Posts Tagged ‘Special Events Rentals’

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Michelle and Bobbys wedding was my first booking for 2010. We originally met well over a year prior to their date and I also had the opportunity to photograph their engagement session last summer. It was during this photo session that we really had a chance to get to know one another and to have fun. Boy did we ever! You can see the results by clicking here. The reason I bring this up is because I believe that session directly impacted how well the wedding day would photograph! We became friends and we had a chance to work together prior to the wedding day. The results of Michelle and Bobbys wedding are stunning. I was in sync with them throughout the whole day and I think you can see that from the photos below.

I met Michelle for getting ready photos at her parents home. The ceremony took place at popular St. Hugos Catholic Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and the reception was held at the elegant Royal Park Hotel in nearby Rochester. The wedding day ended with the biggest surprise of my eighteen year wedding career: three of the Top Ten finalists from the television show American Idol crashed the reception! I made a blog post of several photos shortly after the wedding and you can see them by clicking here.  Check out some of my favorite photos of the day below and scroll down to the bottom of this post to view the entire highlight slideshow set to U2s Magnificent.

The wedding day could not have been successful without Michelle and Bobbys superb cast of Michigans top wedding vendors. The list includes:

Wedding Planning – The China Closet
Floral Arrangements – Bellisario Florist
Printing Services and Custom Invitations – Cartoleria
Band – Intrigue
Videography – Lee Thomas Films
Decor – Special Event Rentals
Wedding Dress – Roma Sposa

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Ranae and TJ’s gorgeous wedding started and ended at the luxurious Townsend Hotel in downtown Birmingham, Michigan.  I will let the photos do the talking on this wedding, but I also want to give credit where credit is due.  Ranae and TJ had a wedding fit for Hollywood stars and they had a cast of vendors that are among Detroit’s Rock Stars!

Hair by Luigi Bruni
Gown and Veil, Roma Sposa (custom made by Pnina Tornai, Israel)
Shoes, one of a kind by Rene Caovilla
Church, Holy Name, Monsignor Zenz
Consultant, Carolyn Hefner, The China Closet
Entertainment, Simone Vitale Band & Arabic singer Sawsan Kizi
Floral, Ralph Bellisario, Bellisario Florist
Sylvia Weinstock of Sylvia Weinstock Cakes Ltd. New York, NY
Lighting, Visionary Sound Productions
Print work, Jo Ann Stachelski, Cartoleria
Reception, Joanie Sams, The Townsend Hotel
Rentals, Special Events Rental & Gerych’s (carpet & draping)
Transportation, All Star Transportation
Video, Fifth and Main Productions

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All of the details to this wonderful wedding can be found in last month’s blog entry. Enjoy my selected highlights of this day in the slideshow below:

Ai and Jacob’s wedding had all the makings of day gone bad because rain put a stop to the planned outdoor ceremony at the very beautiful Orchard Lake Country Club in Orchard Lake, Michigan. I have only had this happen two other times in my career, and one of those times was with the extraordinary wedding coordinator, Carolyn Hefner, of The China Closet in Birmingham, Michigan. Wouldn’t you know it? Carolyn was the coordinator for Ai and Jake’s wedding as well! Once again, Carolyn pulled off the inevitable, and a beautiful wedding took place despite the elements fighting against it. The wedding went forward without hesitation and without flaw! It was a terrific wedding of mixed cultures, as Ai’s family and friends traveled from Japan to attend the big day!

The very best vendors that Michigan offers were selected for the event. They include Alex Bitoff of Fifth and Main Productions; rentals and decor were provided by Special Events Rentals; the Scandinavian String Quartet provided ceremony and cocktail music; a special appearance by some of the members of Joy Ride for music following the ceremony; and the very talented band, Rumplestiltskin, entertained the guests past midnight.

Enjoy some of the highlight photos below and be sure to check out our complete highlight slideshow in about a month, posted here on my blog.

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