Wedding Sneakpeeks!!!!

I know I have a few brides anxiously awaiting their fabulous wedding photos...I heart you my beautiful brides and your patience as I keep trying to catch up!  I have promised some sneak peeks but because I am a naughty photographer my blog has sat silent, so to make up here is a sneakpeek wedding marathon of what I've been up to these last few weeks.  

Abe and Rachael were married on August 7, 2009 in Holland, MI

John and Margie were married on Aug 15, 2009 in St. Joe, MI
Chris and Laurie were married on August 8, 2009 in Saline, MI

Greg and Karen were married at Kyper College here in good ole' Grand Rapids MI on August 1, 2009.

Sophie turns 4!!

First and formost I need to sincerely apologize for my blog failures.  In the midst of the this crazy season I find myself neglecting my blog more and more.  I hope to catch up at some point, I have so much to share!  To start with my attempts to catch up here is a shoot I did quite a few weeks ago.  This is Sophie, she just turned 4 and she is adorable!  Sophie and I had a photoshoot last year for her 3rd birthday and when Emily emailed to schedule her 4th birthday shoot I said "already! it's been a year already!"  Wow, time really does flyby!  Sophie was such a pleasure to shoot and she LOVES the camera.  I couldn't have asked for a better four year old!  Thanks for letting me shoot you once again, I can't wait for next year now, I'm quite sure that her 5th birthday will come just as fast :)

Becky and Nick Day After Session

I was so incredibly excited to hear that Becky and Nick had decided to do the Day After Session.  This session is so awesome for so many reasons, there's something so relaxing and calming about being through the wedding day...the vows are spoken, the party is over, it's all about the two of you now.  You don't have to think about being on schedule, you don't have to worry about the guests waiting, you can go to any location your heart desires, you get more one on one time with me to WORK IT OUT, and of course ...hello...more SWEET PHOTOS...if I haven't sold you yet I'm quite sure these pics from Becky and Nicks' day after session will, they are SWEET!  Thanks guys, seriously, I am so honored to be your photographer and in all honestly you are troopers for going out for a photo shoot the day after!

Becky and Nick are Married! Sneak peek

On July 25th, I had the pleasure of traveling up to the UP for a marvelous wedding in Sault St. Marie.  I was so excited for this road trip because I have never been further than the Mackinac Bridge, so needless to say this was quite the adventure.  As we travelled further and further north the weather got gloomier and colder.  I wasn't sure what to expect but honestly I was rather excited to be shooting in a new place so I didn't really mind the weather.  Becky told me she was getting umbrellas for the pictures so I was sure, despite the weather predictions, we would have a blast.  It turned out to be such an awesome day for Becky and Nick, yes it rained a little, but it didn't cast any gloom on the joy and love present on this special occasion.  In fact I kinda like the mood of the  cloudy wet day!  Here's a few sneak peeks from the day, more to come....eventually as soon as I manage to get caught up on my editing!

Joel and Fawn are Married! Sneak peek

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of shooting Joel and Fawn's beautiful wedding in Midland, MI.  Originally we had plans to shoot some fun  pictures in Midland's beautiful Dow Gardens, and we did for about 10 minutes until a downpour drenched us all, not so much fun.  I felt so bad for the bridal party, and for Fawn as we raced back to take cover from the torrential rains.  Well, we were soaked, BUT we still managed to get some fantastic photos.  In fact, I almost think it worked out better because we left the gardens early and headed for the reception at the H Hotel.  Turns out the H Hotel has some excellent photo spots, I found this perfect little corner with perfect white curtains diffusing the light, ahhh photo heaven.  Granted we still got some sweet photos at the gardens, but I think these shots are my favorites so I'm posting these for the sneak peek.  Now I know we are not all models, and we are not all aspiring to be models, but I think we can feel like a model for one day.   I told Fawn she looked so awesome, like she came right out of bridal magazine.  Fawn, I think there's a little natural model in there somewhere because you look like you came out of a bridal magazine here!  Love it!

Jeff and Megan are Married!....for four years!

Let me introduce you to another awesome couple, Jeff and Megan.  Jeff and Megan are kind and generous people who have allowed Kurt and I, along with three other couples, to invade their home every Sunday evening for the past 10 months    We all met through Ada Bible Church when we joined a small group bible study last fall.  Jeff and Megan are our study leaders and have quickly become great friends.  It's so wonderful to see God working in our lives, bringing us together and developing our friendships with one another.

On July 9th, Jeff and Megan celebrated four years of marriage and Jeff's gift to Megan was a photoshoot with me!  Pretty exciting for the both of us I would say!  Jeff and Megan, like so many of us, haven't had nice pictures taken in such a long time and were way over due for photos that were as unique and fun as they are.  Thanks guys for shooting with me and allowing me to be the crazy photographer I am, even when my ideas sound something like.... "Okay I'm thinking dirty highway overpass, and graffiti train cars"...probably not exactly your idea of an anniversay shoot.  
Meet the real Jeff and Megan, cool, collected, and serious at all times....or not

Jeff, you make the best goofy face EVER!  I was nice though and didn't post the drooling one!

Thanks guys, shooting with you was Amazing!