I met Erin and Jonny about 2 years ago, as our kids went to the same pre-school, and we became friends on the playground even more than our kids themselves were! So when Erin asked me to photograph their wedding, I was incredibly honored – being able to capture someone’s wedding is always a little...
It was a very special day photographing the wedding of the wonderful Ron and Andy. Special because they were so obviously in love, special because it was their wedding day, but more than that – SPECIAL, because they were to be the first same-sex couple to be married in the Michigan Supreme Court, showing how...
I’d always wanted to photograph a wedding at the amazing Detroit Institute of the Arts ( D.I.A ), so when Cynthia and Kenneth contacted me, I was overjoyed at the chance! The happy couple was more than willing to enjoy going all over the museum (as much as we were allowed to after-hours) and take...
Many weddings are a whirlwind of chaos…like a zoo; Jennifer and Steven wanted to get married AT the zoo… The Detroit Zoo in fact! So much fun was had, and with a laugh like Jennifer’s, it’s not hard to see how easily it is for EVERYONE to fall in love with her! We had a...
Katherine and Trevor are two awesome people that you really should get a chance to meet. Outdoor wedding at the beautiful Matthaei Botanical Gardens? Yes indeed! The reception at the wonderful Arbor Brewing Company Microbrewery in Ypsilanti? You bet! Was there a lot of selfie-sticks there? Totally! (Groomsman gifts!) But above all of the partying...
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