Monthly Archives: July 2009

Bahamas baby!

Right now, me and my buddy Wayne Toshikazu are at Atlantis in The Bahamas to photograph the wedding of Wanda + Rourke.  Excited to photograph them and go through the pics!  I had a few blog posts I wanted to get up before I left, but didn’t get a chance because of some last minute travel crazyness.  Just wanted to let you know what’s to come when I get back…

Regina + Blaise

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George + Holly

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Melissa + Matt

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Abby + Steve

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Kendall & Ryan | Engagement II

You might remember Kendall and Ryan from their engagement session I did with them last fall.  They are getting married at the end of the month, so a few weeks ago, we met up again for some more pics, but this time with the bright spring/summer colors.  Unfortunately the session had to be cut a little short because Ryan was having some pain in his kidneys.  You guessed it, it turned out he had three kidney stones…poor guy.  We still managed to grab some great shots before they went off to the hospital.  I know I don’t have to say it, but I am really looking forward to photographing your wedding you two!  One of the biggest things I love about Kendall and Ryan is the love that I can literally FEEL when photographing them…see if you can from the pics;)

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I know…:)

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Can I just say, I LOVE train tracks!

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I love UNDER train tracks:)

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I love the SUN…sometimes…

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I’m thinking this one is sweet no!?!

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I guess I love red stairs too…

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Thanks again you two!

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Brooke & Brian | Wedding

Brooke and Brian got married on your typical Michigan summer day…it was sunny and hott, but awesome!  It is impossible to NOT have a good time when you are with Brooke and Brian and it made the day so much fun and I really felt like I was just another member of the sweet bridal party.  Thank you so much for treating me like a close friend you two and you know I want to be hanging out with you now.  You and everyone at your wedding are why I feel so blessed to be able to do what I do:)

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The ladies started the day off at Jenny’s Salon…

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Love it!

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The mom’s before the ceremony checking things out…

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Waiting on his bride.

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I think I will always love this moment…

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The reception was at the super swanky Grosse Pointe War Memorial…such a great place for a wedding and reception:)

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Love it when I find things like this;)

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Such a great shot of Meredith and Scot!

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I really always love this shot and if you know me, that says a lot…and no, I never suggest it, but am glad when someone mentions it:)

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I LOVED the speeches, these next two shots pretty much tell ya how they went…

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Both the ladies and men had different flowers….it was so great and unique.

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The bugs were really bad, but I was able to grab Brooke and Brian for a few pics during the reception.

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Loved how Brooke was holding on to Brian…so sweet.

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Here’s a few of the amazing details…

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This is pretty much how the WHOLE day felt:)

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The Hipsher’s | Family

A couple weeks ago, I met up with the Hipsher family at a park for some fun family pics!  I went to high school with Mary and while it was great to see her again, it was even better to see how she’s doing and her gorgeous family.  It was pretty much the hottest day ever and while we were close to melting, we made it through and were able to capture some great images.  I truly had a blast photographing the little ones and hope we can meet up again, so we can have even more fun.  Thank you Josh and Mary for having me capture your family and I can’t wait to see the one on the way:) Enjoy your pics!

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I took many family shots to get some variation as well as have everyone looking their best:)

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Mary, Cally, and Brett ventured down the rocks to the stream…

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Josh and Nina took the shortcut…

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Love this one.

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They were rooting for my team of course:)

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I mean, I had to right?:)

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Seriously cute kids!

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Cally and her personality…love it!

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Awww…

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It was crazy hott, but Brett had to pump up for all the ladies anyway.

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If Nina were a dinosaur, she would be a Cute-asaurus Rex.

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Brett making it look easy;)

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Anyone know what time it is?

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And another one…

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Nina was having none of this…

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We had to grab a few shots of mom and dad…you two look so great together:)

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Who’s down for some freeze tag?

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How can you not love this!?!

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