I love a beautiful, unique and intimate wedding celebration. Well, Lori and Dan’s wedding ceremony and reception at Genitti’s Hole in the Wall in Northville last weekend was even better than that. When I asked Lori if there were any special guests they would like photographs of, she said everyone at their wedding was important. I really appreciated that sentiment and the excitement these two had of coming together with their family and friends and having a small, intimate celebration with everyone who matters most in their lives.
Lori and Dan chose to see each other before the ceremony which allowed a great amount of time for some wonderful relaxed portraits of just the two of them interacting as well as allowing them more time with their guests after the ceremony. That was a brilliant idea!
The ceremony, in Genitti’s theater, was perfect and was peppered with bouts of laughter as Dan’s son, Carter, joked around on stage while Lori and Dan took their vows. The dinner reception was full of well wishes for the newlyweds…and the smell of amazing soup! These two had a beautiful day and I feel honored to have been a part of their intimate celebration.
Dan and Lori, thank you so much for allowing me to capture the emotion and love on your wedding day. It was a true honor to be around as your little ones made us all laugh and the two of you celebrated the love you’ve found in each other. I wish you all the happiness a lifetime has to offer!
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It’s finally March. And, for me, March is the time of year when I really start getting the urge to be out hiking more often. I love getting outside year-round but something about March signaling spring and spring signaling hiking clicks in my brain and I start thinking of all of the places I still have left to see in this big world. So I started digging through some of my hiking pictures…
There’s nothing better than a day’s worth of hard work paying off at a sensational waterfall, a great wooded camp spot, or an incredible vista. There’s nothing better than getting there on your own two feet. There’s nothing better than getting there for close to free. It’s really a simple thing for those of us lucky enough to be in good health and near some sort of trail. It’s just a small thing that I like to do that makes me feel much more alive.
It’s just a little thing. A little thing that makes me happy. Cheers to the little things that make your life happy.
Credit for this image goes to my friend and hiking partner, Chris. That’s me – the speck on top of the cliff – so, thankfully Chris was there to capture the moment.
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Last weekend, I had the great fortune of working with Mishelle Lamarand of Bliss Photography in Ann Arbor at the gorgeous wedding of John and Lindsay. John and Lindsay were an amazing couple who planned their wedding in Michigan even though they live in California just because they wanted a winter wedding. And I have a soft spot in my heart for winter weddings.
Their day started with everyone getting ready at Weber’s Inn and then a ceremony at St. Francis of Assisi Church. This wedding party was SO brave about the cold and John and Lindsay were complete troupers the entire time as we headed to the U of M Law Quad, Nickels Arcade, and to Ashley’s for some quality photo time. It was a beautiful February day in Michigan and it was so great to be part of John and Lindsay’s day. Thanks, Mishelle, for bringing me along!
Lindsay’s dress made me want to get married all over again (but my husband, Eric, would tell you I say that all of the time)…simple and breathtaking.
Lindsay was a BEAUTIFUL bride.
And check out the eyes on John!
The inside of St. Francis of Assisi Church was really inspiring. I loved how small the ceiling made you feel…
And then over to the Law Quad where you can barely tell how cold it really was that day:
I think this is the moment when Mishelle and I both sort of stopped and melted. Gorgeous light. Gorgeous couple.
Mishelle was snapping away at Lindsay and I noticed that John was standing off to her left looking at her with the biggest smile on his face … priceless.
And off to Nickels Arcade:
Congratulations to Lindsay and John! And another big thanks to Mishelle, it was so great to work with you!
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When I got married, I didn’t purchase an album. I didn’t think I wanted one. I had the disc of my images and I thought I’d make my own one day. One…fine…day…
Two years and some odd months later, I’m here to tell you that I still don’t have an album. And, one day, when my future children ask me to see my wedding pictures, I’ll have to pull out my disc of images and tell them to sit at the big, boxy, buzzing computer and click through them. One by one. And I’ll hope the computer doesn’t break down in the middle because sometimes computers do that. And I’ll hope the monitor is calibrated so the light is just right for our skin tones. And I’ll sit there wishing I had something like what you’re about to see. Something big and thick and substantial for them to hold while they cozy up in a warm blanket on the couch and imagine what their parents used to be like when they got married. Something with a soft cover and thick pages. Something that has the romance of my wedding day told in the form of a storybook. Without 582 photos in between.
This. This is what I hope each of my clients will have for themselves and for their future children. An album that tells the story of their wedding day in a timeless and classic way.
Here are some images of my newest sample album that I made from Heather and Ken’s beautiful November wedding. This one is a 12×12-inch with a soft leather cover and a custom cameo photograph on the front. This is one version of the type of album that is included in some of my wedding packages but, of course, the options are endless.
A little closer look at the cameo:
The pages are nice and thick so you’ll never have to worry about bending. And I love the modern type on the spine:
And here are a few examples of the designs I use. I like to keep them pretty simple and clean and let the story be told by the groupings…
And a peek at the binding and that spine again. Oooh, I love that spine.
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