Two amazingly creative people came together and reconstructed their wedding into an experience that expressed their personalities in a super special way.

Their wedding and reception was held in the midst of Cleveland’s popular art district, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). The location couldn’t have been a better representation of the couple. The symmetry, bold colors, and dynamic structure of the building allowed me to visualize the creative love story the couple wanted to bring to life! 

 Below are some of my favorite moments during their wedding.   

 The Money Spray, A must Nigerian tradition!

            It’s always exciting to photograph a wedding tradition outside of the norm. I’ll be honest, I was awaiting this moment the entire night! Once the beat dropped, everyone began to surround the couple with dancing and sprayed them with money to symbolize the blessings to come in their new journey!

 Milk & Honey

            A land that flows with milk and honey comes from love! Instead of combining sand to symbolize their joining. The Greens drank milk and honey to signify an eternal blessing and overflow of prosperity for their marriage!

 Engagement Video

            What better way to start the ceremony than with a sentimental video of how Archie’s proposed to Nike’? It was beyond heartfelt and added that much more anticipation before Nike’ walked down the aisle.

 

Tradition with never get old, but adding your own personal touch really exemplifies to everyone the love you’ll share forever. Archie’ and Nike’ were made for each other, simple as that! They danced the night away at the reception and danced even more during the after party, wedding party! How cool! Most importantly, their photos will always be a reminder of the foundation they’ve set for their marriage and how amazing their love story truly is!

Hiram Engagement Session

Photography is so rewarding for me. I literally get to watch, experience and document so my precious moments. Not only that but I get to put my own personal creative touch to it. Cool right? I learned a while back that the key to business is to make someone find value in you and your talents. Do this and you will quickly become “the family photographer”. Lol

I knew James for the entire 25 years of my life; closer than a brother. To see him get married is such a blessing. Not just married to anyone but to a loving and beautiful soul, Tiffany. Perfect match? Duhhhh. Can’t wait to photograph the big day! 05/18/19 #Killingstietheknot

My Engagement Session

Man oh man, this entire process is really teaching me a lot. It’s actually bettering my business. This past weekend my fiancé, Nisha and I had our engagement session. We started off early Saturday morning at Botanical Garden and ended at Metropolitian at the 9 in Downtown Cleveland. Our photographer Stephen Midgett came through and created fire. All I had to do was lay out my vision in detail and he delivered.

Far as outfits I wanted to be all about her so I played it safe.. I wanted to wear something nice and showcased my personality but I didn’t want to be too punchy. Our first look was all white. I wanted to go for a garden of type feel seeing we were at Botanical. She chose to have a free flowing dress with pretty cool detailed stitching on the arms and the back. As for me, I chose a fitted white sweater from Zara, jeans from Pacson and all white Herachi’s. At first I wanted to wear white pants but I didn’t wanna overdue the white so I offset it a bit with deniem. For the second look at the 9 she wore an all red elegant fitted dress and I kept it simple by wearing all black.

I am truly blessed to be marrying and spending the rest of my life with my best friend Nisha. Below are a few shots from our session. Hope you enjoy!!!

 

P.S. - These are only previews   ;")      

Good Friday

 

Today is the day my savior Jesus Christ died on the cross. Often we get caught up with the flow of life, we forget about the after life and mistakenly store our treasures here on earth. I blame that solely on human flesh. God saw the path we (the human race) were going down and he loved us enough to send his son to die for us. To save us! That’s true love.

Fortunately, I was able to spend this day worshiping with my brothers and sisters. My long time friend Brandon Edwards held a gospel music release party and I had a blast. Below are a few pictures from the event. Let me know what you think!

Wedding Planning Isn't So Bad; Or Is It?

It's no surprise that we all want that dream wedding that we see on social media. Scrolling through Instagram pages like TheKnot, Today's Bride, or Black Bride1998 will make you want to completely blow the budget! But what I've found from planning my California Destination Wedding is that you can create your own traditions while staying within budget

It's super easy to get caught up in spending money in the wrong places. To avoid that, my fiance' and I sat down and literally wrote down what truly mattered to us versus what everyone thinks we should have. So that meant spending a little extra to make sure we have a great photographer vs buying $2500 worth of gold silverware or an expensive dress. 

This process can be very care-free if you PLAN and most importantly give yourself time!       

                         5 TIPS for Planning your wedding without breaking the bank. 

  1. Open a bank account strictly for your wedding and begin saving 2 years in advance. 
  2. Spend $$ where it matters by creating a "To-Do List" from important to least important with estimated prices for each.
  3.  Make a decision and STICK TO IT.
  4. Every little detail matters! Let your creative juices flow by adding your personal touch.
  5. Every now and then be still. Take time and really soak up all the sacrifices you and your fiancé made. This planning stuff can get in the way of what marriage really is. Acknowledge all of the accomplishments, love on each other and get ready to tackle the next obstacle.