I had such a great year and terrific brides to thank for making it possible! To each of you, I cannot thank you enough for the honor you gave me to photograph your weddings! Thank you for allowing me to be me on your special day! Every single wedding was different, from your personalities, to your locations, to your celebrations! I had so much fun and was able to find new and exciting images at each wedding! I wish each of you, and your husbands, a wonderful and prosperous New Year! All my best! Enjoy the show below:
Posts Tagged ‘Oakland Hills Country Club’
I have been very fortunate over the years to have clients who have celebrated their weddings at one of the top venues in metro Detroit, the historic Oakland Hills Country Club. This December, I was given the wonderful honor to photograph the prestigious country club’s President’s Ball. It was a beautiful and classy event, completely decorated for the holiday season! In addition to providing portraits for the incoming and outgoing officers, I spent the entire festive evening capturing images of the celebration. The night was meticulously overseen by OHCC’s Director of Catering, Margarita Garcia. Decor was provided by one of Michigan’s finest, Ralph Bellisario of Bellisario Florist. Music was provided by metro Detroit’s premier band, the one and only Simone Vitale Band. Enjoy some of the highlights 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.
