Dancing in the Rain: Riccela & Matt at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Stories Forever Weddings

Oct 28

2 min read

Updated: Nov 1

Riccela & Matt's engagement session at the Cleveland Museum of Art started with rain. Instead of waiting it out, they laughed and danced through it until the sky cleared, and the rest of the evening turned into a relaxed, elegant session among the museum's fountain, gardens and columns.

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By the Fountain

The fountain and its sculpture gave us a classic backdrop for the first part of the session, with Riccela in a denim jacket and Matt in a white tee. They kept each other laughing the whole time, which made our job easy.

Matt kissing Riccela's hand beside the fountain sculpture at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Riccela & Matt laughing together on the edge of the fountain at the Cleveland Museum of Art

Through the Gardens

From there we walked the museum grounds, finding quieter spots under the trees and along the hedges, plus a wide view of the lawn with the two of them small against it.

Matt hugging Riccela from behind as she shows her engagement ring

Riccela riding on Matt's back under the trees on the museum grounds

Riccela & Matt cheek to cheek in front of a hedge at the Cleveland Museum of Art

A wide view of Riccela & Matt walking across the Cleveland Museum of Art grounds

On the Museum Steps

We finished at the columns of the museum steps, where Riccela jumped into Matt's arms.

Riccela leaping into Matt's arms on the columned steps of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Where Their Story Went Next

The next year we photographed and filmed Riccela & Matt's wedding. After the ceremony, they came back to the Cleveland Museum of Art, the place where their engagement session happened. Read their wedding story.