Nora + Matt's Wedding at Orchard Hills Center at Patterson's Fruit Farm in Chesterland, Ohio | Northeast, Ohio Wedding Photographers
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Nora and Matt are such an adventurous and outdoorsy couple! It was pure pleasure to be able to photograph their wedding at Orchard Hills Center at Patterson’s Fruit Farm in Chesterland, Ohio!
Nora and Matt met through an online dating website in January of 2017. They emailed back and forth for a month before deciding to meet up and go on their first date. They met at Rocky River Reservation in Cleveland Metroparks. They were supposed to go snowshoeing, but due to a lack of snow, they went hiking instead. The very first of many hikes throughout their relationship!
During hiking and dinner that followed, Nora and Matt discovered many things about each other, including that unbeknownst to each other, they had both been final candidates at the same time for a position at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History as a member of the wildlife department. Nora was offered a position at the Cleveland Clinic and ended up withdrawing her application to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Matt ended up getting the job!
Nora and Matt have put their relationship through the most meaningful (and adventurous!) test in the three years they have been together. From dehydration in the desert, to camping in their two-person tent with their eighty pound dog, to getting lost snowshoeing in six feet of snow in a hike they thought would never end, to being dragged behind a dog sled in Northern Ontario, they have been through it all and come out loving each other more.
In October of 2019, Nora and Matt set off to explore one of their favorite places - Utah. Matt was previously a National Park Service Ranger at Capitol Reef and they wanted to take some time exploring Grand Staircase-Escalante. They also had never been to Great Basin National Park and wanted to end their trip there by summiting Wheeler Peak.
After a week in and around Grand Staircase, they picked up Matt's best friend (and best man) Tim in Salt Lake and headed to Great Basin. After a freezing cold night tent camping, they woke early to check out the conditions at Wheeler Peak. As the wind gusts were too high and ice was already forming, they opted instead for a nine-mile hike up to the Bristlecone Pines and Wheeler Peak glacier with the plan to end the day at Stella Lake - the alpine lake situated directly at the base of Wheeler Peak. It was one of the most beautiful hikes we have ever been on and the perfect spot to start the rest of lives together. Matt proposed at Stella Lake with Wheeler Peak in the background and Nora accepted!
Fast forward to their wedding day! Nora and Matt started the morning by getting ready at Patterson’s Fruit Farm. Nora had many happy tears with her girlfriends and family. She was so excited to be marrying her best friend.
Following getting ready, we took the the happy couple to photograph a first look amid the wildflowers at Patterson’s Fruit Farm. They were overjoyed to see each other and to get to spend their day together. After photography of the couple and of their bridal party, it was time for the wedding ceremony to begin!
Nora and Matt pledged their lives to each other in a simple and sweet ceremony surrounded by the people who love them most!
They celebrated their wedding with a lovely reception full of lots of laughter, dancing, and enjoying a spectacular sunset.
Nora and Matt - it is so clear that you are meant for each other and that you will have a marvelous life together. Keep up laughing and adventuring together. We wish you the very best. It was an honor to be your wedding photographers!
Credits
Cleveland Wedding Photographers and Videographers: Brian + Joelle Photography - Wedding Photographers in Cleveland, Ohio
Ceremony and Reception: Orchard Hills Event Center at Patterson’s Fruit Farm - Chesterland, Ohio
Florals: Mary Slingluff (Avalon Gardens) - Chardon, Ohio
Caterer: Stewart’s BBQ - Cleveland, Ohio
DJ: Matt Gazdak - Cleveland, Ohio
Cake: Wild Flour Bakery - Cleveland, Ohio
Dress: David’s Bridal
Hair and Makeup: Shannon Michael Salon - Cleveland, Ohio