" 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.
Laura and Josh got married in Dayton back in September. The day was so much fun with the two of them and their lively wedding party! We travelled all over Dayton doing pictures. We went to the Oregon District, UD, Dayton Art Institute, and one of our favorite red walls! We were so happy that they wanted a lot of pictures because we got to take our time and do some awesome stuff with them! Laura and Josh are such a fun couple and you could just tell that they make each other so happy by looking at the way they act together! The wedding was beautiful and we had so much fun with everyone! Enjoy the photos! Laura and Josh, thank you for having us with you all day! Thank you so much for givng us time to do the work we wanted to do for you! You two are such a fun couple and we wish nothing but great things for you two as you start your lives together! To view the show full size click here. To view all the photos click here.
Marissa and Scott got married at Polen Farm and what a fun day it was! They are such a fun couple and it really showed in the details of their wedding. From the girls all having different flowers to the Mario grooms cake, and the great food and reception! Their recption was so fun because it was outside, laid back, and not overly huge! It was really great being able to talk to some of their guests and get to know the couple through their friends. The day was beautiful and both of us had a lot of fun! Marissa and Scott, thank you for letting us come spend the day with you! We had so much fun with the two of you and wish you the best in your lives together! We hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed taking them! To view the show full size click here. To view all the photos click here. -Nick
Meghan and Nic are my one November wedding for this year. I am so glad it's them! They are a super fun couple who had a smile on their faces the entire time we were shooting. Usually thats an easy thing to do, they get to spend some time outside on a beautiful day, but not for Meghan and Nic, they had but one day we could get together for the session since they live out of town and the wedding is just around the corner; We had to shoot in the rain! I didn't mind and it seemed they didn't either, in fact they even danced together in the rain under a tiny umbrella. Too cute! Thanks Meghan and Nic, it was well worth it! - Nick Click here to view the show full size.
Keely and Bryce are qutie literally two of the nicest people you could ever meet. It just warms my heart to see such a wonderful couple get together. I had the pleasure of doing 2 engagement sessions with them, one in the winter time, right after we booked them so we could make the save the date cards, and the other back in July. It was funny cause we planned to get together in July to do the "real" E-Session in July when it was warm and the whole time we were shooting outside for the first session I kept telling them the July Session would be much warmer! I was overly correct on that one, the second session was a balmy 90 some degrees, and we kept talking about how nice it would be to have the weather from the winter session! (Bryce, thanks for the $20) For me, this wedding was just perfect! And I know it was perfect for them too. Yeah we had some rain and we had to push back the ceremony, and we didn't get to shoot outside as much as we had hoped, but the setting was perfect and the wedding party was lively, and Keely and Bryce just wanted to get married! So it all came together perfectly with a little move of the schedule and we even got a blue sky to peek through the clouds for the ceremony! To me, it was just perfect, a perfect day for a perfect couple! Click here to view the show full size and click here to view all the images. Keely and Bryce thank you so much for having us to your wedding, Blake, Lauren and I just loved every minute of working with you and the wedding party. Your wedding will always be one of my favorties! - Nick
Holy Cow! This was one of the best Engagement sessions I've ever had. It was so nice to get out in the country on such a beautiful day with two of the nicest people you could meet. I loved Moniques idea of the bench in the pasture with all the cows, it's not everyday I get to shoot with cows as my background! Thanks Monique and Josh, It was just awesome working with you! Looking forward to the wedding! Click here to view the show full size. -Nick
Maria and Mike got married back in August at Newport Aquarium! We were so excited to shoot at Newport on the levee since we had never been there for a wedding before! The day was gorgeous and having a reception in the aquarium just made everything so fun! After the aquarium closed we got to go down and do pictures with the couple and it made for some really fun photos! We used jellyfish, sharks, turtles, and tons of fish as backgrounds for their photos! Mike and Maria are such a fun couple and we had a blast being with them all day! We still talk about how fun the wedding was and laugh at some of the stories from the day! Enjoy the photos! Click here to view the show full size. Click here to view all the photos.
Danielle is a friend of mine from high school so when she told me she wanted me to shoot her wedding I was extremely excited! Her family has been friends of mine for a long time and they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet! The wedding was beautiful and their were so many little details that made the day so special. As they walked out of the church all the guests threw little paper airplanes that Danielle had her students make, since Curt is in the air force! They had their reception at one of the prettiest places in the area, the Schuster Center! The band they had was awesome and their reception was so much fun. We still laugh at some of the creative and hilarious photoguestbook pictures from their reception. Enjoy! Danielle and Curt, thank you so much for letting us spend the day with you! We had so much fun with you guys! You planned your wedding so well and everything was beautiful! We can't wait to make some canvas prints for you! Click here to view the show full size. Click here to view all the photos. -Nick
Amanda and Mike got married back in July in Kettering, and their reception was at one of our favorite places, The Jewish Center! It was a fun day working with the two of them and their extremely lively wedding party! They were such a nice couple and we really enjoyed spending the day with them! Even though it rained we were still able to take them out for some great pictures! We even stopped at a really cool little bar my friends own, Harrigan's Tavern! Amanda and Mike are great together and we could see how happy they were to be with each other all day. Enjoy the photos! Amanda and Mike, thank you for having us with you all day! You two and your wedding party were a blast! We wish the best for the two of you and hope you enjoy your photos! Click here to view the show full size. Click here to view all the photos. -Nick
Adrianne and Ryan got married in Dayton just over a month ago. It was one of the hottest days of the summer, but since Adrianne and Ryan were one of the funnest couples, it offset that pretty well! Blake and I had so much fun with the two of them and their wedding party! They are such a fun couple who really loves each other and you can see that when they are together. We got the chance to shoot at some really cool places with them. Ryan's baseball team even showed up in their jerseys and held up bats for the couple to walk out under! The reception was a blast and the Wright Brothers even made a guestbook appearance! Adrianne and Ryan, thank you so much for having us spend the day with you! You two were so much fun to work with and we enjoyed every minute of the day. You two are such a fun couple and we wish the best for both of you in your lives together! To view the show full size click here. To view all the photos click here. -Nick
Barbara and Brian got married air show weekend, which was pretty humorous because he is a pilot! It was nice being back at Incarnation where their wedding was, I hadn't been there for around a year! They were a wonderful couple to work with and their wedding party was great! It was nice to have such a young and energetic bunch around all day! They are two of the nicest people you will ever meet, they both always have a smile on their face, so it was really hard to get them to do a serious face for the pictures! They were laughing and giggling throughout the day together which was so great to see. It sure was a hot day but it gave us the opportunity to shoot indoors at the beautiful church. By the time we got the reception at NCR Country Club it was cooled down enough that we could do some fun stuff out back! It was great working with a great couple and a great location like NCR and they had the perfect place to throw their party. The Photoguestbook was so much fun and everyone had a great time with it. Barb and Brian, thank you so much for having us spend the day with you. It was so much fun shooting with the two of you all day and we enjoyed every minute of it! Best wishes to both of you! To view the show full size -Nick click here. To view all the photos click here.
