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!
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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.
11.21.09 – LeeAnn and Jack – Old State House, Boston, MA
December 8, 2009I had such a great weekend photographing LeeAnn and Jack’s wedding! It was my first visit to Boston and I just added it to my list of favorite cities in the U.S. Arriving a day before the wedding, I met up with the couple at my hotel near Boston Commons. We spent three hours walking around the city and getting really great portraits, utilizing the city scape and unique Bostonian architecture. The wedding day was beautiful with photos of LeeAnn getting ready in her condo. The ceremony followed at the historic Old State House where their toasts and cake cutting also took place. The celebration, which included guests from all over the world, continued at Davios of Boston for a fabulous dinner. Enjoy the great photos below, which include the day before photos and some cityscape photos captured the day after the wedding.
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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:
09.05.09 – Alison and Brad – Troy Marriott Hotel, Troy, MI
September 22, 2009Alison and Brad’s fantastic wedding day celebration was held completely at the Troy Marriott Hotel. I had not met this wonderful couple until their wedding day, but that did not become a hindrance to finding emotional, spontaneous, fun and memorable moments throughout the day! Their families and friends helped add to the festive and joyful atmosphere. The celebratory mood of everyone helped enhance the opportunity to capture great photographs. You will see from the photos how happy and in love this couple are. Alison has one of the best smiles ever and Brad gave one of the best speeches I have ever heard from a groom! Another memorable highlight was the beautiful voice of Alison’s mother who sang to the couple during the wedding ceremony. Also enjoyable, was the band, Skyline and the Backstreet Horns, who kept the dance floor full of life throughout the entire evening. Enjoy some of their highlight photos below and keep an eye on my blog to see their complete highlight slide show in a few weeks!
09.04.09 – Megan & Bryan – Lyon Oaks Golf Course, Wixom, MI
September 17, 2009Megan and Bryan’s wedding is a story of beautiful couple and their darling baby girl! The day started at Megan’s parents home, where the girls all got ready. The wedding party convened for the marriage nuptials at nearby St. Thomas a’Becket Catholic Church. After completing family and wedding party portraits on the alter, we joined the guests for a festive evening reception at Lyon Oaks Golf Course in Wixom, Michigan. Megan and Bryan chose several great vendors: hair and makeup was done by Bridal Beauty on Location. The makeup artist was Sylvia Farmer and hair was done by Amanda. The video and photobooth were done by Emily Huntley and her staff with Mobile Exposures. Valerie and Jason were the DJ’s from Night and Productions. Enjoy some of the highlight photos below and please check back to this blog in about a month to see more of this terrific wedding in a slideshow set to music.
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.
