" Be the change you wish to see in the world "
- Ghandi
Hi All! Just wanted to let you know I am doing FREE sessions for Military families through Christmas. If you know someone out there that has a spouse that is deployed and wants photos of theirself with their kids or just pics of the kids I want to shoot them! Not only will I be doing the session free but I'll also be making a show of the images (if they want me to ) to share with them overseas. Holidays are an even tougher time four our service Men and Women and I would love to give them amazing art of their family to make their holiday a little brighter. Spread the word and tell them to call me asap, I'll take good care of them, but then again you already knew that right!
Thanks Friends!
Nick O'Donnell has been a professional wedding photojournailst for 15 years. He was chosen as PPSO's photographer of the year for, Picked for the Knot magazines Best of List, and Won Album of the year three years straight. This blog is his photographic life. This is real life as Art.
Allison and Matt are good friends of ours from church and I was really really excited to shoot their wedding in our church! I have been wanting to shoot a wedding there from the moment first walked inside! All the details revolved around them enjoying themselves and spending time with their families. On top of an awesome place to have their wedding, they picked a nice little winery outside of Cincinnati to have the reception. While I love the shots from the Church, my favorites are of them walking in the vines at the winery. Hope you all enjoy the photos! Thank you to Allison and Matt. I feel so privileged to be your friend and I felt so privileged to be a part of your wedding. I wish both of you many happpy years to come! -Nick
Meg is a sister of a good friend of mine and I was so excited when they asked me to shoot their wedding in South Carolina! We had so much fun shooting the two of them during their sunset wedding by the water! They are a fun couple to be around, just like everyone who was at their wedding! We had such a great time with them the whole weekend! One of our favorite parts was watching her dad walk her down the long aisle, you could tell that him and AJ love Meg more than anything. Mike, Megs dad was looking quit dapper in his Charleston suit! AJ's rendition of "I wanna grow old with you" by Adam Sandler was pretty great to see too! Enjoy the photos! A special thank you to Meg, AJ, and their families for all of your hospitality. And to Meg and AJ for designing such a beautiful wedding for us to be a part of! -Nick
So Lyndsie and Andrew met me at this really cool park in Chillicothe last week for their E-session. It was great to spend time talking with and getting to know them both better. Their wedding is coming up here soon and I know its just going to be beautiful! Check back in a couple weeks for pictures from their day of the reception back here in Ohio. ~Lauren
Heather and David are married! What a great wedding this was. We had so much fun shooting these two and Heather just looked so beautiful. It was a cloudy day in May but that was just perfect for our photos because it allowed us to take full of advantage of the great location like Polen Farm. The photos reflect so much love shared by this family and their friends. To see all the rest of the images from the wedding just click here and enjoy. ~Lauren
This is Rikki and Tom's second half of their E-session! I met them out in Xenia and we went to this really awesome farm out there to do some more pictures of the two of them. It was such a great time exploring this farm and having the dogs with us was the coolest. They are such a happy family. The wedding is just a few weeks away now and I'm so excited. Both Rikki and Tom will be graduating from college and getting married the same weekend! Now that's a way to celebrate!!! Enjoy the pictures! ~Lauren
Holy cow this was one of the best weddings ever! Blake and I are still talking about it and it's nearly been a month. I didn't want to post the images until we were able to see Courtney and Mike to deliver their proofs because we had a fun little thing planned with them, but more on that later....
I really just can't describe the feeling I had when I met with Courtney and Mike about their wedding. I was excited of course, but it was a different excitement, more so than just working with a great coulple. If you know them you definetly kow what I'm talking about. They rock! These two are so meant for eachother, they go together like peanut butter and jelly and both of them are such caring individuals. It really felt like I was working with one of my best freinds and I had a trick up my sleeve that I was going to unleash at the reception that was sure to be a hit! Amelia, Courtney's sister and a past Bride of mine and I got together and made one of the coolest shows for them of all their past and present moments, growing up to getting engaged, then we added about 80 shots from the wedding that we shot that day and shared it on a giant sceen for everyone to enjoy at the reception. It was a HUGE hit! The show was a complete suprise to them and even I didn't know how good it would be until I watched it with them. It was by far my favorite part of the day. Watching them see their images and get emotional together, laugh together and wipe the tears of happiness from their eyes was one of the best moments I've ever had in my 15 years of photographing. So Courtney and Mike deserve one of my most sincere thank you's for allowing me the extreme pleasure of being able to work with them on such a fantastic wedding. All the work they put in for their guests, and all the planning sure was worth it because it was certainly one of the most wonderful weddings I've ever been a part of. You two have given me a new found love for what I do and I hope my work on your behalf is all that you could have hoped for and more! Click here to see the show full size and click here to see all the images. -Nick
Ashley and Phillip we reccomended to me by one of my favortie friends and photographers, Sandra. We sure are thankful she did cause it was one of my most favorite weddings we've had. Everone was in such a gracouis mood and so happy for them, it was a calming feeling for us. They got married at one of the most unique churches I've ever been to as well. Ashley looked stunning! I LOVED her birdcage and hairpeice, it added so much charachter to her outfit and she personalized down to the leopard print rainboots! Classic! By far the best part of the day was getting the tow of them alone downtown to shoot some fun images. Piqua had alot to offer us in a few blocks so we took advantage of all of it. Blake and I had such a fun time shooting them, Ashley and Phillip are so cute together and they have such great hearts. I can see why they're perfect for eachother! Click here to view all the images and Click here to see the show full size. Thanks Ashley and Phillip it was all just pefect! -Nick
This is Bunny and Bob wedding! This truly was a wedding that brought two family's together. It was just so much fun getting to be apart of this special day. Bunny and Bob are totally adorable together and are such a great pair. One of my favorite moments of the day was when Bob's grand daughters so loving welcomed Bunny into the family then made it official by all out dancing together on the dance floor to a Katy Perry song. It was great! To enjoy all the images from the wedding just click here. ~Lauren
Julie and Nick are such a great couple! I had a great time shooting them with their totally cool motorcycle! What a great touch to the session. After that we got to hangout down at the Cannery downtown for some more pictures of just the two of them. They are so cute together and I cant wait for the wedding! Check back in July for their wedding photos, its going to be a blast! ~Lauren
What a Beautiful wedding! Kara and her family really put on a great event for their freinds and family. The weather held out enough for us to shoot outside prior to the ceremony, but unleashed a downpour as soon as we were headed to Sycamore Creek to shoot outside! We were able to get some really great stuff despite the weather and Kara and Cody even braved the rain for a few really spectacular shots under the umbrella. Now, normally I let everyone know my favorite shot of the day and it's almost always a shot of the couple. Actually my favorite shot of the day was a frame I was able to get of Kara and her Father right before they walked down the aisle together. I've known Kara for years, but I've never seen her as happy as I see her when she is with Cody. If you think Kara, the first thing that comes to mind is that she always has a smile on her face, I think it's really adorable that she found someone who she can spend the rest of her life with that always has a smile on his face! They are great together and Kara even let Cody drive the golf cart instead of sitting in the back seat! Click here to view all the images and click here to see the show full size. -Nick
