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Shannon Sano Photography — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:46:18 +0000

{Westerville,OH} – January 23, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Shannon Sano Photography LLC has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Photography!

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Shannon Sano Photography LLC was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients.

Shannon Sano Photography LLC is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Shannon Sano Photography LLC for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”

We are happy to announce that Shannon Sano Photography LLC is one of the very best Photographers within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/shannon-sano-photography-llc-westerville/df0bcb7682f92f6b.html.

December Engagement Session

Shannon Sano Photography — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:07:34 +0000

Heather & Kevin rank right up there with some of the most fun people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with! They flew in all the way from California to visit with family over the holidays and I’m so glad they were able to fit an engagement session into their plans. My only complaint is that we couldn’t have done the shoot out in sunny LA! The weather wasn’t quite cooperating, as it turned out to be one of those dreary Ohio days, but at least the rain stopped for our shoot. Luckily my amazing assistant, Tessa, brought some cute umbrellas as backup that turned out to be a really fun addition!

Heather and Kevin, I can’t thank you enough for how super fun you were at the shoot. I’m so thrilled to be photographing your wedding this summer…I can’t wait! Thanks for being awesome!

View more of this engagement session on our facebook page!

Elegant Southern Wedding

Shannon Sano Photography — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:45:11 +0000

Feature Wedding | October 1st, 2011

TJ and Kelly…2 people who are a perfect match for each other. I love being around people who are so clearly best friends at their core and beaming with joy at the thought of their future together. Their garden ceremony location was breathtaking and the rolling hills of the golf course reception had a charm about it that reminded me of a southern plantation.

Wedding Location: Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Hotel & Conference Center

I love Kelly’s wedding details…and that she chose to wear comfy flip flop under that gorgeous wedding dress!

It’s one of my favorites to capture the intense feelings that present just moments before the ceremony. Kelly’s close friend (and wedding officiant) gave a beautiful prayer before heading out to the garden to see TJ for the first time that day.

What a handsome little ring-bearer!

The garden was full of portrait spots around every landscaped hedge, and I was eating up the evening sunlight!

As we roamed the grounds for more portrait spots, I noticed a horse-drawn carriage sitting at the back of the parking lot. I can’t pass that up! A big thanks goes out to Yellow Rose Carriage Service for allowing us to play around with their beautiful carriage!

As we wrapped up our portraits, guests were able to watch from a distance as they enjoyed cocktail hour on the outdoor terrace.

Yes, I was even playing with that sunlight after we moved indoors!

Kids make the most adorable wedding day photos!

Award Winning Photo | WPJA 2011 Q3

Shannon Sano Photography — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:55:38 +0000

I entered a few photos in the latest Wedding Photojournalist Association contest. With it being an international contest comprised of some of the best wedding photographers in the world, I was thrilled to wake up Christmas morning to find one of my photos placed 9th!

Fall Engagement Session

Shannon Sano Photography — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:06:02 +0000

We had such a fun time with Lindsay & Jason during their engagement shoot. Our plan was to do a partial nighttime shoot downtown, but we ended up going completely off plan at the last minute, exploring parts of Westerville I had never shot at before and trying out different lighting techniques. So fun!

Fall Family Lifestyle Session

Shannon Sano Photography — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:36:20 +0000

A few quick favorites from a family session I photographed this fall…

Huge thanks to Vickie & Louie for having me get some pictures for you again this year. You guys are so fun! XOXO

Beautiful September Wedding

Shannon Sano Photography — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:00:46 +0000

Feature Wedding | September 3rd, 2011

I had the pleasure of 2nd shooting for Chris Aram Photography this past September at a beautiful wedding in Dayton, Ohio. The couple was absolutely darling and I thoroughly enjoyed the new scenery! Chris is among my favorite photographers to work with in the Columbus area. He’s a hard worker and a very genuine person. Here’s some highlights of some of my shots from the wedding!

**all photos taken for Chris Aram Photography (www.chrisaram.com)**

Fall Family Photo Session

Shannon Sano Photography — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:52:15 +0000

It’s that time of year again. That time in Ohio when you can feel that fall is coming to an end and we’re quickly approaching that bitter cold winter weather. I always wish I could just hibernate and wake up when it’s spring! It’s nice however to be able to look back at the portrait sessions I did when it was still warm & sunny.

When Leigh asked me to photograph her family of 11 in a spontaneous lifestyle photography kind of way, we decided it would be best to head up to Highbanks Metro Park where we’d have plenty of room to move around. Thanks, Leigh, for trusting me to capture your family just as they are!

Juliana & Phil | Engaged

Shannon Sano Photography — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:30:00 +0000

I’ve been so blessed with such wonderful couples to work with for the 2012 wedding season. Juliana & Phil are one of those couples! For their engagement session, we chose to go to locations that had a lot of sentimental meaning to the two of them. Here are some of my favorites, but please check out a more complete gallery of their photos on our facebook page!

Our version of a photobooth series! haha!

Can’t wait for their June wedding next year!

Megan & Jeff | Married!

Shannon Sano Photography — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:00:20 +0000

Featured Wedding | July 23rd, 2011

I had the pleasure of photographing Megan and Jeff’s big day this past wedding season. When I met them at our initial consultation, I remember getting a very relaxed, low-key vibe from this adorable couple. The beach themed engagement session was one of the most laid-back photo shoots I’ve done thus far. They got along like best friends who had known each other all their lives. They had a beautiful day for their wedding, even though it was one of those scorching hot, 90+ degree days. We still managed to get about 20 minutes worth of outdoor portraits before we all began to melt!
I was also honored to have Bryan Fenstermacher as my second photographer for the day. Bryan does exceptional work and created so many wonderful photographs from Megan & Jeff’s wedding.

Wedding Location: Northpointe Community Church
Reception Location: Bridgewater Banquet Center
DJ: Columbus Pro DJS
Hair Stylist: Kenneth's (Andrea at the Polaris location)
Cake/Bakery: The Suisse Shop Bakery
Florist: Connells Maple Lee
Dress: David's Bridal
Tuxes: Men's Wearhouse
Favors: Kernel Encore Gourmet Popcorn
Photography: Shannon Sano Photography (assisted by Bryan Fenstermacher as the 2nd photographer)