They got married at First Church Congregation and their reception was at LaVera Party Center in Willoughby, Ohio. Here are a few of their great pictures:



All the girls in the studio loved the groomsmen and that they wore gray Chuck Taylors.



Majority of the bridal party attended University of Toledo, and Lauren and Matt moved to North Carolina to follow Lauren's dream of teaching.



Matt was so cute when he proposed to Lauren at California Grill after watching a beautiful fireworks show. He popped the question with the ring on a silver platter and "Will you marry me?" written in chocolate, her favorite.



Matt and Lauren are going to Rivera Maya at the end of June for their honeymoon!

Jasna & Rob - Mount Pleasant, MI Wedding Photography

This weekend we had the honor of photographing two absolutely beautiful weddings!

Bob traveled to Mount Pleasant, Michigan to the Soaring Eagle Casino to Jasna Gojkovic and Rob Appell's wedding. Jasna and Rob met at work at Dow Corning in Midland, MI.

My favorite picture is of them making a heart with their hands!



For the formal shots they went to the gorgeous Dow Gardens in Midland, MI and took some amazing shots. Jasna was brave enough to sit on the top of the Sun Bridge and got some amazing shots with her dress flowing down the side.



For the next couple weeks they are housing Jasna's family who came in from Serbia!



They are such an adorable couple.