Catherine and Chad wanted something unique for their Columbus wedding, and boy did Mother Nature provide. Take a look at these photos from their beautiful Autumn wedding!
Here’s the groom’s initial response…
These are AWESOME! We can’t wait to see the rest. You guys are awesome.
-Chad
We were recently featured in the October issue of Abec’s Small Business Review. Interested in a little bit of our personal story? You can read it here.
“The founding of GroovyDoodle Photography was a happy accident,” explains Meloney Buehl, partner and photographer. Mel and her business partner Adam Clark discovered they had a common passion for photography several years ago while working for a global automotive financial services company. Adam was in the IT department and Mel was then the assistant to the head of IT. It was Mel’s responsibility to get the “techi folks” to communicate with each other. One creative way of doing that was to coordinate a shutterbug club.
GroovyDoodle’s first photo collaboration was completely unplanned. At the time, Mel had great ideas but poor equipment and few skills while Adam had skills, equipment and experience, but lacked the network of connections to get some of the subjects he wanted in front of the camera. One opportunity in particular caused them to pool their resources, each feeding off of the other’s ideas and enthusiasm, until the final results were nothing short of spectacular. The harmonious blend of natural aptitudes they each brought to the table then today extends to nearly every aspect of their long-time friendship – and to them is the perfect setting for running a business that is both customer-centric and fun to operate. Read more »
What happens when your bridal couple’s favorite teams are rivals? You end up with sneak preview of the wedding photos that includes one of the brides refusing to dot the “I”!
We are so proud to be a GLBT-friendly business. Many thanks to Erika and Nicole for including us in their special day, and much love and happiness to them and their family! Looking for GLBT-friendly venues? Check out the Franklin Park Conservatory and Graystone Wine Cellar.
Mel’s good friend Amanda was visiting Columbus from out of state and asked us to do some fun indoor and outdoor photos of her family while she was in town. Here are some of our favorites…
Ohio wedding venues just not cutting it for you? Niagara Falls, Canada is a mere 6 hours from Columbus and was the destination wedding location of choice for our most recent bride and groom to tie the knot. Here’s a sneak preview from their lovely wedding that includes what Mel will swear is the most romantic photo we’ve ever taken, and even a little love for O-o-h-i-o-o…
Yup, we took the mini-studio gear all the way to Canada for a recent destination wedding. Not familiar with our mini-studio? It’s kind of like a photo booth, only better. We call it the GroovyBooth! Not only can we get more people in front of the camera, but the camera is being operated by a professional photographer who is printing out keepsake portraits with the couple’s names and wedding date for the wedding guests, pretty much on-the-spot. Plus, the bridal couple receive all of the images electronically to share and reprint at-will, and we post most of them on Facebook for guests to tag themselves in.
Did we mention this is all free for your guests, or that because there are two of us your standard reception dance floor photos are still being taken? Right. We’ve heard it’s pretty cool… you know… from like everyone we’ve set the GroovyBooth up for.
So here are a few fun shots from John & Joo’s reception…
What happens when you put two families who are about to become one together with close friends, one of the world’s natural wonders and a pair of photographers willing to swim across the border if necessary?
Pure magic.
We were fortunate enough to get to hang out with this fantastic crew at various attractions around Niagara Falls the day before the wedding. Here are just a few of the many fun images we captured and pulled together for them that were played during the reception as a slideshow…
Mom brought baby Madison out to Franklin Park Conservatory to meet us for an afternoon toddler shoot in the beautiful fall sunlight. After we captured some pretty ones, Mom let her play in the fountain a bit for us!
As the preferred photographer at several Columbus wedding venues, we talk to a lot of couples who are searching for a photographer to capture their big day. Sometimes it turns out that we’re not available for their date, but we usually go ahead meet with those couples anyway just to pass on some helpful tips on how to choose the right wedding photographer.
Why do we take the time to meet with bridal clients even if we know there’s no chance of us shooting their wedding? Pay attention here, brides and grooms… This is important. The photographer you choose for your wedding day will be with you on your special once-in-a-lifetime-fairytale day more than anyone… More than your mom, more than your friends, and more than your partner. If you find your photographer annoying, guess what? That irritation is going to be reflected in every picture from your wedding day!
So, with that in mind, here is a list of questions and tips that we offer to every couple we meet with:
Who moved my pictures??
We did. GroovyDoodle is growing up, and with that growth comes exciting news: we’ve started a new company!
Due to our increased commercial portfolio, the GroovyDoodle blog is starting to get confusing. So, we packed up all that business content and decided to spin it off into a new brand: Meet LightSwitch Creative!
For our existing customers, don’t you worry. GroovyDoodle’s not going anywhere. However, its focus will be shifting to strictly wedding and family portraiture. And if you are (or want to be) one of our corporate or real estate clients, you can expect the same hands-on, custom-quality service you’ve come to expect, just with a new name and additional service offerings. So come visit us at LightSwitch. Let us illuminate your vision!
Wedding Photography for people who want to be able to enjoy their wedding photos.
Family Photography for families who actually want to share their family pictures.
If you don't already know us, we're a little "different".
At GroovyDoodle Photography, YOU control your prints. That's right, when you choose GroovyDoodle, you pay for skilled photographers to spend time taking beautiful and stunning photos for you, NOT be the middleman who sells you prints of your own images.
With every GroovyDoodle Photography session, you will be given electronic access to high-resolution images for each final pose. You may print or post them wherever you want, as often as you like, in any and every size.
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