Lauren and Brent are Engaged!!!

So excited to share this session! This is Lauren and Brent, they will be married in May 2010...I'm partial to May myself :) I have to be honest and say that I am incredibly flattered that Lauren and Brent chose me to photograph them. I am always flattered when anyone chooses me as their photographer, however, Lauren works for the always stunning Modern Day Floral. She interacts with TONS of fabulous photographers everyday and could have chosen any one of them, but they chose me! So thanks guys, it really is an extra special compliment to me...and maybe just a little bit more pressure :) We met at Robinette's Apple Orchard for our shoot right around the time of year when the leaves were just beginning change color and the apples were ripe and colorful...beautiful absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, Michigan weather is not always willing to cooperate. We had our session scheduled and then rescheduled and we managed to finally get the ONE day in the month without rain....and a smidge of sun, for about 5 minutes...but despite the weather obstacles we had a wonderful session. Lauren and Brent were fun, silly, kind, and very much in love. Thanks guys for a great shoot, looking forward to your big day...May will be here faster than you know it!

Becky and Devin are Engaged!

Meet Becky and Devin, they are one of my fabulous July 2010 couples. A few weeks back we went out for an exciting engagement shoot. I always get excited to do photoshoots but I was extra excited because Becky and Devin wanted a little of everything, a little downtown a little country. Hey, I want my cake and eat it too :) so this was perfect, plus I love trying out new fun spots I find. I saw this patch of tall grass..okay weeds... and thought ahhh perfect!!! Becky and Devin were such a delight, they were up for whatever. We had fun and they both did such an amazing job. I know it's hard to make out in front of a camera but seriously you guys look awesome, you are one HOT and stylin' couple. I can't wait for your wedding!

Jenn and Rex are Married!!

I know what you are all thinking...yes it's true I have been absent from my blog for quite a while, but I promise it's been for a good cause.  I have been focusing so hard on editing and staying on top of everything.  I am truly truly blessed to be so busy, and I really feel it's so important to give my all to each and every client so alast my blog has fallen to the wayside.  My New Years resolution is to get better at blogging!!  

Jenn and Rex have been patiently awaiting their sneak peek so here you go Jenn!!

On Saturday September 12, Rex and Jenn were married in Holland, MI at the Holland Arts Council.  The art on the wall was such a faboulous backdrop for Rex and Jenns elegant affair.  The afternoon was a small and intimate wedding with just their closest friends and family.  I loved every moment of their beautiful day.  For starters Jenn and Rex are not only kind, fun, easy going people, but passionately in love and perfectly able to get lost in their love in front of the camera.  For this reason I had soooo many awesome images of the two of them.  I adore you both and I can't thank you enough for allowing me to share all of these precious moments with you.   

Here is daddy's first look at his little girl, precious!  

Reason 1 I adore Jenn, she has an incredible laugh and a contagious essence of joy. 

Reason 2 I adore Jenn, she looks beautiful and inspires the best out me!

Reason 3 I adore Jenn, she's not afraid to get a little sassy!

Rex and Jenn opted for the "first reveal" before the ceremony.  It's a personal and important decision for a couple to either see each other or not, but for Jenn and Rex it was awesome because we had plenty of time to hang out, enjoy the sunshine, and capture faboulous photographs

See, so precious aren't they!

Love the details, so simple, elegant, and modern, perfect decoration for an art gallery.


These little ballerina's danced in the evening light pouring through the windows, Rex's nieces are so adorable in their pink and blue tutus!.  

Sunset on the beach, gorgeous and romantic!  I highly recommend for brides planning a wedding near the beach.  

HA, I had to include this.  HILARIOUS!  I was shooting away off in my photographer lala land and all of the sudden we came upon THE biggest and ickyest dead fish.  I have no idea how I didn't see this before but thankfully both Jenn and Rex have a wonderful sense of humor.  We all had a good laugh and then quickly moved down the beach to avoid the nastyness of the rotting fish...ewww!  But I couldn't help  but post this because Jenn's reaction was soo funny.
Thankfully it was worth it because I snagged these ... I say this a lot but sometimes you have no idea the "behind the scenes" of a photoshoot :)

Bill and Meg are Married! Sneakpeek

On Sept 5, 2009 over the Labor Day weekend Bill and Meg were married on a gorgeous day (seriously probably the best we've had all summer) at the Grand Volute in Lowell, MI.  This was a wedding I was highly anticipating for numerous reasons.  Bill and Meg are a sweet and fun couple and an absolute joy to work with from the first moment we mt.  It was great to get to know each other a little before the big day during their engagement session, so I litereally felt like one of the guests  throughout the whole day.  Thank you so much Bill and Meg for having me be a part of your special day.  Enjoy your little sneakpeek of some fun pics!

So Meg is flippin amazing, so beautiful so I couldn't help going crazy with her bridal portraits.  I think I may have over done so sorry Meg I'm sure there was a point when you were like, okay seriously we are done right!
These next two are my favorite!

beautiful girls in a field of ragweed, beautiful and potentially hazardous for the allergies!

Guys are so funny sometimes, the things they come up with amaze me!  I said make Bill laugh and I just let them go with it...

We "borrowed" this busted out car for a few shots

Meg's big entrance
So adorable, Meg tried not to cry during her vows I could tell, but when she started all her girls lost it too...so precious

the lovely details
The cake was done by the amazing Sweet Cake Design, serioulsy everything from them is not only delicious but gorgeous!
So Meg don't be mad but I HAD to include this part in the sneak peek.  The DJ had Meg play a little game to find out just how well she knew her man.  While blindfolded she had to guess which was her man's tush.   Thankfully she guessed the right tush!  ...and yes one of the contestants was from Scotland and wore his kilt...hilarious!But that wasn't all....next was Bill's turn to get blindfolded AND handcuffed.  Also hilarious!  
stay tuned, I have A TON more sessions and weddings to blog....I'm just really behind...yeah yeah I know I've said that a lot lately but I'm getting there :)  

Nick and Lindsey are Married! Sneak peek

Nick and Lindsey were married at St. Alphonsus Church on August 29, 2009 on a blustery winter...I mean summer day.  If you recall we had 50 degree temps, blowing wind, rain, rain, and more rain...oh well it was still fun.  There is no possible way to not have fun with Nick and Lindsey.  No spirits were dampened by the unusual "winter like" weather, smiles, laughter, and fun was felt throughout the day.  I was so excited that Lindsey and Nick gave me so much time for couple pictures, so I had a hard time narrowing down for this sneak peek, you probably can't even call this a sneakpeek anymore, so for you Lindsey my beautiful blog fan and bride (and Nick too!) here is your sneak peek :)

The flowers were done by the always fabulous Modernday Floral, I figured it was high time to give them a little blog love of my own so here are some images of the fabulous flowers.

I  really can't take any credit for this image, this one is all Nick :) Love the nose...hotness!


I have always been enchanted by the ornate decor of Catholic Churches so of course I had to blog at least a few fab photos to showcase the church's amazingness

See, what did I tell you .... a blustery day indeed. Nick was about to Mary Poppins it outta there!
Beautiful isn't she
and sassy...love this one of you Lindsey
This is the funny and silly Nick and Lindsey, I had to include it because it reminds me of all the silly and funny moments.
This is the simply in love Nick and Lindsey, adorable!
she has killer eyes that are a color without a name, they are like Aqua blue awesomeness
Yep, still sassy

Mom got a little emotional after the slideshow, awww I love this stuff!

taadaaaa!

Brad and Angela are Married!! Sneak Peek

Since I am really far behind on my wedding blogs and I don't foresee being caught up soon I've decided to include more images for the sneakpeeks, so yay to the couples from this past weekend...you have more sneakpeeks to be excited about!  Hopefully this is a new trend for me, I've really wanted to share all the marvelous people and places I've been shooting lately.  

On August 28, 2009 Brad and Angela were married lakeside on Gun Lake at the Bay Pointe Inn ... simply gorgeous is all I can say!  This is an awesome venue for a wedding and despite my disappointment in the lack of sun that evening (I had big plans for evening sunset pics) the day was splendid with many opportunities for gorgeous pictures.  And of course it doesn't hurt when your bride is stunning, I've posted quite a few pictures of Angela because I just couldn't help it, she looked awesome!  Brad...no offense...you looked great yourself but Angela was definitely the focal point of the day :) 

I am envious of these blue eyes...love them

love her giggle

Those of you that know me know I have an obsession with purple...seriously even my wedding ring is purple, needless to say I was psyched to have a purple wedding :)  is that nerdy?...no nothing about purple is nerdy

Loved the limes
These green apples lined the ceremony aisle, so simple and elegant.  I thought it was perfect for a ring shot.This is Reily, she is Brad and Angela's adorable daughter and the flower girl...she liked the apples too.  It kept her busy during the vows :)


such an emotional moment, I love these moments and sometime I get so caught up in the emotion too, I''m such a girl






 I don't usually blog many dancing images but this was no ordinary party, they were hardcore so I had to include a few of my favorites from the night, I wish I could remember the song here...Sweet Caroline bum bum  bum...I think :)...oh fun!

Thanks Brooke for this one, he must do a lot of squats in the gym, I don't think just anybody could pull off this dance move :)

Chris and Etta are Married! Sneak peek

First off I want to start this blog by saying thank you to all of my amazing clients. I know lately things have been a bit busy, I mentioned a lot about trying to catch up with my editing an apologizing for my lack of blogging but that all being said I want to say how much I love my job and how rewarding it is to have such wonderful clients. I don't even feel like I should call what I do a job, I don't wake up every morning and say sarcastically "great another day of work". I'm excited every single day to do what I love and for that I have to say thank you to all my clients who have made this possible. I have met so many awesome people, seriously it is truly such a blessing to be invited to share your special day. My clients invite me to be part of such an important celebration, I share all those special memories and moments with you from start to end and that is truly an honor. You guys have sent me the best emails, made the most encouraging comments, and I can't thank you enough for making this such a rewarding job. I cherish each and everyone of you!
So...to bring things full circle here is yet another of my amazing clients. Chris and Etta were married at the St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church on August 22, 2009 with a beautiful reception following at the Egypt Valley Country Club. This was my first orthodox ceremony and it was really, really cool.
You guys were a blast to work with, you were up for anything and really just wanted great pictures so thank you for allowing me to be the photographer that I am and letting us feel so welcome on your special day. Here is a quick sneak peek of your pics!