Mr. & Mrs. Pierce

We have been blessed this year with beautiful weather on wedding days! Margaret and Dan’s day was no exception and it was sunny and beautiful when they tied the knot. There was a little surprise for us when the venue did not have power until just after the ceremony was over! It only caused a few little issues and the couple was married by a big beautiful window,  so the light was amazing during the ceremony. Right before the reception the power kicked on and the party began!

My favorite part of Margaret and Dan’s wedding was all the amazing details. From the custom crossword puzzle, table seating carabiners, beautiful postcard table numbers, blue drinks, straws, linens and the fantastic trail mix bar. Here are a few of our favorites from the day. Enjoy!

Christine & Patrick ~ 5.21.11

Christine and Patrick are a wedding photographers dream for a couple of reasons. The first became very obvious while planning their engagement pictures. They wanted something fun and unique, funky and a little naughty. I loved it. We had a great engagement session and created these super fun save the dates. (not to worry, the graffiti was added after the fact, I am creative, not criminal)

From here I knew I would love working with these two and I couldn’t wait for their wedding. Oh, and the wedding was going to take place at one of my favorite churches as well!!

When we arrived, everything went smoothly until we were eaten alive by about a million mosquitoes at the park location we found for pictures. Soon we were on our way to the reception anticipating one of the biggest reception surprises I had ever seen! (And I have been to a few receptions…)

For the introduction of this awesome couple, the bridal party, lead by the bride and groom joined in a choreographed dance to “Your love is my drug.” It was so much fun!! First the brother of the bride came in break dancing, the groom was thrown to the ground and the groom flipped his bride on the dance floor. It was sweet. I wish I could watch it again. One of my favorite parts was when the group had a last minute practice in the street after we wrapped up pictures. I can’t wait to share the day with you, but until then, enjoy a few of my favorites!

Jen & Matt are Married!

This weekend, Brent and I, along with our assistant Laura, shot Jen and Matt’s wedding downtown Lansing. This was such a special wedding for me because I have known Jen for a long time and was thrilled to see her so happy, and so amazingly beautiful. She and Matt are so much fun and love goofing around and just being who they are in front of the camera. Of course, you can’t go wrong with an amazing red bridal gown either!! Thank you Jen and Matt for asking us to be a part of your wedding, we had a blast and I can’t wait to see what life has in store for you and your family!

 

One of my favorite details from Jen and Matt’s wedding was the super big guestbook print for friends and family to sign. The print is a 30×40 mounted print and while it was sitting in my office, waiting to be picked up, I kept staring at it, and I have a feeling there will be a bunch more 30x40s in our future! I love it!

Lisa & Stephen ~ 4.29.11

On the day of the wedding heard round the world, we were blessed to shoot an amazing wedding right here in Lansing!

Stephen and Lisa were married at South Church and celebrated with an evening reception at the Grand Ledge Opera House. This couple is so sweet and we had beautiful weather, despite the cool temperature earlier in the day. Lisa put together most of the details for her wedding from the bling at the church to the CD wall behind the DJ.

The Bride also surprised everyone during the ceremony by singing to her new husband. It was so beautiful and I am happy to share a little glimpse of it with you!

Paint Portrait Session with Ashley & Nicholas

Any time I want to try something a little on the crazy side, I love to enlist my family and friends. That way if this go a little differently than I expected, I know what to change and adjust next time. This time went even better than I had hoped!!

This winter I was so inspired by a blog post featuring a child paint session of Tout Petit Pixel in France. She posted a paint session that looked like so much fun, I was trying to figure out how to set it up! One thing I realized right away is that children a little older than my own would be necessary. (Imagine our one year old Charlotte eating the paint with our three year old, Austin, cheering her on while painting the walls and carpet….) Luckily I have an adorable niece and nephew who are the perfect age (2.5 and almost 5). We prepped them with the ‘rules’ and set them free. It was perfect. I am so excited to add this option for our older clients, but they will be on a very limited basis, so be sure to plan ahead!