Cara and Mat – Geneva Wedding!

Hmmm, how can I say this?  I just shot a wedding yesterday……and I’m having a hard time putting it into words.  We had rain, sun, wind,  an amazing bride and groom,  an enthusiastic bridal party,  warm and welcoming families, a fun and wild party………I think if you box all that up and add Lake Erie,  Geneva – on – the – Lake, and a Hot Dog Rotisserie, you get one of the coolest weddings on the planet.  No……..maybe not,  let me think here……..add  a Polynesian BBQ, Jimmy Buffet,  the Polly Harper Inn Bed & Breakfast,  the Jolly Trolly,  the Geneva Firehouse,  Geneva State Park Marina, the Coast Guard, a yacht,  and oh yeah…..a Nacho Bar…….did I mention Cara and Mat?……..the amazing Bride and Groom.  Yep, all those ingredients add up to one of the coolest weddings on the planet!   Gisella and I started out at the Polly Harper Inn to capture Cara and the girls getting ready for her big day.  The Polly Harper Inn, a very cool little B&B located in Geneva, Ohio, surrounded by beautiful vineyards.  Robert, our third shooter and assistant, captured the boys getting ready at the Geneva State Park Marina on Mat’s parents  yacht. Then off to the ceremony that took place at Mat’s parents cottage overlooking Lake Erie.  It was rainy but the skies cleared up for the beautiful ceremony.  After the ceremony,  the bridal party got on the Jolly Trolley with and intent to capture some fun portraits.  We had a blast shooting them around Geneva, OH.  We hit the marina, the firehouse,  a covered bridge, and  the Polly Harper Inn…….we got some great shots guys! We can’t wait to show them all to you!   Then back to the cottage for the reception that was wild and fun!!  You just can’t get much cooler than a bride and groom being introduced to the guests while AC/DC’s  song, Highway to Hell is playing……..well, ok…..let’s add some margaritas and a ton of mini cupcakes and Joe, from Selective Sounds Entertainment,  keeping the party going…..Ok……I guess I just put it into words.

Here is a little sneak peak at a few of their wedding pictures.

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Gisella and I would like to thank Cara and Mat’s families for welcoming us into their home and treating us like family.  You guys made our job easier.

Have a great honeymoon guys!!!

Check out Cara and Mat’s Wedding Album

heidzilla - June 22, 2009 - 11:53 am

what a gorgeous bride! the trolley picture is awesome. the running picture is AWESOME. and the rope photo is hysterical. i can’t believe all those photos were in geneva. (having grown up near there.) FABULOUS work!

P.S. my wedding this weekend had those same yellow striped ties! random, i know.

Melissa Coalmer - June 22, 2009 - 6:42 pm

Tom & Gisella, the pictures are stunning! You two are amazing photographers, Cara & Mat could not have picked anyone better! It was great to meet you and spend the day with you I cannot wait to see the rest!

thomas - June 22, 2009 - 6:49 pm

Thank you! Melissa, it was a pleasure meeting you and your entire family. We could not have asked for better subjects!!! :)

Fiorina gallo - June 23, 2009 - 5:08 pm

Tom & Gisella,what can I say…..The pictures are beautiful,everytime you surprise me with different ” unique”beautiful pictures!!!!!!!!!!!

Aunt Nancy & Uncle Keith - June 26, 2009 - 10:53 pm

Can’t wait to see the slide show….it really was a fun and memorable time. Ellie and Wayne really know how to host a party! What a great dock party, and fantastic food and desserts(Thanks Grandma Bev!Loved the Buckeyes!) We WERE on a boat!(SNL reference)Thanks to all of Mat’s Family for all their hospitality. Everything was just beautiful…especially Cara! Congrats to you both! Enjoy D.C.

Vicki Coalmer - June 29, 2009 - 12:48 pm

Tom and Gisela,
There was only one thing that I asked Cara to do for her non-traditional wedding – make sure she had a fabulous photographer! And she did – three of them! The pictures are amazing; the color is so vivid that some of them don’t even look real! Can’t wait to see the rest of them. And the “trash the dress” session, too! Thanks again for all you did to make Cara and Mat’s day so joyous and so much fun!

Jay r - July 6, 2009 - 11:29 am

Thank you soo much for sharing. I will surely be putting a link on our site to return the favor. this was amazing! Hope to be working with you again soon.

thomas - July 6, 2009 - 11:53 am

Thanks for all the great comments!

Vicki Coalmer - July 7, 2009 - 6:25 pm

Amazing album…

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