Justin and Jackie are Engaged!

Justin and Jackie are another of my September couples who will be married back in my old stomping ground, Portage MI.  I was pretty excited to come back to my old rollerblading trails to shoot a fantastic engagement session for these two love birds.  Justin and Jackie have many fond memories of biking through Celery Flats in Portage on their dates, so I knew exactly why this was  a perfect spot for their session.  The spring blossoms were fabulous, I was so excited to have a session with fresh spring growth.   

My wonderful mom was nice enough to come be my work horse for the shoot.   Sorry mom, I know it wasn't really the mother's day present you imagined.  Here is an image she snagged, pretty nice mom.  I knew I got my artistic eye from someone in the family!
And my view


I am so glad they felt comfortable enough to be a little silly and not take the shoot so seriously.  These silly moments are always my favorite.


Unfortunately dandelions, though pretty in photos, not so pretty in person.  Poor Justin got the sniffles after these photos, my eyes were rather itchy and watery after the shoot too.  Oh the sacrafices for a photo :)... Thanks Justin for being a great sport.  





Well, I've said it before...you can tell I'm a hopeless romantic.
Thanks so much to you, Jackie and Justin.  I am most certainly looking forward to your big day!

Kurt and Phrené are Married....for one YEAR!

One of the many really cool things about being a wedding photographer is that I get to watch and share so many special moments with a couple. Even I get butteryflies as the bride walks down the aisle, they profess their eternal love for one another, and pledge to be together forever. Watching the many moments of laughter, love, and joy often evokes a great sentiment for the day I was a bride and walked down the aisle to profess my eternal love to my precious husband. Being part of so many weddings reminds me how wonderful it is to be married. This past Saturday on May 9, we celebrated one year together as husband and wife. I still feel like a newlywed, I can't believe we were married one year ago. I wish we could rewind the clock so I could experience all of the emotion and joy one more time. Babe, you are my rock and my soul-mate. I love you with all my heart, I'm so happy God brought us together and I can't wait to see what he brings in our future together. At my husbands request I snapped a few silly photos on our anniversary. I rarely have pictures taken of us together and it's often his complaint, "how can a husband of a photographer have so few pictures of us together?" I know honey I am terrible, so for you here are a few photos.

 

Moses and Julie are Married!! Sneakpeek

This past Saturday I had the awesome pleasure of shooting a wedding in Dearborn, Michigan for and incredible couple, Moses and Julie.  It's really hard for me to find words to describe just how awesome this couple is and how awesome it felt to be a part of their day.  Moses and Julie are the nicest, most kind, and genuine people I've ever met.   There were so many amazing moments to shoot, and of course it doesn't hurt when your subjects are just so naturally photogenic!  Here is a quick sneak peek of a couple of images, I promise more will come soon.

Cyndi and Gibby are Married! Part 2

As promised here are the sweet couple pictures of Cyndi and Gibby.  The light was absolutely delicious, I just love shooting late in the evening before sunset and I could have asked for a better couple to shoot with.  They were so cute and full of joy.  2009 has just begun and this was a fantastic way to start off the season.  Thank you so much Cyndi and Gibby, it was incredible shooting with you!

Cyndi and Gibby are Married! Part 1

On April 4, 2009 I had the pleasure of shooting Gibby and Cyndi amazing wedding.  I have to admit, this was the largest wedding party I've ever shot, 26 I believe was the grand total, so I was prepared for a day filled of fun and laughter.  I was not disappointed in the least, everyone was ready for a great time and there were so many great moments to photograph.  The best part was that I didn't feel like just the photographer, I felt like part of the party.  I have so many awesome shots of Gibby and Cyndi together that I've decided to blog those images separately, so come back tomorrow for more amazing images of these two love birds.  In the meantime here are some great images from the day.  Thanks to Gen for seconding shooting with me, check out her blog here for more great images.

So, I don't really know how this came about.  All I know is that during groomsmen pictures one of the guys said..."hold on a sec"  and a few minutes later this is what popped out of the church.
I think the guys thought this was pretty funny too!
So what to do you do when you have a goofy puppet head in the wedding party...?  get crazy!
The ladies' flowers, I love purple.
I know I've said this already, but it can be said again...isn't Cyndi gorgeous!




Thanks Gen for this fab photo!
He absolutely adores her, can't you tell by this look.
Funny story here...apparently Cyndi forgot Gibby's ring...ummm OOPS!  So they had to borrow the best man's ring for the ceremony.  The minister must have know about the mishaps because his words were "Gibby, Cyndi presents this ring that she has specially pick out just for you." Needless to say there was quite a bit of laughter during  the ring exchange.


This one makes me laugh


Reception details, again...I love purple!