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Gervasi Vineyard Wedding Julie and Zach’s Gervasi vineyard wedding was a perfect day. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Greek Wedding Akron at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Dionis and Jaclyn’s Greek wedding definitely qualified as a big Greek wedding. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

smARTspace at 78th Brittany and Nick’s wedding at smARTspace at 78th St. Studios was an artsy affair. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Public Square and Voinovich Park and more! Amanda and Dan’s session was full of wonderful downtown Cleveland engagement views. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Silver Grille Wedding Jen and Greg’s Silver Grille Ritz-Carlton wedding was art deco wonderfulness and this champagne greeting after the ceremony was very classy. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Union Club Cleveland Kate and Eric’s wedding at the Union Club of Cleveland was full of old world charm. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Westin Cleveland Downtown Wedding Julia and John’s wedding at the Westin Cleveland Downtown was a Cleveland destination wedding. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Tabletop Board Game Cafe, Ohio City, Edgewater Park Amy and Joe’s engagement session started where they had their first date at the Tabletop Board Game Cafe! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Engagement Session Jennifer and Michael’s engagement session went too quickly! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Dunham Tavern Museum Wedding Alicenne and Henry’s wedding at the Dunham Tavern Museum was a wonderful reunion of friends and family from far away. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Conrad Botzum Farmstead Wedding Audrey and Leonard’s at the Conrad Botzum Farmstead wedding was a wonderful day. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Levis Commons and the Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Charley and Adam’s Hilton Garden Inn Toledo wedding was in the Levis Commons complex. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Shoreby Club Ceremony and Reception Jennifer and Bobby’s Shoreby Club wedding in Bratenahl was a perfect day. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Venue South Event Center and Holy Family Church Britni and Rob’s Venue South Event Center wedding reception and Holy Family Church wedding were beautiful. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Brookside Country Club Wedding Ahead Haley and John’s Hudson engagement photography started at home. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Amasa Stone Chapel and Cleveland Museum of Art JL and Paul’s Ballroom at Park Lane wedding reception and Amasa Stone Chapel wedding were beautiful. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Indian Sikh Engagement Ceremony Amarinder and Inderpreet’s Indian Sikh engagement was a full day of ceremonies, food, color and most importantly, friends and family celebrating. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Dunham Tavern Museum Wedding Ahead Alicenne and Henry’s Cleveland Heights engagement photography started at their home. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cuyahoga County Courthouse and Cleveland Museum of Art portraits Alison and Jesse’s day at the Tudor Arms Hotel was a great way to start off the busiest part of the wedding season. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Patterson Fruit Farm Audrey and Leonard wanted to go to Patterson’s Fruit Farm and I thought it was a great idea. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church Nora and Jeff’s spring wedding was cold but we found plenty of warmth on their day. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Thunderbirds are go! For the engagement photos we decided to use the home where Jaclyn grew up in Medina County while she and Dionis were visiting from Florida. (does anyone get the title of this blog post? think old TV show) Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Flats East Bank and Punch Bowl Social It was a bit cold for JL and Paul’s engagement session so we did a mix of inside and outside photos. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Cultural Gardens and Whiskey Island Alison and Jesse’s engagement session was lots of fun! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Olga and Danny’s ceremony was one of the most beautiful I’ve ever witnessed. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Gervasi Vineyard Wedding To Follow In September Julie and Zach and their dog Ares explored the Brecksville Reservation with me for their photos. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Convention Center and Voinovich Park Kate and Eric’s session was so much fun! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Rocky River Reservation in the Cleveland Metroparks Brittany and Nick’s fall session went perfectly. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

St. Philomena’s Catholic Church and Galleria of Erieview I love how Chi Chi and Jarett look at each other, especially Jarett as he gazes with such affection at his new wife. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Gorgeous Mansion on Lake Erie For Shoreby Club Nuptials Meredith and Michael’s entire wedding day was at the Shoreby club in Bratenahl. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Great Gatsby Theme With Cleveland Museum of Art Portraits Ashton and Dan’s day went perfectly. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Heritage Biplane, Akron Fulton Airport and Strickland’s Frozen Custard Jennifer and Bobby’s photos centered around the Akron Fulton Airport area. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Butler Institute of Art Plus East Palestine Ceremony Kate and Craig’s wedding day was a nice trip to the east side of the state in East Palestine and Warren. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Reception in the Vault at the Metropolitan at the 9 Monica and Rob’s wedding day was a blur all day-so much fun and great locations and some of the most energetic dancing I’ve seen in a long time. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Rainy Day Portraits in Willoughby It was a rainy day and that didn’t matter. It was still went perfectly for Lauren and Tim! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cuyahoga County Courthouse and Crowne Plaza Marian and Edy had lots of fun details on their wedding day including a vintage car and a horse carriage ride. Everything made for great Cleveland wedding photography. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Akron Art Museum Portraits Lindsey and Danny’s day was full of downtown Akron fun.

Gervasi Vineyard Is Gorgeous Setting For Wedding Gervasi Vineyard is a wonderful place for a wedding and I always enjoy taking photos there. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Chagrin Falls Therese and Joe’s Chagrin Falls wedding was picture perfect. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Ceremony and Reception at Hotel Cindy and Tim’s wedding day was uplifting! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

St. Christopher Church and Downtown Cleveland Katie and Adam’s wedding was a fun day with great locations! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Museum of Art and Gritty Cleveland Contrasts Kristin and Nick’s engagement session started at the Cleveland Museum of Art and then I had an idea. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Holy Martyrs Catholic Church and Weymouth Country Club Allison and Brian’s wedding day went perfectly-except for that one little delay. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Engagement Session at the Cleveland Museum of Art Meredith grew up visiting the Cleveland Museum of Art weekly so what better place for her engagement session with Mike? Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

German-American Cultural Center Reception Debra and Kevin are a sweet couple and I knew it would be a fun wedding day. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Country Club Hillbrook Karen and Greg’s wedding was at the beautiful Club of Hillbrook. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Cultural Garden and Cleveland Convention Center Portraits Andrea and Jim’s wedding ceremony and reception at the Cleveland Courthouse was wonderful in so many ways. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

St. Michael’s Woodside and St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church Kayla and Brian’s wedding skirted rain all day and night and went perfectly. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Flats Lauren and Tim’s engagement session was a relaxed session in Cleveland. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Cultural Gardens and Wade Oval Chi Chi and Jarett as the sweetest couple and I love how they look at each other. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Museum of Art Atrium Highlighted Marian and Edy dressed sharp for their engagement session at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Westin Cleveland and Hotz Cafe Madeline and Brett’s wedding was a classic event at Cleveland City Hall. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Detroit Masonic Temple and Laurel Manor Melissa and Josh’s wedding in Detroit was wonderful and gave me a chance to fall in love with the city. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Chagrin Falls Popcorn Shop I love Chagrin Falls and we decided to have Kate and Craig’s engagement session there. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Playhouse Square Too Downtown Cleveland was the backdrop for Lindsey and Danny’s engagement session. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Sherwin Gilmour Reception Cathy and Brian’s wedding day was a rainy and fun one. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

A Warm and Beautiful Cleveland Place Katie and Adam’s engagement session was done at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Museum of Art Portraits and 100th Bomb Group Reception Kate and Tony’s enthusiastic love for each other helped make their wedding day perfect. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Mitchell’s Ice Cream, Bar Cento and Playhouse Square Allison and Brian’s engagement session was done back when it was much colder. Hopefully this will cool you off now that Cleveland is finally warm! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Edgewater Park and Whiskey Island Debra and Kevin’s engagement session started at Edgewater Park in Cleveland and then moved to Whiskey Island. Can’t wait for their wedding day! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cibreo Reception and Honey Hut Ice Cream Stop Melanie and Dave’s wedding is the first where we’ve stopped for ice cream and I am a big fan of that idea! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Wade Lagoon and Lakeview Cemetery too Madeline and Brett are so connected as a couple that it made their engagement session lots of fun. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cuyahoga County Courthouse, Cleveland Aquarium and Aloft Hotel Cleveland Ashley and Eric’s wedding was the first to kick off the busy wedding season. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland Metroparks too. Cathy and Brian’s engagement session was in a few spots around Cleveland. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

At Huntington Beach Kate and Tony’s wedding is coming up very soon and I wanted to share some of their engagement photos. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

State Theatre Lobby Is Gorgeous What a great location for engagement photos! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland’s Flats and Aloft area too! Ashley and Eric’s wedding is coming up fast! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

With Downtown Cleveland and E. 4th Portraits Harmony and Jay’s wedding ceremony and reception were at the Hyatt Arcade in downtown Cleveland. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Horizontal Album With Metal Cover Love designing albums! I had problems narrowing down which albums from 2014 to design as sample albums to show future clients. And what a great problem to have! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Reception at ThornCreek Winery Kayt and Aaron’s fall wedding at Stan Hywet was perfect. The colors were amazing and the couple was just as amazing. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Fairlawn Country Club Reception! Christina and Brandon clearly have a deep bond and I loved witnessing their (yes) love on their wedding day. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

With Cleveland Cultural Gardens Portraits Anna and Elias have such an amazing connection. When you see these photos their love will be so obvious. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Ledges Overlook in Cuyahoga Valley National Park too! Gina and Chuck were a great couple and it was fun to spend the day with their family and friends! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Aloft Hotel, Voinovich Park and the Rock Hall Hall of Fame Too! Janine and Matt made my job as a wedding photographer super easy. Sweet personalities, great looking couple, fun friends and wonderful locations! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Beautiful Church and Weymouth Country Club Were the Settings Salina and Sobhy are such a sweet couple and I love how they interact with each other. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Cleveland House of Blues Rocks Their Wedding Lauren and Trace love to dance and the House of Blues in Cleveland is the perfect place for that. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

B House Is Elegant Place For A Wedding The wedding day of Emily and Markus at the B House was filled touching family moments and great details. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Gervasi Vineyard Is A Wonderful Setting Olivia and Jamie’s wedding at Gervasi Vineyard was full of fun and emotion. Isn’t the front entrance of the Gervasi Vineyard gorgeous? Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

100th Bomb Group Ceremony Starts It Off Kelli and Billy are fun couple and their very spirited wedding party helped keep things interesting all day. The reception at the 78th Street Studios in Cleveland even exceeded my high expectations. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Rainy Day in Chicago Is Still A Good Time A quick trip to Chicago to meet Gina and Chuck made for some great images! When I think of the city the “L” trains always come to mind. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Impressive Architecture and an Abandoned Building Janine and Matt had lots of variety for their engagement session. We went from Severance Hall, Wade Oval and the Cleveland Museum of Art to an abandoned factory building. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

In Cleveland’s Eclectic Waterloo Road Area Briana and Rob’s engagement session was a lot of explosive fun! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Upscale Westin Hotel In Cleveland Is Gorgeous Gina and Albert are one of the sweetest couples I’ve been lucky enough to photograph on their wedding day. Their engagement session in Chicago was full of great images so I was excited for their wedding at the new Westin Hotel in Cleveland.

W. 25th Street Is Hot! Salina and Sobhy wanted an urban feel for their engagement photography and one of my favorite places these days is the W. 25th Street area in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland.

A Wonderful Wedding East of Cleveland I knew Kristen and Craig would be full of energy on their wedding day after we spent a good amount of time doing their engagement photos in the cold winter setting of Cleveland. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Stylish Couple’s Wedding in the Chardon Countryside Claire and Alan are creative, fun, caring and love great photography! Sounds like my kind of people! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

University Circle In the Rain Markus and Emily wanted to have some fun done at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, specifically Markus’ homeland of Finland. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Rachel and Chris Enjoy A Stylish Cleveland Wedding Day Rachel and Chris have a great rapport and their sense of humor meshes so perfectly. This amazing window framed the couple perfectly and is one of my favorite photos I’ve taken. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Ellen and Seth’s Wonderful Wedding What a nice little town this sweet couple chose to live their lives and Ellen teaches math at the local high school. When I drove to the city limits and saw the city limits sign saying “St. Anne population 1300” I thought the choices might be limited. While scouting around […]

Julie and Nathan’s North Canton Wedding Great couples make my job fun and Julie and Nathan are a great couple!

Brittany and Steve’s At The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Brittany and Steve’s wedding at the zoo was a first for us. They’d never married each other before and I’d never photographed a wedding there!

Paper Doll House Makes A Great Location Everything worked out perfectly for us when Kristin and Sherri were back in the Chicago area from their current Oklahoma home. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Wedding Cakes and Bakery Fun Lauren and Trace came up from Florida to finish planning their wedding details and we found the perfect place for their photos! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Snow and Guitars On a warmer winter day with plenty of snow and ice Anna and Elias shared some music and moments at Edgewater Park. Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Who Misses the Winter? Now that it’s getting warm how about a fun reminder of a couple enjoying the cool weather! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer While doing photos with Rachel and Chris we happened to see this bus on the side of the road in the Coventry neighborhood of Cleveland Heights. It made the perfect backdrop for a photo. Can’t wait for their wedding this Saturday! Thank you, – Scott Shaw […]

Abandoned Amusement Park Is A Fun Ride Old rusty rides and ticket booths full of color still standing? We had to check this out and Julie and Nathan were excited to see what we’d get! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Abandoned Theatre Brings The Drama What could be more fun than shooting photos at night in an abandoned 1920’s theatre in freezing cold weather? Nothing! Well maybe a bit warmer temperatures. This was so fun! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw Photo | Cleveland Wedding Photographer

Fall Memories For This Cold Winter This winter has seemed like the longest in many years. What better way to warm up than look at some engagement photos of Brittany and Steve in Cleveland from when forty degrees and windy seemed really cold. Now that temperature feels like a heat wave! Please enjoy, Scott Shaw […]

Fun On the West Coast of Lake Michigan Gina and Albert live in Chicago and will be coming to Cleveland for their wedding in May. I’ve been there many times but never done an engagement session there so I was excited to meet them! We started at their Lincoln Park apartment on the north side […]