Maria Minnelli studied Fine Art Photography and English Literature at Denison University where she developed a strong body of narrative imagery. Inspired by portraiture and storytelling, Maria’s photographic work subtly walks the line between fine art and journalistic photography.

Maria’s experiences range from teaching, to master printing at the Maine Photographic Workshops, to working as a set photographer on Saturday Night Live, to studio managing for fashion photographers in NYC. Maria brings flexibility, individualism and fun to wedding photography.

Maria currently lives in German Village with her cat, Sabine.

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Doral Chenoweth III began his photography career in the fifth grade when he took a camera off his mother's shoulder and started taking pictures. These first pictures were taken to illustrate the stories his mother was writing for the Logan Daily News in Southern Ohio. He went on to have hundreds of photos published in the Logan Daily until graduating from Logan High School in 1982. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Ohio State in 1987. Doral worked for two small South Carolina newspapers before joining The Columbus Dispatch staff in 1990.

He and his wife, writer Robin Chenoweth, traveled extensively in Africa documenting the work of Habitat for Humanity International. Their work appeared frequently in Habitat World magazine.They live in Clintonville with their two children: Cassandra, 9, and Kurtis, 7.

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Maggie Thompson Phipps discovered her talent for photography, then quickly pursued it as a career. Maggie has developed an original take on Modern photography. She uses abstractions like contrast, reflection, and natural light imagery to give traditional photography her modernistic spin.

Maggie attended the Nossi College of Art in Nashville, TN, where she graduated in 2007. Maggie was presented two ADDY Awards for creativity and imagination while studying in Nashville.

Maggie lives with her husband in German Village.

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Jonathan Quilter fell in love with photography while looking for a major at Ohio State University. After signing up for his first photojournalism class he was hooked on using photography to tell stories receiving a degree in Journalism in 1994. Jon went on to win numerous awards as a photojournalist for ThisWeek Newspapers, The Newark Advocate and eventually landed his current position as a photo editor at The Columbus Dispatch.

He also spent a few years learning to be a winegrower with his grandparents at their small vineyard and winery in Waldo, Ohio.

Jon lives in Delaware with his wife, Liz and their daughter, Isola.

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Shari Lewis is a photojournalist working in central Ohio. Shari graduated from Ohio University's School of Visual Communication in 2001. She worked for The (Lorain) Morning Journal before moving to Columbus to work as a freelance photographer. While freelancing, she worked for The Columbus Dispatch, ThisWeek Newspapers, ESPN.com, and the Associated Press. She currently works as a staff photojournalist for The Columbus Dispatch.

Shari's philosophy on wedding photography is to blend into the background and document the day as it unfolds just as she would photograph an assignment.

Shari lives in Pickerington with her husband, Matt and Yorkie, Sophee.

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Courtney Hergesheimer is a recent transplant to Ohio and is a photojournalist at the Columbus Dispatch. She graduated from the photojournalism program at Western Kentucky University and is originally from Southern California. Courtney has lived and worked in many diverse areas including Iowa, Alabama, and Ecuador, and has photographed weddings all over the country.

Courtney believes in being a fly on the wall and using her creativity to capture the beautiful moments that unfold. She takes her work very seriously and is honored to be a part of such a special event.

Courtney lives in Columbus with her boyfriend Juan and cat Osa.

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