Catholic Wedding Photographer in Akron, Ohio

Serving Catholic Couples in Ohio and Worldwide.

I’m a Catholic wedding photographer based in Ohio, drawn to dramatic light, deep shadows, and the sacred beauty of marriage. Every wedding I capture is both a prayer and a work of art—because your love story isn’t just romantic, it’s eternal. From hometown parishes to centuries-old churches abroad, I’m there with camera in hand and heart wide open—ready to witness the holy in every moment.

Hello Beautiful, 

I'm Joanie...

Meet Joanie

The things we love tell us what we are.

~ St. Thomas Aquinas

Joanie works diligently to make your wedding day a special day and let you focus on the important moments. She is very respectful of the mass and it’s importance and loves capturing you in your element of celebrating your wedding.

~ Trevor & Beth, Columbus, Oh Wedding

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Joanie makes the whole picture taking process very fun! Excellent person to work with, her smile the whole time makes smiling in pictures too easy!

- Perry & Michaela, Akron, Oh Wedding

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There is a great focus on God and spirituality which just adds to the artfulness of her craft. Joan was such a blessing to our wedding day and captured everything beautifully! She did an especially good job on our photo album book. It was high quality and we will treasure it always!

- Tristan & Rachael, Massillon, Oh Wedding

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Joanie was the best photographer we could have had at our wedding! She was supportive, encouraging and willing to do whatever it took to get the best shots, even if it meant laying on the ground to get us with the ceiling of the church!

- Tom & Kayla, Akron, Oh Wedding

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The Eucharist is
the greatest adventure.

“Out of the darkness of my life... I put before you the One Great Thing to love on Earth: The Blessed Sacrament. There you will find romance glory, honor, fidelity, and the true way of all your loves on Earth.”
~ J.R.R. Tolkien

We were made For Love.

"Let us love, since that is what our
hearts were made for."
~ St. Therese of Lisieux

Stories are what
change the world.

“Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.” 
~ C.S. Lewis

True Beauty is for everyone.

“Beauty is a key to the mystery and a call to transcendence. It is an invitation to savor life
and to dream of the future.” 
~ St. John Paul the Great

We are all unique and necessary.

“Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed. Each of us is loved. Each of us is necessary.” 
~ Pope Benedict XVI

I believe...

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