Carleen + Joe Wedding

August 3, 2013

Deer Creek State Park Lodge and Conference Center

Mount Sterling, Ohio

A special congrats to Carleen and Joe on their wedding! Carleen and Joe have an incredible story of how they met and how they reconnected. The couple met and became friends shortly after college in the 80's while they were both working in Colorado. They went their separate ways, with Carleen moving to Rhode Island to be close to her family and Joe returning to Columbus. It wasn't until 2011, after nearly 30 years, when they were planning a birthday party for a mutual friend that they reconnected.  They've been happily together ever since and tied the knot this summer at the beautiful Deer Creek State Park in Mount Sterling, Ohio!

Their wedding day was really special--not only was it a gathering of family and friends, but the family and friends played a large role in the design of the day by decorating of the ceremony and reception spaces! Paper origami centerpieces, duct tape boutonnieres, and paper flower bouquets were some of the beautiful handmade details of the day! Enjoy some of our favorite images from their day! We wish Carleen and Joe all the best!

paper origami corsages, Deer Creek State Park Wedding, Mount Sterling, Ohio

Mini origami flower corsages

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Mt. Sterling, Ohio
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Carleen's family made T-shirts on their journey from New Hampshire to "Johio" after their nickname for Ohio: "Joe-Ohio"

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Colorful paper origami flowers were a large part of the decor for the day!

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One of my favorite photos of the two of them!

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Deer Creek State Park Lodge and Conference Center
Mt. Sterling, Ohio
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Joe, his daughter Allison, and Carleen lighting the unity candle

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Shoes were no match for all the dancing! 04_Reception_143Deer Creek State Park Wedding, Mount Sterling, Ohio