MEGAN + MICHAEL • MARRIED

// megan and michael's big day had everything you could possibly want in a wedding: a gorgeous day, a beautiful ceremony, hilarious friends, devoted family, an insanely fun party, the sweetest pup, and the crazy-in-love love of two high school sweethearts. what a wonderful way to end our 2017 season - congrats to the new mr & mrs calautti!

second shooter // Melanie Rae Buonavolonta

hair/makeup // Sin Pretty Beauty

floral // C&C Ribbon

gown // Toula's Bridal

rings // Komara Jewelers

venue // Avion On The Water

DJ // Sean Melnik/Melnik Productions

videography // Andy Kunkel

ohhhhh this dress.... SO many heart eyes for this gorgeous dress.

michael is a police officer in boardman... such a sweet idea to incorporate that into so many of their wedding details. 

a few of megan's beautiful maids!

jen from sin pretty beauty did an incredible job of glammin' up megan and her girls.

SOPHIE!! 

megan wanted to do a bridesmaid reveal... needless to say I will be urging all of my brides from now on to do this. one of my favorite moments out of the whole day!

might have been just slightly obsessed with this stained glass window at st. charles.

michael's letter to megan.

when you see your girl for the first time...

God was most definitely shining down on megan & michael.

this gorgeous church gets me every time.

sophie joins us for portraits!

such a fun bridal party... and the ladies were SUCH troopers even though it was FREEZING outside.

shout out to my incredible second shooter melanie for hiking through the woods to get this shot!

this. sky. though.

megan went for the smash! love it.

there wasn't a dry eye in the house after the maid of honor speech from megan's sister.

bustin' a move with michael's grandpa!

what a party - seriously! 

leading the train! DJ sean melnik kept the dance floor packed all night.

megan's sister caught the bouquet!

cigars from the cigar bar!

no italian wedding is complete without a little tarantella!

DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE • YSU THEATER

// school's back in session up on campus, which means another fantastic season of youngstown state university theater! they're kicking things off with dead man's cell phone, which "creates a world of ordinary people living extraordinary lives and small coincidences opening into quirky metaphysical conundrums. It explores the paradox of modern technology’s ability to both unite and isolate people in the digital age." (the vindicator)

last weekend's shows quickly sold out, so buy your tickets now and make plans to catch a performance this weekend. 

directed by: matthew mazuroski

cast: mason edmunds, abigail kremm, theresa leonard, elena loedding, molly lukehart, and jack rusk.

scenic designer: todd dicken

lighting designers: todd dicken & jon zelezniak

production manager: chuck kettering

costume designer: katherine garlick

costume shop supervisor: wendy akers

MOLLIE • PORTRAITS

// back in april, this babe left a comment on my instagram: "Would love to set up a day to learn some tips and tricks off you lady :)" little did either of us know that that comment would lead to not only learning from each other but a great friendship, too. mollie owns little blackbird photography and has an amazing vision and creative style. aside from our shared love of photography, we bonded over our love of live music, youngstown, and bob's burgers. fast forward to yesterday: with her shiny new camera in hand, we swapped headshots on a gorgeous morning. so proud of everything mollie has accomplished so far and SO excited to see her continue to develop her vision and grow her business!

CAROLYN + CLAY • ENGAGED

// oh, where do I even begin with these two? clay and carolyn are easily two of my favorite humans on earth. they've been friends of ours for many years and it's been so incredible to watch their relationship blossom. aside from being amazingly talented musicians (they make music together as the black wolf and the thief) they have a deep love of their family and their faith and their pups and of course, each other (clyde and toki wartooth made a cameo at the end of our shoot). I'm pretty sure they never stopped laughing during our session. what a beautiful way to go through life - laughing together. 23 days to go! #canbaerlywaittobeacolley