Monthly Archives: August 2009

Christina & Andrew | Engagement

I went to high school with Christina and Andrew, so it had been about 10 years or so since I had seen them.  I reconnected with the two of them on Facebook and I must say, I am so very glad we did.  Meeting up with Christina and Andrew downtown Ann Arbor, where they both attended school at U of M, was so great and I can’t believe the amount of fun I had.  As you’ll see from the images, they are such a fun couple and really love and enjoy one another’s company.  The bond they share is so evident and I loved hearing, “I love you,” come from both of their mouths every now and then.  I don’t know what it was, but it was just such a great session and I feel like I really “got” them.  After shooting for a couple hours, I insisted we go to my favorite restaurant, Eve for a little wine and apps.  Christina and Andrew moved to the Bay area about a year ago, so it’s not everyday they’ll get to go to Eve, so I though what better time to do so.  While eating and drinking, I got to find out more about them and their engagement story and I just really appreciated them sharing stories with me and allowing me to photograph them.  I am so blessed to have so many wonderful couples like Christina and Andrew.  Thank you to you both for being so great to work with, as you know, I had a blast!

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“Did you say _ _ _ thy?!?”

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We found the perfect size bench for Andrew:)

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I love all the smiles!

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Gotta make sure her man looks good.

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Your LEFT arm;)

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Love these next two…

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Mmmm, love that light!

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Cute!

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One second they’re looking at each other like this…

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And the next, they’re doing this:)

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Love em…

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Wanda & Rourke | Bahamas Wedding Day 2

Our second day of shooting was the actual wedding day followed by a reception and some crazy awesome dancing at Aura later in the evening.  I’ll just let the pics tell you how the day went…enjoy!

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Rourke’s little bro…

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Loved the suit and it felt ” like butta”

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Love getting greeted like this…

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Wanda’s parents…

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Amanda and Wanda…

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Love this one Wayne grabbed of the sisters from behind…

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A beautiful beach ceremony.

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Everybody…

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Stairs to…???

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Clean, simple, lovely…

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I love the green…

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The light out front the hotel was marvelous!

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Love it!

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Thank you Bahamas sun!

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Their reception was HOTT!

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I didn’t know Rourke was a fire eater?!?

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This is where the part started…

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And it ended late at Aura!

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Wanda & Rourke | Bahamas Wedding Day 1

So much to say about the experience I had at Atlantis in the Bahamas documenting Wanda and Rourke‘s fantastic wedding.  I was there with my friend Wayne Toshikazu, who was so important in helping me document everything and did an awesome job getting great images…thanks Wayne!  I have to say the biggest thing that I loved about being there, was how much of a celebration is was for Wanda and Rourke and their friends and family who came out to celebrate along with them.  Wanda and Rourke are such a fun couple, so it was no surprise that their friends and family were just as fun and everyone had a blast.  I will be blogging this in three different parts, as there were three main days we were photographing everything.  The first day, we did a lifestyle session around Atlantis and the surrounding area and that was followed in the evening by a little party by the aquarium.

I honestly could blab on and on about my experience there as well as about all of the awesome people I had the opportunity to meet, but I know you just want to see some pics right?!?  Here is day one…

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We started out on the beach…it was pretty darn hott!

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Atlantis makes for a good backdrop…

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Found some good light…

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Love this light too!

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Love this setting.

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The party was held in Fathoms, which is a little open area with one of the walls being the huge aquarium…

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This is what you eat when on Paradise Island…

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Guests of honor arrive = party time!

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I don’t recommend the Leroy special…it isn’t very good;)

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Right, and I’m NOT a photographer…

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Nice place for a party eh?

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Love this pic…

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Maybe he’s tweeting:) ”Standing in front of a really frikin’ huge aquarium and there’s a Manta Ray coming right at me…HELP!”

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The moms…

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Wanda’s dad.

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Rourke and his little bro…

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Just a few of the guests…

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