Cincinnati is America's crossroads. Located in Southwestern Ohio right on the Kentucky border, the city combines the energy and industry of a large metropolitan area with the charm of the South. Cincinnati is large enough to house many major corporations - Proctor & Gamble, Chiquita Brands International, Fifth Third Bank and The E.W. Scripps Company, amongst others, are headquartered in the city - but still small enough to enjoy a laid-back sense of community. Cincinnatians take pride in their history as a major stop along the Underground Railroad, and as the first Midwestern city to match Eastern cities in size and industry. A Cincinnati wedding photographer will know how to perfectly incorporate the cultural and natural attractions of the Queen City into your engagement or wedding photos.
A tried-and-true way to celebrate your Cincinnati engagement or wedding is to book a trip aboard BB Riverboats. Guided tours and meals are provided, and you and your betrothed can celebrate in an open-air deck under the stars. Nature enthusiasts might direct their Cincinnati wedding photographer to snap photos at the Krohn Conservatory, which features thousands of plants species, a rainforest waterfall and - check the site for dates - an annual Butterfly Show in which butterflies are released into the Conservatory showroom. There's also the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, home to 500 animals and 3,000 plant species. The Cincinnati Observatory Center is perfect for a star-gazing series of engagement or wedding party photos.
If you'd like your engagement or wedding photos to capture some of Cincinnati's cultural side, you can direct your Cincinnati wedding photographer to the Cincinnati Ballet, who performs in downtown Cincinnati's Arnoff Center for the Arts. There's also the Taft Museum of Art, a unique house (once owned by the half-brother of 27th U.S. President and Cincinnati native William Howard Taft) that now houses an impressive collection of American, European and Asian art, and is on beautiful grounds that are perfect for engagement or wedding photos. A similar destination is Betts House, a historic property now also a house museum. Betts House - originally owned by a mason - was built by bricks made on-site and is still standing today. Your Cincinnati wedding photographer will know that it's the perfect location for historically-minded Ohioans to take engagement or wedding party photos - as is the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal. If nothing else, the building's unique architecture - it was, as you see, formerly a passenger railroad station - makes it a wonderfully striking backdrop. The building now houses the Cincinnati History Museum, Duke Energy Children's Museum, Museum of Natural History & Science, the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX Theater and the Cincinnati Historical Society Library.
Would you rather take light-hearted engagement or wedding photos? Your Cincinnati wedding photographer might direct you to Fountain Square, a city square surrounded by restaurants, shops and other commercial areas. Smack in the middle of the square is the 43-foot Tyler Davidson Fountain - the perfect backdrop for photos. If you'd like to keep your wedding guests and party entertained - and fed - you can book a tour with Flavors of the Queen City, which offers walking tours with samples of the city's characteristic cuisine.
As your Cincinnati wedding photographer will tell you, the city is also home to several historic houses of worship. Old St. Mary's Church, built in the 1840s by German-American Catholics, is located in the neighborhood of Over-the-Rhine. The church is famous for its Baroque art and architecture. Just as historically significant and architecturally distinct is the Isaac M. Wise Temple. Named for the founder of American Reform Judaism and primarily a house of worship for German-American Jews, the temple - one of the oldest synagogues in the U.S. - was opened in 1866.