Monthly Archives: May 2009

Lesley & Ben | Wedding

Lesley and Ben live in Cincinatti, but I am excited that that will all change in July, as they have both accepted jobs at the Univeristy of Michigan Hospital.  Ben will be in the ER and Lesley will be in the ICU.  Lesley  went to Ohio State University, so she will literally be surrounded by the enemy…wait a minute, she married the enemy.  That’s right folks, Ben is a Wolverine and Lesley is a Buckeye…I didn’t even know that was allowed, but you know what they say, “Love conquers all.”

The two said their vows at the gorgeous Polo Fields Country Club and the reception took place there as well.  They did a wonderful job planning out all the details and their timeline rocked, so there was a lot of time for some awesome pics!  Between the ceremony and reception, the bridal party went downtown to U of M’s campus to get some shots as well as have a little fun.  The day was gorgeous and it had rained earier in the morning getting rid of the humidity as well…thank you mother nature.

My good friend and awesome photographer, Kelly Braman came a long to help document Lesley and Ben’s day and it was nice shooting with a person I talk to almost every day, but hardly get to see.  Thanks Kelly…you rock!

All in all, it was such a fun day and even though I was “working” for 15 hours, I’m happy to say I wasn’t in that much pain the next day:)

I am so excited that they are moving closer to me, so we can hang out…they are my type of people.  Thanks for letting me party with you and I can’t wait to hang out with you this summer!  Enjoy your pics…

The dress…front and back.  I kinda loved it, like A LOT!

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These puppies had some pretty serious heels on them, but Lesley swears they are comfortable.

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Ben, you gotta love your wife…she let that Michigan garder touch her skin for hours…

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Hair.

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Makeup by Bridal Beauty

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Exchange of gifts…

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This necklace came wrapped up in a Tiffany blue box…I wonder where it’s from:)

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Some of the ladies…I think they wanted that necklace…

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Mr. Daper…

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The cuff links were one of Ben’s gifts…

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A note from his sweetie.

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Seriously, one of my favorite images in a while…go ahead, try and not like it…I dare ya!

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The fellas.

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And the ladies…HOTT!

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That’s one good looking Buckeye bride!

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One of my fav parts of her dress…so classy.

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If you know Lesley, you know this is her…love it!

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Love this shoe shot.

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I’m thinking he see’s his lady…

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Yeah, he does:)

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I always love when they first stand side-by-side, so much emotion!

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It’s official, the Wolverines and Buckeyes, have joined forces.  (Please don’t hurt me for saying that.)

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If you know U of M, you know where this is.

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Just for fun.

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I still love this shot…

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Cute:)

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Smoochy, smoochy.

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Just for you Lesley…sorry Ben:((Once again, please don’t hurt me.)

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Horah!

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Love the look on their faces.

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I try and borrow the bride and groom during the reception when the light is all tasty and glowy and Sunday was no exception, although I do think we had extra tasty light…love these:)

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Taking a few minutes away from the reception lets the bride and groom get a little alone time and more emotion comes out…I heart alone time.

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I will end with my favorite.  This was taken right after we got done when we were heading back into the reception and I just loved the way Ben was helping Lesley…I feel there is a lot of symbolism for their lives together in this shot.  I am for sure ordering this…BIG!

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Don’t worry, that’s not all.  For more images from Lesley and Ben’s fantastic wedding, CLICK HERE for a slideshow!

Emily & Jon | Wedding

Emily and Jon tied the knot this past Saturday and we had lovely weather for a great wedding.  The ceremony took place in Toledo a the Church Emily grew up going to and it was so beautiful and let in such great light.  This was my first wedding of the season and what a great start it was.  It was nice to see many familiar faces from Jessica + Chris’ wedding and it made it that much more fun to document their day.  Have fun on your honeymoon you two and remember to hit up Cedar Point on your way back:)

It’s Emily…and me:)

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I loved the dress, the purple shoes and bouquet…nice job Emily!

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I love this one of Jon waiting for his bride.

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And here she is…

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I love those windows.

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They’re hitched!

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Great looking couple.

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Like I said, I love the bouquet…

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We had some great light for these next few…

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Emily looking for her husband…

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There he is…

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You look gorgeous Emily.

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Some well timed laughter during toasts.

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First dance as husband and wife…

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For more images from their wedding CLICK HERE for a slideshow!

Dustin Francis Photography: Featured

I was contacted about a month ago about Zayna and Rani’s fabulous wedding images that were already featured in Metro Detroit Bride to be featured in a magazine based out of Beirut called Sayidaty.  It is a women’s magazine with heavy readership in that area including fashion and tech savy places such as Dubai.  The article turned out to be an interview about wedding photographers and what brides should look for on their photography and more important photographer, which of course I thought was great.  I mentioned a few of my friends and and fellow photographers in the article.  Jasmine Star, Kenny Kim, Millie Holloman, Ben Harrison, Nicole Ladonne, and Jackie Blair are all awesome people and give me great inspiration as well as add so much to our amazing industry.  The interview is a 4-page spread with images and I am quite happy and suprised how everything turned out.  Also, the most current issue of my favorite photography magazine Rangefinder has a few images that I took in Las Vegas while helping my awesome buddy, Kenny Kim, covering WPPI.  Thanks to everyone who made this possible…I love my job!

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I love Express!

I have enjoyed Express’ clothes for some time, but I felt a need to share the shirts I wear and adore from them.  They are the 1MX line of dress shirts, but specifically the Fitted version…not the Modern Fit version.  See, I have a big neck (although it has gotten smaller as I have lost a little bit of weight) but I’m not a big guy, so usually if I buy a shirt to fit my neck so I can wear a tie and what not, the shirt has about 4.7469 yards of fabric too much in the stomach area…in other words, TOO BIG.  The Fitted cut of the 1MX is perfect, it comes in a lot more on the sides and the waist…just how I like it.  I really helps to clean up the look and looks WAY better.  Also, since my neck is smaller now (16 1/2 in) the shirts I buy fit me all around now….WOO HOO!  Sorry if this was a bit random, but I just had to share my love for the Fitted 1MX.  Express rocks!

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