Maria Sharron: Oh the weather outside was frightful, but Janelle and Kevin were delightful :-)

Janelle and Kevin were married on Saturday! First of all, let me just say that they were the sweetest couple. The chivalry of Kevin and the kindness of Janelle reminded me of an old fashioned romance - the kind you see in the classic movies. Good souls...that's what they are.

And my oh my, it was cold outside! Although, the warmth of their family and friends was deeply felt. It was a privilege to be included in their day.

On to the pictures - click individual images to see a larger version.

Kevin handed someone a note to give to Janelle for her to read before she walked down the aisle. All I can say to that is, "awwww." What a nice guy who will be a great husband!

Janelle's dad putting the penny in Janelle's shoe for good luck in their marriage.

Kevin getting his boutonniere pinned on by his mother.

As I was standing in the front of the church waiting for Janelle and her bridesmaids, I was made aware that there was going to be a delay as the vows were left at the house and someone had to to get them. I walked out of the chapel and back into the waiting area to see how people were holding up. Janelle was fine, in fact, as she was waiting, she played a game of "I Spy" with her flower girl and ring bearer. I thought the following picture was poignant -- Janelle's dad, waiting by the door for the person with the vows to arrive.

Their theme was winter snowflakes, which was creative and beautiful. It's not every day that you see a flower girl tossing snowflakes instead of petals :-)

We had about 20 minutes to take a walk through Rocky River Reservation's Nature Center area for between ceremony-reception pictures. That's not a whole lot of time by most standards, but when the weather is a frigid 17 degrees. it was time enough. By the time we were done, we didn't feel the cold....because we were numb! Janelle was a real trooper though, she hung in there despite the fact that she was, for the most part, without a jacket. That said, we still managed to capture a lot of beautiful moments.

Did I mention that we took these pictures at 5:00 p.m. Just about dark in Cleveland. You see the sun peeking through the trees, but darkness closed in fast and was totally dark the time we left.

Bridal Boots - they are all the rage for January weddings in Cleveland... :-)

What good is freezing cold snow if you can't play a little? Sadly, the snow was too cold to make real snowballs, but that didn't stop Janelle and Keven from trying!