Cleveland Leap Day Elopement 2024

Weddings

Feb 28

Welcome back to a special edition of the blog to celebrate last year’s Leap Day elopement, which took place at Rockefeller Park Greenhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The couple was surrounded by their immediate families and SO MUCH JOY! This post may be a bit longer than my usual, but don’t worry—it will be mostly photos! The couple has such a beautiful story, and I want to be sure to do it justice.

Carolyn and Terry were friends and dated in high school, including going to a dance together! (Thankfully, they brought me one of their old photos to include in their detail photos.) They lost touch for a few years and when they reconnected, it was magic! Their son, A, was such a big part of the day. We spent some time before the ceremony taking family photos of their trio!

A walked his mama down the aisle and helped officiate the ceremony! They chose to write their own vows, and they were filled with heartfelt promises and shared goals for their future. Before we left for their post-wedding celebration, we took a few quiet moments to capture some beautiful portraits to celebrate this special day.

After their ceremony and some great portraits, we headed over to Patron Saint for a little celebration. The family was so happy to celebrate this wonderful couple. We even had the opportunity to take each family group out for some fun portraits. It was cold, but we made it work!

A few months later, I joined this awesome couple for a large reception at Crowne Plaza Cleveland with their friends and extended family to celebrate! There was singing, there was dancing, there were happy tears!

We used Playhouse Square as our backdrop to capture some unique images. Their Elopement Day photos were even highlighted on the digital marquee in the Square! While most of our photos were taken during the day, we stole away for a bit during the dancing to head out under the chandelier (the largest outdoor chandelier in North America, if I might add)!