Eric Smyklo Photography

You want to talk about details! Our bride Neela planned every detail imaginable at this amazing wedding. Seriously, I have seen a lot of weddings, and Neela was just awesome! There is no way that one single blog post could ever show off the extent of the wedding day. She kept telling me throughout the planning process that she was getting "Bride-Brain" from so much planning! HA! She totally needs to copyright that phrase. Lots of thanks goes out to their wedding planner Valarie Moore Erie wedding planner. She did a wonderful job helping out with Neela's "Bride-Brain". Nice job on planning a fabulous wedding guys. Congrats to Neela and Trevor!

The flowers were done by Beth's Hearts & Flowers out of Girard PA. They were pretty freaking cool. They had flowers everywhere....and I mean EVERYWHERE! First time I've ever seen the steps of the reception hall decorated and even the restrooms were decorated! Now that is attention to detail. I almost got "Photographer-Brain" Ha! Ok. Not funny.

How many bridesmaids does it take to lace a dress? Looks like at least four! (insert laughs)

Beautiful window shot at the Sheraton hotel on the Erie PA bayfront. It was a rainy morning that day, but that never stops us. I have actually got some of my favorite wedding shots on rainy days.

Neela just minutes before the ceremony. What a calm bride.

Trevor looking handsome before the ceremony. What a nervous groom!

Arriving at St. Peters Cathedral in downtown Erie.

One of my favorite shots to get of the bride and groom. I Love how the low angle gets a view of the whole church.

One of the most emotional moments of the day. Grandpa couldn't make it to the ceremony so we rolled the Flagship Trolly by the home so he could see Neela and Trevor. Fabulous moment...All the workers and family members were tearing up. Neela was cute showing off her earrings to grandpa.

Love how the flowers go with the dresses.

No words can explain the groomsmen. But I think this photo sums it up pretty well.

Remember what I said about making great photos on rainy wedding days? I mean check out that rainbow! So if rain on your wedding day is good luck, and rainbows are good luck, do you get double the good luck??

Mark Eisert of Millenium Sound provided the music for the first dance.

Thank you Neela and Trevor for having us photograph your wedding day. It was truly our honor. We came away with so many great memories. Also thank you to everyone else that made it possible including all the vendors mentioned above. Lots of credits to Katie Ayers my great assistant for the wedding day who got an amazing amount of great shots. Great partying with you guys Neela and Trevor.

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Have Fun,

Eric Smyklo

...but I have a good excuse! Wedding season is in full-swing and I'm up to bat every weekend. Sometimes twice! Coming up soon, three times! So I've been devoting most of my not shooting time to editing and getting my clients their photos as fast as humanly possible on top of the typical house work and yard work. So there it is, my reason for not blogging. I've been lucky so far this year, all my weddings have been absolutely fabulous and I've had the best brides and grooms to work with which makes my job that much easier. So thanks guys! And to prove how amazing the weddings and clients have been, I'm posting some of my personal favorites so far this spring/summer since I've blogged last. Without further ado (and in no particular order)...