Julie & Moses Wedding May2, 2009

~Once again I was able to shoot a wedding with Phrene, and this time her friend Brooke came along too to shoot. We headed down to Dearborn to shoot the wedding of Julie and Moses. The second I meet both of them, I knew it was going to be an awesome day. Julie is the sweetest girl in the world, very elegant and gentle. Moses is hilarious, he is funny without even trying, and full of surprises. It was hard to keep the tears back when they first saw each other, you could see and feel the love the two have for each other. The long journey to this day has made it that more perfect. I had an absolute blast assisting at their wedding. I wish every couple was as cool and calm as these too were. Congratulations on your wedding Julie and Moses. Thank you for letting me be a part of your special day. I hope you had fun in Hawaii!~

Changes are coming!

When I first designed my logo last fall, I wanted something that wasn't too complicated. Over the last few months I have felt like my logo doesn't describe me or my style. So I have decided to change it. Even though I am not booking weddings every weekend, things have really taken off in the last few months. This year alone I have 5 weddings! For 2010 I have one booked and two tentative. I am so blessed to have all of these wonderful couples that have put their trust and faith in me and my ability. I decided that now is the time to step up my business. Next month I will be launching my new wedding website, new packages, my new logo and a new blog. I am excited to start this next chapter in my career and can't wait for you all to see it! Thank you for your support and have an awesome summer!

This was taken early Saturday morning (6:30 am) on the East Bay of Traverse City. What a beautiful morning for a marathon.

Kristen & Tom's Engagement

~I have been very busy the last few weeks, and this post is long over due. Here are the pictures from Kristen and Tom's engagement session that I promised I would post. There were so many great pictures, it was hard to narrow them down to this few. Thank you Kristen and Tom for spending Mother's Day with me. Congratulations on your New Years Eve Wedding!~

On Sunday I had the pleasure of taking engagement pictures of Kristen and Tom, who are family friends of Stephanie and Joe, who's engagement pictures I took last fall. Below is a quick peak from our day. More to come soon!

Spring!

Spring is here and so is my new lens!! When I got home on Wednesday, I was greeted with big brown box on my door step. I ripped open the box to find my new canon 70-200 f4L lens. I can't wait to use my lens this weekend at a wedding in Ann Arbor (check back for pictures in a few weeks from that event). But for now, here are some pictures of my tulips that I took with my new lens.

Kendra - Senior Session

On one of the nicest spring Saturdays I headed out to Grand Haven with Cindy and her step daughter Kendra for her senior session. Kendra is going to be a senior at GR Christian and can light up a room with that smile of hers. And those eyes, well you can see how gorgeous they are in all the pictures. Thanks for a fun afternoon in the sun ladies! Good luck next year!

Photobooth Fun

You might of noticed that I am posting a bit this past week, that is because I have decided to buckle down and post at least three times a week. So today I thought I would share some pictures from two photobooth companies. The first two were taken with my friend Carly at a Michigan Wedding and Event Professionals get together. As you can see in the first picture, we weren't really ready for the shot, but that is half the fun. You can get some really funny pictures when you aren't expecting the camera to snap.

The second time around we knew what to expect, but that still doesn't mean that we're going to look good. I recommend to any bride to spend the extra money to have a photo booth company at your wedding. They help to capture the pictures that us photographers usually do not have the opportunity to get. If you would like to see some more samples from The Photobooth Company, check out their website.

Below are pictures that my friend Phrene and I took will at a wedding expo earlier this year through Shutter Booth. Phrene is a friend and fellow photographer that I will be 2nd shooting

for 12 weddings this year! PS- don't tell her these are up here, she will kill me!