Jenny and Mike’s wedding in Cleveland was full of emotion, beauty, and fun spins on cultural traditions. A Charming Fete wedding planners created a dreamy garden ceremony and reception in a palette of ivory, blush, and gold, incorporating rustic details into an elegant, minimalist design. Although the couple kept with Jewish wedding tradition in most regards, they also did a great job personalizing the ceremony and reception to reflect their relationship and their values. At the ceremony, they said the traditional Jewish wedding vows but reinterpreted the circling ceremony (to have a more modern message) and had the officiant read aloud love letters they had written for each other. At the reception, rather than give out favors, they let their guests vote between two charitable organizations to which they made donations after the wedding. We simply can’t get enough of every heartfelt, genuine, and honest moment that Suzuran Photography captured on this special day! The Couple:
Jenny and Mike
The Wedding:
Private Residence, Cleveland, Ohio

It was very important to us for the whole day to feel “normal”– comfortable, fun, full of love. We didn’t want anything to feel formal or affected in any way. We made very thoughtful, conscious decisions about every single aspect of the day and made sure not to incorporate anything just because it was traditional or what we were “supposed” to do. It really paid off– the whol...