Please read all the details of Dana and Jeffrey’s wedding in an earlier Blog post last month. You can see highlights from their beautiful outdoor wedding at the Orchard Lake Country Club in the highlight slideshow below:
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I had the last minute fortune of booking Dana and Jeffrey this summer, partly because I was holding the date open to celebrate my birthday, and also because a friend of theirs was a mutual friend of one of my second photographers, Mary Beth. I am so happy that fate allowed me to participate in this beautiful September wedding at the always serene, Orchard Lake Country Club, where both the ceremony and reception were celebrated. This happened to be my second visit to this venue this summer. It also marked the third wedding this summer that I was able to work with the excellent band, Newsmaker, led by the very talented drummer and singer, Perry Joseph, who always keeps the party on the dance floor. Be sure to keep an eye on this blog for more highlights displayed in a slide show, near the middle of October. In the mean time, enjoy some of my favorites below:
I started the day’s coverage, photographing Maureen and Eric’s wedding day at the location of their ceremony: The Academy of the Sacred Heart in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. After the beautiful nuptials and wedding portraits on the alter, the wedding party proceeded to Oakland Hills Country Club for the reception celebration of this terrific couple. Maureen and Eric were surrounded by a fun and happy crowd of good friends and loving families. We only spent a few moments overlooking the historic 18th hole of the famed golf course for additional portraits, so that the couple could begin enjoying what would become a fantastic reception. Maureen’s uncle, the iconic Motor City DJ, Ken Calvert, was Master of Ceremony for the evening. The band, Newsmaker, one of my Detroit area favorites, kept the party going all night long. One of their trademarks is to hand off the mic to guests for solos, singing to Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline.” See the photo below of Maureen and her father giving it their all. Another terrific surprise, provided by the couple’s wedding party, was the appearance of the mascot “Sparty” from nearby Michigan State University. He came running out and caught the couple in complete surprise. You can see their reaction below! From beginning to end, this was a wonderful day. I loved that the couple allowed me to be me – not a lot of posed images – just meaningful, artistic, emotional photojournalism. I will have a beautiful slideshow of the wedding day posted on this blog in about a month or so.
The couple decided to see one another prior to the ceremony so that the majority of their family portraits could be completed and more time could be spent enjoying their guests at the cocktail party…. The ceremony was very special as well because it took place in the picturesque backyard of Emily’s family that looked like it was a scene out of a fairy tale.
