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07.11.10 – Melissa and Chris – Four Seasons Hotel (Beverly Hills, CA)

August 7, 2010

I recently have become friends with fashion photographer, Joshua Kogan, who contacted me to help him photograph Melissa and Chris’ wedding at the historic Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. Having the weekend free, I gladly accepted the opportunity to work with Joshua and to photograph a wedding at this exclusive venue. I hadn’t met Melissa or Chris and was unsure of whether they would appreciate my photojournalistic style. Joshua encouraged me to shoot the wedding the way I normally would and below are some of my favorites of the day!

Tags: Beverly Hills Four Seasons, Beverly Hills weddings, Joshua Kogan, Southern California wedding photographer, Southern California Wedding photography, Southern California Weddings, wedding photojournalism
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06.26.10 – Michelle and Bobby – Royal Park Hotel (Rochester, MI)

August 3, 2010

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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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Tags: American Idols, Bellisario Florist, Cartoleria, Intrigue, Lee Thomas Films, Michigan wedding photographer, Michigan wedding photography, Michigan weddings, Roma Sposa, Royal Park Hotel, Special Events Rentals, St. Hugo's Catholic Church, The China Closet, wedding photojournalism
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06.12.10 – Maria and Joshua – Orchard Lake Country Club (Orchard Lake, MI)

July 11, 2010

Like many of my clients these days, Maria became familiar with my work because she is friends with former clients of mine. For me, there is no better way to find future clients! Maria and Joshua’s wedding day began with my starting at Maria’s parents’ home where Maria and her bridesmaids were getting ready. Some of the photos below are among my favorites this year! I love documentary style photography – finding images that tell the story of moment. But that is only half of what makes these memorable images. The other part of the equation in making great images is when your subject is emotional and expressive. You will see below that this came very easily for Maria on her wedding day!

The day continued with the ceremony at St Hugo’s Catholic Church in Bloomfield Hills where I met Joshua for the very first time. Joshua is the perfect compliment to Maria. It was obvious to all that they are happy and in love and are surrounded by wonderful family and friends. The evening moved forward to Orchard Lake Country Club for the wedding reception and celebration. I am so happy that they invited me to photograph their beautiful day! Please see the highlight slideshow at the bottom of this post to see how the entire story unfolded. Their day could not have been the success it became without the expertise of the following vendors:

Florist – Dave Calcaterra of Thrifty Florist
Linens – Special Events
Cake – Orchard Lake Country Club
Videographer – Chad Shwartzenberger
Day-of Coordinator – Molly Robinson
Paper Products and Design – Jen Wells of Miss Pickles Press

Tags: Bloomfield Hills Wedding, Michigan wedding photographer, Michigan wedding photography, Michigan weddings, Orchard Lake Country Club, St. Hugo's Catholic Church, wedding photojournalism
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05.23.10 – Tara and Prasad – Burton Manor (Livonia, Michigan)

July 4, 2010

Tara and Prasad’s wedding day ceremony and reception was held entirely at Burton Manor in Livonia, Michigan. I have photographed a few Indian weddings over the years but this was the first weekend where I photographed two in consecutive days! Tara and Prasad’s wedding day was a beautiful, joyful and colorful celebration! We had not met personally before because the couple resides out of state, but we had a some time before the reception to get to know one another and photograph a few portraits at a nearby park. You can see from the photos below that Tara and Prasad are very much in love and and I found them to be as warm and friendly a couple as you will ever meet. You can see some of my favorite moments below as well as the highlight slideshow at the bottom of this post. Tara and Prasads list of vendors were as follows:

Cake- Edwards Cafe Northville MI
Venue – Burton Manor
Florist – Fancy Florist
Caterer- Ashoka Indian restaurant, Krishna catering
Video – Anil Relan
DJ- DJ Naveen

Tags: Burton Hollow Manor, Indian Wedding, Michigan Indian weddings, Michigan wedding photographer, Michigan wedding photography, Michigan weddings, wedding photojournalism
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American Idols crash wedding reception!!!

June 29, 2010

Yes, I am a big fan of American Idol – there I said it! So you can imagine my surprise – as well as the bride and groom (Michelle & Bobby) – when we were told that three of American Idol’s Top Ten Finalists – Michael Lynche (Big Mike), Casey James and Andrew Garcia – were just down the hallway (at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, MI) in the lounge . After our band, Intrigue, spotted them on their break, they invited the A.I. trio to come down and sing a few songs. They agreed and shortly after midnight, put on a show for the remaining guests of this beautiful wedding. Below are some of my favorites, including the guys walking into the ballroom, being greeted by Michelle with open arms! NEWS ALERT: So far we’ve been contacted by Fox2 Detroit, AI Now, and Yahoo Music for permission to publish these photos for their news articles!

Tags: American Idol, American Idol wedding, Andrew Garcia, Bloomfield Hills Wedding, Casey James, Michael Lynche, Michigan wedding photographer, Michigan wedding photography, Michigan weddings, Royal Park Hotel, St. Hugo's Catholic Church, wedding photojournalism
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05.22.10 – Aarti and Atul – The Dearborn Inn (Dearborn, Michigan)

June 17, 2010

We photographed Aarti and Atul’s spectacular wedding entirely at the beautiful Dearborn Inn. It was as colorful and beautiful of a wedding as you will ever see! I am so grateful that this couple – who come from a long list of friends whose weddings I’ve photographed – selected me to be their wedding photographer! I was assisted by my second photographer, David Yarnall. You can see some of my favorite moments below as well of the highlight slideshow of almost 200 hundred photos at the bottom of this post. Aarti and Atul had a terrific list of vendors, who all contributed to making this day a huge success:
Decorator/Florist by MPE Events, Inc., Videography by Fifth and Main Productions, Catering by Rangoli, Hair/Makeup by Brides on Location, LLC, Shutterbooth by Shutterbooth, Inc., Deejay by Jay Chana DJ Services, Elephant by Ivory Haven Farms, Mehendi by Mehendi Art and Desserts by Sweet Creations. Enjoy my faves and the slideshow:

Tags: Brides on Location, Dearborn wedding, Fifth and Main Productions, Indian Wedding, Indian wedding photographer, Ivory Haven Farms, Jay Chana DJ Services, Mehendi Art, Michigan wedding, Michigan wedding photograper, Michigan wedding photography, MPE Event Productions, Rangoli, Shutterbooth, Sweet Creations, wedding photojournalism
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Protected: Latest Wedding Slideshow: Krystal and Jeff – 05.15.10 – Red Rock Canyon, NV

May 28, 2010

Tags: Las Vegas Photographer, Las Vegas Wedding, Orleans Hotel and Casino, Red Rock Canyon, wedding photojournalism
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03.06.10 – Einav and Joshua – Aria Hotel, Las Vegas

March 12, 2010

I had the opportunity to spend about an hour with Einav and Joshua getting ready at the Aria Hotel just before their wedding at a chapel on the Las Vegas strip. Even though our time together was short, there were wonderful moments to be found, including a display of a variety of emotions from their beautiful son, Roy!

Tags: Aria Hotel, City Center, Las Vegas wedding photographer, Las Vegas wedding photography, Las Vegas weddings, wedding photojournalism
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Wedding Highlight Slideshow: Ranae and TJ – Townsend Hotel, Birmingham, MI

February 21, 2010

This is the wedding highlight slide show from one of the awesome weddings I had the honor and pleasure of photographing in 2009. The wedding took place on October 24th. All the details about the wedding can be found on the blog back in November. Enjoy this! It was an exquisite event!

Tags: Bellisario Florist, Cartoleria, Fifth and Main Productions, Hair by Luigi, Michigan wedding photographer, Michigan wedding photography, Michigan weddings, Simone Vitale Band, The China Closet, The Townsend Hotel, wedding photojournalism
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01.16.10 – Emily and Christopher – Lakeland Manor, St. Clair Shores, MI

January 31, 2010

Prior to their actual wedding day, I had not met Emily and Christopher in person. They are good friends with my daughter and son-in-law, Ashley and Jeff, and I was excited to be asked to photograph their wedding because it’s a rare to see a wedding in Michigan in the month of January! Not only did this wedding turn out to be great, but Emily and Christopher were tremendously easy going and very obviously in love! There are not many more key ingredients needed for a photographer like me to capture spontaneous and creative photos. Getting ready photos began at Woodside Bible Church in Royal Oak, Michigan. The couple decided to see one another prior to the ceremony so that we could get some outdoor photos of the two of them downtown. We had a great time near the train depot as Emily and Chris braved the cold weather in their formal attire! After the beautiful ceremony, and a few more outdoor photos with the wedding party, the couple were joined by their family and friends for their reception at Lakeland Manor in St. Clair Shores. Enjoy some of my favorite highlights above and below. Also check out the highlight slideshow after the last photo.