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Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:44:34 +0000

So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life’s
a Great Balancing Act.
Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.
- Dr. Seuss | Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

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Show and Tell | Pinterest

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:11:00 +0000

Before December, I refused to even look at the Pinterest website in fear of yet another social media site eating away at my days. But, with a little more time to relax and explore over the holidays, I allowed myself a visit and was pretty impressed with how useful and interesting the site could be within my business. So far, it has not taken over my life completely (I’m looking at you, Facebook.) and that makes me very happy. So, I thought I’d share a link to my boards here with you. If you’re a client or a potential client, I thought this would be a neat way for you to get to know me a little more. Maybe feel a little more comfortable knowing a bit about who is behind the camera. Or maybe you’ll just think I’m a little crazy for wanting to live in a treehouse. Either way.

I’d love to see your boards too! Let me know if you have a board for your wedding or portrait session, it’d be great to see your ideas!

Click here or on the image below to see my boards and follow along as the pinning frenzy approaches (I still think it’s coming)!

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Kasey | Maternity Portraits

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:02:40 +0000

Hello and happy Monday! Do you remember Ava? Well, Ava is going to be a big sister in just a few short weeks and her mom, Kasey, wanted to be sure to capture this time before the little one arrives. I have SO enjoyed documenting their growing family since I first met them and I am SO looking forward to meeting their new addition very soon! For now, the beautiful Kasey:

Kasey, Brian & Ava: I hope you enjoy and I can’t wait to meet the little guy! Very best wishes in these final weeks leading up to the big day! Cheers,

nicole

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Album Feature | Deluxe Book Cloth Album – Ivory Brocade

admin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:14:18 +0000

Happy Monday, friends. Just wanted to share a few images of Ashlee & Andrew’s wedding album. This one is a 10×10″ deluxe Japanese book cloth album with the ivory brocade silk used for the cover and the presentation box. So pretty!

If you’d like to see other examples of the deluxe album, you can click here and here. To see the standard leather album, click here and here.

Hope this finds you having a great start to your week!

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Waiting for Snow

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:34:08 +0000

For the very end of 2011 and to ring in the new year, Eric and I went up to the Leelanau Peninsula with a couple of friends. We stayed at a little home within walking distance to the town of Glen Arbor and, much like our last visit to Glen Arbor just three weeks earlier, we were hoping for snow. The kind of snow that brings most activity to a halt. I had two cameras in tow, three rolls of film ready in the refrigerator and a silly amount of fleece and Smartwool socks. I wanted photographs of snow. I was ready. Alas, it did not snow. (Until we got on the road to head home.)

If it had snowed, I would have taken about 200 photographs of snow and loved it. But, in the end, I think I got something even better. Eric and I have been going up to Leelanau regularly for about nine years now and I have an embarrassingly small amount of town photos. So, I spent some time taking town photos and I am excited we will have these to look back on in another nine years when things may look a little different.

Happy new year, friends! I hope the year is full of unexpected surprises for you.

For now, enjoy some scenes from Cherry Republic:

And what seems to be THE local hangout because the street is always full when we go by, Art’s Tavern:

The Cottage Book Shop:

Our newest Glen Arbor finds – Great Lakes Tea & Spice (wow, try the Honey Sweet Oolong tea!) and The Totem Shop if you need more Smartwool:

I really love small town post offices. I really, really do.

Lake Street Studios:

And just our little walk home:

Then we headed over to Leland for some wine tasting. Since I’m a sucker for outdoor gear, here you have the Leland Harbor House:

How adorable is that post office?

And our new favorite winery, Verterra:

And, last, the Fishtown Candy Company (I have photos from the inside here):

I have a feeling this is a new project for me so hopefully on our next trip up I’ll have the chance to visit some of the other towns on the peninsula. Cheers!

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Farewell 2011, Hello 2012!

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:45:34 +0000

With only a few days left in 2011, I wanted take a look back through the year at some of my favorite photographs from each wedding I was lucky enough to capture. Let me warn you, I’m not great at narrowing things down so you might want to grab a cup of tea and a cozy blanket before you start to scroll.

To all of the couples I’ve had the pleasure of working with this year: THANK YOU. Simply put, your trust in me means so much. And, without you and your trust, I wouldn’t be able to do this thing that I love so much. So, thank you.

So, first, there was Jerry and Christina’s March wedding at Meadow Brook Hall:

Then there was Lisa and Rob’s wedding in Alexandria, Virginia:

And Bethany and Chuck’s wedding at Cherry Creek Golf Club:

And Diana and Cory’s wedding at Weller’s Carriage House:

Then it was June and it was time for Ashlee and Andrew’s wedding at the Country Club of Lansing:

And Becky and Derek’s wedding at a beautiful family home in South Haven:

And Jillian and Mike’s wedding at the University of Michigan Museum of Art:

(I hope your tea is still warm.)

And Carole and Henry’s wedding at Meadow Brook Hall & Gardens:

Then, fall was on its way and it was time for Chelsey and Brent’s wedding at Eagle Eye Golf Club:

And Alice and Matt’s wedding at a private home on Lake Michigan:

And fall was in full swing at Audrey and Paul’s wedding at Misty Farm:

And Jessica and Steve’s wedding at Weller’s Carriage House:

And Jamie and Mike’s wedding at Andiamo of Warren:

And, last, Paige and Adam’s lovely winter wedding at Oakhurst Country Club:

If you’re still in your cozy blanket and you have a little more tea, you can check out last year’s recap here.

Best wishes for health and happiness in the new year!

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Oakhurst Country Club Wedding | Paige & Adam: Part II

admin — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:55:12 +0000

I have a special place in my heart for Michigan winter weddings. And for wine. And for pine trees. And for laid-back happy people. So Paige and Adam’s wedding at Oakhurst Country Club was the very best ending I could have written for my 2011 wedding season. Their day was full of joy and excitement and laughter and light. It was full of the wintery goodness of pine trees and the deliciousness of Michigan wines. It was full of beautiful promises celebrated by family and friends. It was a beautiful day, indeed…

Click on the image below to see even more in a slideshow from their day! Big appreciation to all of the folks who helped make Paige and Adam’s wedding so perfect:

VENUE: Oakhurst Golf & Country Club | FLORAL: Michelle Nonis

BAKERY: Sweet and Savory Bakeshop | DJ: Cinderella’s Wedding DJs

Paige & Adam: Thank you – so very much – for putting your trust in me to capture your most awesome day. It has been such a pleasure getting to know you both and being there that day to capture all of the little moments so you might be able to relive them for the rest of your lives together. I wish you both a long lifetime of health and happiness!

- nicole

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Album Feature | Standard Leather Album – Cocoa

admin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:22:23 +0000

Just wanted to share a few photographs of Cory and Diana’s album from their Weller’s Carriage House wedding last May. They chose the standard leather album in cocoa which is neat because the color is reminiscent of the rustic feel of Weller’s. We paired the darker leather with a bright photograph on the cover to balance it out a little and I love how it turned out….

Albums are included in select wedding packages. Please feel free to contact me to learn more about the packages or a la carte pricing for albums. If you’d like to see the deluxe Japanese book cloth albums (my personal favorite), click here to see it in gray or here to see it in crimson.

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Oakhurst Country Club Wedding | Paige & Adam: Part I

admin — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:16:51 +0000

Congratulations to Paige and Adam! They were married yesterday at Oakhurst Golf and Country Club in Clarkston and I can’t wait to share more from their happy day but – for now – just a little something!

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Ava – Portraits | Six Months

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:00:19 +0000

Wow, what a difference six months can make! You might remember Ava from her newborn session in May (or even from her mom’s maternity session) and now she’s sitting up, laughing at her sister, Ella, and keeping busy turning into a pretty little lady.

I know I’ve said it before but I LOVE when I have the opportunity to photograph a little one a few times as they grow. It’s such a treat for me to compare how they’ve changed!

Delinne, David, Ella and Ava: Thank you AGAIN! It is SO neat to see your family grow and change (so quickly!) and I appreciate it so much. Very best wishes to you guys as your little girls grow,

nicole

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