I had the privilege of knowing Ben from my college days. Because he was the “life of the party” kinda guy, everyone always found themselves having a blast when they were with him. Skip ahead a few years and my husband and I are out in Ohio shooting another friend’s wedding from college. During our stay, we realized that Ben only lived 30 minutes from where we were. Ben, Maleah, Phil and I planned a double date and met up in their hometown of Mansfield, Ohio. This was the first time Phil and I had ever met Maleah…and it only took about five minutes to see that they were head over heels for each other and destined to get married! It was also on this day trip {before we met up with Maleah}, that Ben took us to the downtown area and showed us the diamond that he was going to use to propose to his best friend. Talk about a HARD secret to keep! Especially when I was just talking with Maleah and she was talking about how much Ben meant to her…
After some lunch, we went to a local park to hang out. It was there that I said — look guys, when you get married, I want to photograph your wedding! How could I not want to??? Being around two people that flirted/played with each other the way they did made me wish I had my camera on me right then. I knew their interactions would be even more special on their wedding day. To say that I was so excited when I got the call that I was going to be their wedding photographer is an understatement! A year from our first visit to Ohio, we were back for Ben and Maleah’s wedding! The weather couldn’t have been more beautiful that day! They were married and held their reception at Mansfield Baptist Temple Church. After they left the reception, we headed over to some family property to get a few more photos of the lovely bride and groom together before they headed to their honeymoon! I can’t wait to re-live their day through these photos!!!






















































































































































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