I was able to sneak outside early this morning before church to capture the beautiful fall frost. This is my favorite time of the year, when the sun sparkles off the early morning frost, creating beauty in the quiet early morning hours. I am a morning person anyway, and someday I hope to be able to head out every morning to shoot, enjoying God’s creation by immersing myself in it.
I couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day to celebrate Amy & Mike’s wedding last Saturday. The weather was a photographer’s dream and the location was beautiful. With family from all over Michigan, they decided to celebrate the day somewhere in the middle. They chose Cadillac, having their reception at the beautiful Caberfae Ski Resort. The colors were awesome and love was in the air. I hope you’re enjoying your honeymoon in Jamaica! And may God bless you both as you begin your lives together!
Hair and Makeup: Posh Salon, Cadillac
Flowers: Hagstrom’s Flowers, Cadillac
DJ: Eagle Entertainment, Josh Rheaume
Reception Location: Caberfae Ski Resort
To see their beautiful slideshow from the wedding day, click here.
I had a great family session earlier this week on Monday with a fabulous family from my church. Mom asked if we could do it right in their backyard because it is so pretty this time of year, and of course I said yes. I love shooting at a person’s home, it makes the pictures so much more personal and everyone in the family is usually much more comfortable. The two girls remind me of me and my sister when we were younger, they were so much fun to take pictures of. Dad has a new job where he doesn’t get to see his family for several days at a time, so Mom wanted new family pics on the walls so the girls would have constant reminders of Dad and not miss him as much. Thanks again for letting me and my boys come over to play and take pictures. These are some of my favorite family pis I’ve ever done!
It was such a beautiful day for a wedding this past Saturday. And I was lucky enough to share it with two awesome families. Sarah and Justin, I’m so glad I was able to work with you and pray for blessings in your marriage as you become a family. Thanks again for a special day! And it was great to see two other couples that I photographed not so long ago. The brother of the bride and his wife, with their new baby and the brother of the groom and his wife. I hope you’re enjoying Traverse City. To see the slideshow from this beautiful October wedding, click here.
For my Monday morning post, I thought I’d start the week with some hot pink weddings I’ve done over the past few years. Enjoy!
Most of you have already seen this on my Facebook business page, but I always like to post my weddings on my blog so I can give credit to various venders and link to them. So for those of you who may have missed it, Mandy and Jeff’s wedding!
Last weekend I was able to be a part of a very special day. A very dear friend married her best friend at Water’s Edge Resort in Connecticut and they honored me by asking me to take the pictures. My mom and I took a few extra days and went out early so we could take in the sites in New York City, and it was a great weekend away. I’ve been friends with Mandy since we were about 3 years old and I consider it an incredible blessing to have been a part of their day. Amanda and Jeff, you are perfect for each other. I’m so glad God has brought you together and I love you both. May He bless you both as you begin your married life together! I still think you should have had a professional photographer along with you to document Italy 🙂 Have a great time and I’ll plan on being back out to your place in a little less than a year 🙂
To see their beautiful slideshow, click here.
Some of you may recognize this couple from their wedding I was able to shoot almost 18 months ago. They were back in town for a week and asked me to do some updated family pictures with their precious four month old son. What a sweet little guy! It was raining almost all morning, but we managed to find a few minutes to squeeze in some pictures between the rain drops. Look at this precious little boy!
Thought I’d post just a couple of pics from the wedding Saturday night. These are some of my personal pics from the night, me and my good buddies. Mandy and I grew up right down the street from each other and played together almost every day. Mandy’s sister Erin and my sister Sara were also good friends and played together all the time. Mandy, Jason (Erin’s husband) and I all graduated together and have known each other a long time. I love it when I actually know the family at the weddings I shoot. Makes for such a great day! The actual wedding day post will come later this week!
Mandy and I
Mom getting a hug from Mandy.
Mandy and Jason, hey good buddy!
Beca and Jason
Erin and Jason
Sunset at the resort the night of the wedding
I thought I’d post a few pictures from the senior session I had last week. Justin was such a sweetheart to work with, he looks tough but don’t let that fool ya. And he has the cutest freckles! What I have found with my guy seniors is that they do not like to smile. They want to look rough and tough. Inevitably, mom is standing behind me speaking words of encouragement: “Come on! Just smile. No, no, no…smile with your teeth, like you really mean it. That’s not your real smile, come on! Just do it for me, you look so cute when you smile.” And on and on and on it goes. I stand there and try to catch that fleeting smile, all while trying to make the poor guy feel comfortable and not embarrassed. Not always easy. I’ve also found that converting some of the pics to black and white helps with the “tough” look and give the guys something different to choose from. Here are a couple of my favorites from Justin’s shoot, enjoy!
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