He asked, she said yes, and they finally said I Do!  If ever there was an anticipated wedding, it was that of Danyelle and Freddy.  Or maybe it only seems that way to me since I watched my wonderful friend Freddy fall in love with my lovely and beautiful friend Danyelle over 7 years ago.  He was head over heels for that girl, and everybody knew it!  Things played out in God’s perfect timing, as they tend to do, and wedding plans began to fall into place after Freddy’s romantic proposal – you can see that story right here.  August 17th FINALLY arrived, and from early morning as the girls started getting ready to the final dance at the reception, I think every person celebrating this marriage was grinning ear to ear!  Smiles for miles!  And with good reason – two best friends getting married and starting a wonderful life together.  A classy occasion filled with endless elegant details, Danyelle and Freddy’s day was filled with memories to last a lifetime.  These two families could not contain their joy, as evident in their happy tears throughout the ceremony and the laughter and dancing at the reception.  What a day to celebrate!  Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Henin, may you remember this day for the rest of your lives!

Danyelle used her Grandma Fagnano’s mirror to get ready.

Opening a special gift and letter from her husband-to-be

The magic moment – putting the dress on!

Radiant!

Nothing sweeter than a father seeing his baby girl as a bride for the first time :)

Need to give a shout-out to the beautiful Charity, Dee’s right-hand gal for the day!  If anything needed done, or remembered, or fixed….Charity was on it!  Way to keep everyone organized Charity, you made the day go so smoothly!

We headed to the church, where the guys were getting ready.  Second shooter Lacey spent some time with the groomsmen, catching all the excitement!

A special gift from his bride

Freddy is a bit of a Marvel fanatic, and he got his groomsmen personalized superhero cufflinks!  To match a certain surprise that you’ll see later during bridal party portraits ;)

Danyelle has a special moment with Marilyn, her longtime friend and spiritual mentor.

I have never seen a sanctuary look as beautiful as this!  A round of applause for Jodie Boerio for making this magic happen, I think she has finally outdone herself!

Incredible talent shared by Jeremy Crum, Benjamin Pecchia, Dave Yost, and Chris Bigelow

Smiles and tears :)

It’s official!

Portrait time!!  These two are professionals!

Beautiful ladies!!

Handsome men

Such a fun idea!

The most serious siblings you will ever meet.  Obviously.

Stunning!  Stunning!  Stunning!

The reception was held at The Maronite Center in Austintown, a beautiful venue!

Toasts from the matron of honor, best man, and brother of the bride

A beautiful first dance that perfectly tells the story of their journey

Here in Youngstown, girls don’t dream about their wedding days….they dream about their cookie table at their wedding reception.  I swear this table stretched for miles, it was a glorious sight to behold!  A cookie table success!

Let the dancing begin!!!

I don’t think there was an inch of free space out on that dance floor!  It was ca-RAZY!!

Loved this idea!  Add this to Pinterest, all you brides out there!

Dance-off between the groomsmen!  Fierce competition.  Fierce I say.

Mammies!  So happy to dance with her granddaughter!

Oh those guys are just the videographers.  MiMy Media rocks.

Chinese lantern send off!

Congratulations my wonderful friends!!  It was a joy and an honor to capture your day, what a wonderful celebration to be a part of!

Ceremony Venue: Crossroads Church

Ceremony Set-Up:  Jodie Boerio and Missy Bloomberg

Wedding dress:  Jacqueline’s Bridal

Bridesmaid dresses:  Livia Calais

Groomsmen Attire:  American Commodore

Florist:  Center of Attention and Something New Florist

Videographer:  MiMy Media

Wedding Coordinator:  Charity Robertshaw

Bride’s hair:  Brittany Jones of Creekside Salon

Bridesmaids hair:  Jenna Viets and Katie Monroe of Creekside Salon

Makeup:  Diane Detesco for Mary Kay Cosmetics

Invitations:  Western Reserve Business Forms

Reception Venue:  The Maronite Center

Catering:  Mr. Anthony’s

DJ:  The Music Man

Cake:  Christine’s Pastries

Honeymoon:  Punta Cana – Secrets Resort