Hanging Portraits

Chris + Cassandra- Engagement Photos.
Commune @ Avondale Estates 2026

It was important for Cassandra and Chris to incorporate their families as part of their special day. Specifically, they said “We are the hosts, not the spectacle. We want to serve, participate, and celebrate WITH our guests.” Printing photos of their parents and grandparents on large pieces of fabric hanging in the gallery was one of the many ways we made sure to celebrate those that came before us.

Helena Harrison, mother of the bride, was wed on July 15, 2006.
Bouquet featuring Birds of Paradise, also featured in wedding decor.

Henry Blades walks Helena down the aisle in front of the Toledo Museum of Art.

 Virginia Branch, maternal grandmother of the groom, standing with Celeste, Mark and Norman just after their vows were shared.

Celeste and Marc Hawthorne, parents of the groom, stand next to Lilian Jones and Nathaniel Raphael Jones (paternal grandparents of the groom).

Laverne Blades and Henry Blades, maternal grandparents of the bride, were wed on January 12, 1964, and later divorced February 13, 1996.

 Joyce Maddox and Matthew Maddox, paternal grandparents of the bride, were wed on July 24, 1965.

Celeste Hawthorne, mother of the groom, and her father Norman Perry aka 'Fat Daddy' (maternal grandfather) dance at her wedding on August 3, 1985.

Chris + Cassandra- Engagement Photos.
Commune @ Avondale Estates 2026