Wonderful Wedding Vendors in Canton, Ohio

Earlier this year we had the pleasure and honor to work with multiple excellent businesses in the Canton area for a stylized wedding shoot. We started our day at Edge Hair Design Spa where our wonderful model had her nails and make up done. Edge is a beautiful salon with a bridal room designed especially with a bride and her girls in mind. They have 6 top quality pedicure chairs and offer wonderful services. Be sure to look around their boutique as well. It is beautiful and full of adorable outfits.

After that we headed over to Kristy's Natural Touch and J. Haren's Barber Shop in Louisville. Kristy did an absolutely beautiful job on Heather's hair and Jennifer gave Jeff his very first barber cut.  If you are looking for someone to give you a stunning up do Kristy is amazing. She takes her time and creates perfection. She is available to come to your location for your wedding and is more than happy to work with you to create your dream wedding hair. 

After make-up, nails, and hair were complete we headed off to a stunning wedding venue in East Canton, Ohio. We went to Varian Orchards. This is a beautiful family owned Orchard with a stunning pond, barn, and of course the Orchard itself. It was perfect for our photo shoot and would be an amazing location for both a wedding ceremony and reception. 

Can you imagine this pond with all of the trees covered with beautiful green leaves, or even better, I am sure it is a beautiful site in the Fall too. 

Could the clouds have been anymore perfect? I don't think so. There were so many perfect spots for portraits and Cliff Varian was a true pleasure to work with. Incredibly kind and ready to serve. 

The beautiful gown came from Elyse's Boutique. She has an adorable boutique were you can find a variety of wedding gowns, bridesmaids, mother of the bride, flower girl, and prom gowns. She carefully selects her designers and gives service that makes you feel like family. She knows her craft and is very helpful. We send all of our brides her way if they haven't found their dress yet. To top it off they are currently having a huge summer sale. Go check it out! 

Beautiful dress. 

If you aren't already memorized by the brooch bouquets take a look at these. They were hand crafted by Susan of Susie Kays Keepsake Brooch Bouquets. You can find her beautiful work on Etsy or on Facebook. She is so sweet, creative, and fun to work with. If you have a vision share it with her and I am sure she would be happy to be a part of making it come true. 

She made these beautiful corsages as well. Wouldn't mom and grandma love to wear one of these on your special day. 

Our last amazing vendor that we worked with once again was Sitting Pretty Linens who we featured here yesterday. She was so easy to work with. I went into Sitting Pretty Linens and they helped me select the perfect combination of lace, navy table cloths, chargers, napkins, and chair sashes. We brain stormed and tested out a variety of options then came up with what fit the feel of the day. They have a huge variety for you to find the perfect linens for your wedding day. 

 If you are searching for wedding vendors in Canton or surrounding areas I highly recommend all of these fantastic businesses. They were a pleasure to work with and helped create a beautiful day. If you are looking for a photographer we would love to talk to you more about your wedding day. 2015 is booking up quickly so send us an email or a call and we will set up a time to meet with you.

Happy Wedding Planning! 

Beautiful Linens can make such a huge difference. Kent, Ohio Wedding Photographers

This stunning wedding was located in Canton, Ohio at Glenmoor Country Club. The linens, chair covers, drapery, and rose petals were all provided by Sitting Pretty Linens.  One of the owners of Sitting Pretty Linens specially made the gorgeous drapery that is hanging on the sides on this beautiful venue. They made them in ivory and white for future brides to use at Glenmoor. 

From the moment you walk in you feel as if you are inside a castle. The beautiful glass doors open into the ceremony and reception area. For this wedding the tables are set up in on the side of the room and ready to be pulled out after the ceremony. 

I love the texture of this table runner. It is so soft and elegant. 

The rose petals were perfectly placed for the bride to walk down the aisle. Yet another detail that simply adds true simplistic beauty to such a lovely venue. 

The chairs were covered and completed with gold bows ready for all of the guests to arrive. 

 From the ceiling to the floors this venue is truly unique and perfect for any bride hoping to feel like a princess on her wedding day. If you already have your venue but are looking for some beautiful linens to brighten up your space and add a beautiful soft touch contact Amanda at Sitting Pretty Linens. They are truly a pleasure to work with, have a fantastic variety, and strive to give their clients wonderful service. 

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I can't even begin to say how grateful we are to all of these amazing vendors that shared this wonderful experience with us. The dresses, flowers, table decor, models, hair, make-up, nails, and tux all came together perfectly for a lovely afternoon of shooting at Brookside Farms. 

Brides if you are in search of your vendors we would encourage you to check out the following businesses. We know that finding the perfect vendors is not always easy but we are always here to help you in your wedding planning journey. Just let us know what you are looking for and we will gladly suggest some local professionals. 

Being with our model while she was pampered was so much fun! Some of the more memorable and precious moments of a day are often while a bride is getting ready with all of her girls. Invest in a few more hours to have your wedding photographer come capture your memories of getting ready. You will not regret it and it will truly tell the story of your whole day. 

Since our models were totally in love and excited to see each other all dressed up we did a first look. First looks or even a moment to talk to each other are so precious. A wedding day is filled with so much going on and this is a moment that the bride and groom can spend together on their own with their photographer in the distance. Such a special moment. 

Did I mention that our models were stunning? They were so great and absolutely adorable. I love working with couples that are clearly so in love. 

This bouquet is pure beauty. It was well made and not one spot was left unnoticed. If you are looking for a well made bouquet full of creativity that you can keep for a life time please contact Susan of Susie Kays Keepsake Brooch Bouquets. Her work is Stunning!

Another example of Susan's stunning work! 

The beautiful floral arrangement from Botanica Florist and the elegant invitation designed by Copy Cat Graphics LLC.

Here are all of our wonderful vendors who participated in the shoot! 

Bouquets- Susie Kays Keepsake Brooch Bouquets

Bridal and Maids Gowns- Elyse's Boutique Bridal and Prom

Bridal Hair- Kristy's Natural Touch Salon 

Catering/ Event Planning- AA Executive Events

Centerpiece- Botanica Florist

Invitation- Copy Cat Graphics LLC 

Nails and Makeup- Edge Hair Design- (Katie Reese) 

Linens- Sitting Pretty Linens

Tuxedo-American Commodore Beldon

Venue-  Brookside Farm

Models- The Lallathin's

Wedding Favor ideas at the Stamatis Wedding | Canton, Ohio | Streetsboro, Ohio | Kent, Ohio Wedding Photographer

Are you a bride who is planning her wedding? I loved the ideas that this bride used as favors! She had hand made soap with a personalized label, a large box of s'mores ready to be toasted over the fire, and candy apples dipped in sprinkles! Yum! I am sure it must have been hard for the guests to choose. 

Favors have become very unique and tend to fit the theme of the weddings we attend. One fall wedding had jelly for their guests and a backyard wedding had popcorn kernels for their guest. Some other great ideas that we have seen are a CD of your favorite songs, a small pouch of coffee, a pair of sunglasses or flip flops for a hot sunny day, or a jar of honey.  Don't be afraid to think of of the box and give your guests a unique gift for sharing your special day with you!

We had the honor of spending the day with this beautiful couple in October. The church was decorated perfectly for their fall wedding and was complete with s'mores and candy apples for guests to take home with them. The s'mores and candy apples are pictured above. It was a rainy day so for some of the portraits we were under the front entrance way roof but the sun came out just long enough after the ceremony to go to a local farm and take pictures in front of the barn. 

Here are some images from the Stamatis Wedding. 

This is a sweet message the bride left in the groom's car the night before the wedding.

 The sweet couple right after their first look.

 

Creative Ideas for a Photo Session

There are the classic sessions such as engagement, children, family, maternity, seniors, and weddings but there are so many other great reasons to have a photo session. There are so many memories in our day to day life that we often forget to document to look back on later. 

On our Pinterest page we have pinned a variety of images to inspire creative sessions. 

Here are some great ideas for your next unique photo session. 

New Home Owners Session
We will meet you at your new home with your keys. Capture the first moment you walk in. We can take a variety of images for you to feature in your home. Home is where the Heart is and buying a new home is an exciting experience that shouldn't be forgotten. These would be great for house warming invitations too! 

Best Friend Session
This session is perfect for friends of any age. Gather up a large group of friends and capture smiles and laughter! Friend sessions are a blast. We can take classic portraits with all of your friends or we can go to a favorite location that you all enjoy visiting. Maybe this session would include a trip to the mall, cupcake shop, or baseball field. 

Sweet Sixteen
This is such a memorable age for teens. Often they have big parties so why not have a fun filled photo shoot to capture the sweet memories of your sweet sixteen! 

1st Car or Driver's License 
Getting your first car is an exciting time in life. It gives the teen a new sense of independence. Park your car and we will be sure to get a shot of you in and out of it, capture all the details, and have you show off your classic driver's license photo. 

Gender Reveal
Revealing the gender of your baby in a creative fashion has become quite popular lately. Maybe you had the doctor put the appropriate colored outfit in the bag, gave the bakery a slip of paper and asked them to make the inside of your cake either pink for a girl or blue for a boy, or maybe you filled a box with either pink or blue balloons. No matter which way you decide to reveal the gender this is a great opportunity for a photo shoot filled with joy and excitement! If there are little siblings it would be fun to add in a few "big brother or big sister" images as well. These images would be great for baby shower invitations as well to share your special news with all of your friends! 

Anniversary Session
Couples typically have their wedding images and possibly some engagement photos but having updates images to display in your home are great as well. What better time than to document your anniversary. Whether it is one, five, ten, or even 25 years your anniversary is a great time to have a photo session. 


Not sure what some of these sessions might look like? Check out our Pinterest page.

We hope to hear from you soon to book your creative photo session and capture your special memories!