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Kim and Travis {I Do}

June 7th, 2011

There are just some moments that I feel so lucky to be a part of – Kim and Travis’s wedding day was one of those moments.

From the minute I stepped into Kim’s house till the last dance at the reception, I felt the joy/love/happiness. Kim is the type of person that absolutely everyone wants to be around. Her warm smile and caring demeanor that she has towards everyone makes you want to be her best friend. Travis is the also the type of person everyone wants to be around – his humor and ability to make any situation fun makes everyone want to be his best friend.

The whole day was just remarkable and made me really realize that through anything, if you have family, you’ll get through anything. It made me love my job even more than I already did.

I hope you enjoy the preview!

Ok – I was looking HIGH and LOW for purple shoes and never found them. To say I was jealous of Kim’s shoes is a complete understatement.

This was Kim the whole day – smiley!

The ADORABLE flower girl!

LOVE this shot of Kim’s sister and mom putting on the dress.

The GORG bride!

Seriously in love with her flowers.

The beautiful bridesmaids

A favorite!!

How bad ass is this family? Love it!

Can’t forget about the handsome groom!

L.O.V.E this of the groom and ring bearer!

Travis picked some pretty awesome groomsmen.

<3 she was all smiles when Kim let her hold the bouquet

The new Mr. and Mrs.!

The awesomely fun wedding party!

Time for some one on one time with the bride and groom!

LOVED Fellows Creek Golf Course!

Travis – you are a pro at this!

Beautiful couple.

I LOVE first dances (their song was FABULOUS – wish I could remember what it was)!

Love this. Listening to the best man speech.

LOVE this of the bride’s mom and brother!

The mini bride looking adoringly at the bride.

This was one proud dad

Travis and his beautiful mother.

And the craziness begins!

Travis and his groomsmen rocked it out!

Congrats to the beautiful couple!

Kim and Travis – Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your special day. I honestly had a BLAST. All your family and friends made me feel so welcome – you guys have a GREAT support system! I wish you both the best of luck in Virgina!

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Katie and Kevin {I Do}

May 31st, 2011

This past Memorial Day weekend I had the opportunity to photograph an old friend from high schools wedding. Katie and I use to be super close in high school but went separate ways when we each went to different colleges.

When I found out she was engaged last year I was secretly hoping that she would ask me to be her photographer because I knew I wanted to see her be a bride. Katie has such a beauty that everyone has to stop and notice. The best part about Katie is that not only she is beautiful on the outside, she has the sweetest personality you will ever come across.

Kevin is her exact match. He is handsome, sweet and you can see how much he truly loves Katie.

They honestly go together like Barbie and Ken and I truly wish them the best of luck together in their marriage.

I hope they enjoy their preview!!

Katie’s mom and mother-in-law getting her in the dress.

Kevin’s niece was one cute flower girl!

Every detail on Katie was just perfect.

Signing the marriage license!

LOVE this.

Katie, you are FABULOUS!

And Kevin? You look pretty awesome yourself!

Kevin’s men.

The super cute ring bearer!!!

LOVE how happy and excited the three of them look!

Katie being walked down the aisle by her mom and dad.

Kissing the bride.

The gorgeous bride.

Husband and wife!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Beautiful

A favorite.

They honestly didn’t take a bad picture.

The awesome wedding party!

They look like they could be models!

The boys with the bride.

The girls with the groom!

Katie and her beautiful bridesmaids.

LOVE this one of Katie!

And LOVE this one of Kevin!

Beautiful lemon cake!

Love this moment with Katie and her dad.

Love how Kevin is looking at his bride here.

This picture makes me happy

Beautiful father/daughter dance.

Love this of Katie and her mom on the dance floor!

Love!

Katie and Kevin – I hope that your wedding was everything you both dreamed of. Every detail was just amazing and the love that surrounded you two was incredibly noticeable. I hope you have a fabulous honeymoon in the coming months.

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Cameron and Mike {I Do}

May 3rd, 2011

Perfect Day – Perfect Dress – Perfect Couple – Perfect Wedding

Cam and Mike’s wedding was out of this world awesome. They are such a cool couple with some amazing friends and family. We had a great day start to finish and the Michigan weather held out perfectly for them. This day truly seemed like their dream come true.

Cameron and Mike – Hope you’re enjoying your honeymoon and if you see these photos, enjoy!!

Starting the day off with a great pair of shoes

<3 it

This dress fit her like a glove – she looked like she weighed ten pounds in it!

Love this candid that Cindy grabbed!

Every girl should smile like this on her wedding day.

The beautiful ladies.

Gorgeous bride.

LOVE this.

Had to get mom and dad in there!

Cam – you are STUNNING.

Love the flower.

Cam knew I would love this window.

The handsome Groom!!

Mother and Son.

The guys had a little too much fun

Love this.

Again with the too much fun

The Ceremony.

The new Mr. and Mrs.!

Her side and his side

Time for some downtown Plymouth!

Love.

I clearly had way too many favorites

Gorgeous

I think she likes him <3

And he just might like her

woo hoo!

LOVE it.

ugh! something about this I just LOVE.

Although a little blurry – SO CUTE

First dance as newlyweds.

Daddy/Daughter <3

Mother/Son <3

Who invited this crazy chick?!

Thank you Mike and Cam!! I had a blast documenting your special day! Hope you’re enjoying Jamacia!!

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katie simney How georgous is my cousin??!! You look amazing!! Great Job Wit!! The pics look awesome!! You do such great work =)

Alicia and Fish {I Do}

December 28th, 2010

On the day after Christmas most people are relaxing and unwinding from a crazy couple of days. Not Alicia and Fish, they got married.

I went to high school with Alicia and was very excited when she contacted me to photograph her wedding. We use to have so much fun together (the most fun being the Britney Spears concerts). A couple of years ago she moved to China to live her life and teach. There, she met Fish – her husband.

They got married in the cutest little white hall smack dab in the middle of the Novi Public Library and Novi High School. The building only held about 60 some people but it was perfect. The ceremony was intimate- her friend officiated the ceremony and then their friends from far sang them a song that was made for them. It was perfect.

After the ceremony we headed off to St. Johns in Plymouth. I’ve been there many times before, but being there the day after Christmas was peaceful. We had the whole place to ourselves. It was a wonderful reception with the people that mattered most to them (in the states – Fish’s family lives in China).

I had a wonderful time catching up with an old classmate and friend – I hope they enjoy their preview!

I don’t usually have a chance to grab some photos of the groom before the wedding – I’m glad I had the chance!

Love this one of Alicia.

Alicia, honestly, what the gorgeous?!

How amazing is her dress?! She got it custom made – seriously, it was made for her.

The sweet little white town hall building.

Meeting down the aisle.

You may now kiss the bride.

Hugging her father.

Fish and his new father-in-law.

The family.

So fun!

I fell in LOVE with her flowers – the grass was amazing.

The best man and maid of honor.

Loving the dress, red tie and flowers. Amazing.

One of my favorites – gorgeous.

Seriously – they were smiling like this ALL day!

They totally handled the cold like pros.

Not only did they handle it, they owned it!

Alicia and one of her best friends (who flew in from London).

The whole darn group!

The Hirshfield family

Alicia and her Daddy!

Had to have one with her mama!

haha – love this girl!

They now have the rings that bind them <3

Fish and his boys.

The cutting of the cake (Alicia cracked me up here)

The beautifully emotional speech that Alicia’s sister gave.

Toasting to their marriage

This little one thought it was time to dance!

Love this one of Alicia and her grandpa – way too cute.

<3 LOVE <3

Their first dance was one for the books!

Part of the first dance! I love it! That’s passion right there!

The daddy/daughter dance.

This is how they were all night – in love.

Thank you to Alicia, Fish and the whole Hirshfield family. I truly enjoyed every minute that I got to spend with all of you. You are all truly wonderful people! Alicia and Fish – enjoy the rest of your time in Michigan and then in Chicago! Safe travels!

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Jody Scheller What a beautiful triubute to Alicia and Fish's wedding! Thanks for sharing for friends to take part in!

Deb and Art Hirshfield Lisa - those pictures are amazing. You realy captured the joy at the wedding. Thank you so much for posting them for us.

admin Thank you Deb and Art! I had a blast with you all!

Deb and Art Hirshfield Hello Lisa, these pictures are beautiful! We just love them. Thank you for being such a special part of the wedding and doing such a great job!

Emily and Shareef {I do}

November 30th, 2010

On black Friday most people were getting up early and getting some early Christmas shopping done. I was sleeping in and getting all rested up for Emily and Shareef’s wedding!

Again, I say this a lot, but I honestly have some of the best clients in the world. I have met Emily once or twice before and I’ve never met Shareef but the two of them have the type of personality that makes you feel like you’ve known them forever. They both were ready and willing (even going outside in the freezing weather).

They got married at the Colony Club in Downtown Detroit and I don’t think I’ve ever been to a more beautiful venue. It’s got this historic elegance and it made the most beautiful backdrop for pictures.

Since I am only putting up one blog for the wedding, bare with me, I had a TON of favorites .

I hope you enjoy the preview!

Loving the shoes and dress!

LOVE this sweet picture of the Brides mother.

Finally in the dress.

The bride and her mother

Emily, you are gorgeous! LOVE this picture.

Emily and her beautiful MoH’s.

<3 Beautiful <3

LOVE – LOVE – LOVE

I had to take a picture with this tree – their dresses matched!

The awesome flowers!

Time for the handsome groom!

Shareef and his boys.

Moments before walking down the aisle!

Her first look at her hubby to be

You may now kiss the bride …

Married.

The AWESOME wedding party!

Some family photos…

<3 that I see their shadows

I LOVE this one – Nice job with the hat Shareef.

A little Park Ave. time.

A favorite of the two of them.

Yep. Colony Club is fabulous.

Woo hoo! Getting introduced!

Cutting the fabulous cake.

The best men and their father sang them a beautiful song – what an awesome moment.

Yep. They totally had a belly dancer walk them in and dance during dinner. VERY cool.

<3 this photo of Shareef and his mom.

LOVE this first dance image!

Gorgeous wedding, Gorgeous venue, Gorgeous couple.

Thank you to Emily and Shareef! I hope these pictures find you smiling and remembering certain moments of your beautiful day. Thank you for allowing myself and Adam to be a part of it. Hope you have a fabulous time on your honeymoon!

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Ruthie What a great capsule of this special event. You captured it all; classy, fun...surrounded by love. So honored to be a part.

Amity LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pics... you captured the event beautifully! Thanks for helping us make great memories :-) Amity

admin Thank you SO much Margaret! I had a blast that day! You really have a beautiful family! Congrats to you!

Margaret Michael Lisa, It's 2 am and I woke to look at the MSU website for basketball tickets and found your website with these pictures!! This is SO much better than those tickets!!!! HOW BEAUTIFUL!!!! I didn't cry at the wedding at all but these surely put a lot of tears in my eyes!!!! Can't wait to see more! Thanks for everything and taking such wonderful pictures. Margaret

Kevin and Leah {The Reception}

October 1st, 2010

Time for some dancing and good times!!

Getting Leah all set for the reception!

The entrances!! Work it girl!

Now these two know how to make an entrance!

The Bride and Groom!!

Their beautiful and delicious cake!

The rings that they’ll wear forever <3

The maid of honor toast.

Enjoying themselves – laughing at each other.

Best man speech.

Who gets more emotional then the bride on the wedding day? “This Guy” LOVE you Kev!!

Let’s dance.

It makes me laugh!

LOVE it.

<3 daddy/daughter dances

Leah’s mom watching on…

Leah’s dad holding on to her – so pretty.

Mother/Son dance – love this.

They are so sweet!

Time for some family pics …

The dance floor!

LOVE this – makes me laugh every time I look at it.

And Adam and I had to get in ONE photo

THANK YOU KEVIN AND LEAH – ADAM AND I TRULY HAD A BLAST AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO CAPTURE YOUR DAY!! HOPE YOU HAD A BLAST ON YOUR HONEYMOON!!

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Kevin and Leah {Ceremony and Portraits}

September 29th, 2010

This post is epic in its size.

Since this was my first wedding it was hard for me to narrow anything down (I need to get better at that).

Here are some of my favs from the ceremony and our portrait time.

Here comes the beautiful bride and her daddy!

I just couldn’t get over how beautiful the back of her dress was.

Love the emotion in this photo.

LOVE both of these photos – you may now kiss your bride

LOVE it … Kevin just can’t believe Leah is actually signing the marriage papers!

The brides side of the family.

The grooms side of the family.

Leah and her wonderful parents <3

LOVE this one with the grooms mother!!

Kevin with his bother and sister.

Leah – You literally make this picture ROCK.

Kevin looking as handsome as ever.

Leah - you are unbelievably gorgeous.

Look at those handsome boys!

Kevin and his best man.

LOVE this.

Leah and her maid of honor.

Beautiful.

The beautiful ladies.

One of my favs

Just one more of the girls – they are just too cute.

The fabulous wedding party.

Loving all the joy!

Now time for some Kevin and Leah goodness.

Are they not one of the most beautiful couples you’ve ever seen?

Had to get her beautiful flowers in there.

This wasn’t even posed – they were just THAT sweet throughout the day.

LOVE <3

One of my favorites.

They seriously look like a fairy tale.

What newlyweds should look like

Woo! Now that was a long one!! The last blog will be the party!! Reception is up next!

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Kevin and Leah {Getting Ready}

September 28th, 2010

On Saturday morning I headed over to the salon to greet the ladies. After that we headed to frog pond in Interlochen, MI to get ready!

Leah enjoying her time at the salon

The maid of honor getting her hair all done!

Doesn’t she look like an angel here?!

Look at that bling!

The bridesmaid Melissa getting her do done.

Mother of the groom getting her nails done…

Mother of the bride getting her hair done

It’s starting to come together!

Love her face here!

LOVED it!

How AH-MAZING are these blue shoes?! I about died!

If you think the front of this dress is amazing …

you’ll think the back is to die for!

Finally getting into the dress!

A favorite. <3

The maid of honor (Leah’s sister) putting on Leah’s very unique and GORG necklace.

I just love this face. It’s almost like she’s realizing, for the first time, that she’s a bride. love it.

So happy!

Getting ready to go!

The last moments before becoming a married woman.

Next up is the ceremony and group shots! You don’t want to miss that one!!

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Kevin and Leah {The Rehearsal}

September 27th, 2010

Almost a year ago I got an email from my pseudo cousin Kevin. He knew that I was trying to get into wedding photography and he wrote that he wanted to hire me for his wedding in the upcoming year.

This was my first solo wedding ever booked. I was BEYOND excited – September 25th could not have come sooner.

As the months, weeks and days passed, I was getting more and more anxious to do the wedding. I didn’t know what to expect or even if I would have enjoyed it. When the time came, I LOVED it. I loved every second of it. This is truly what I was meant to do.

Kevin and Leah asking me to do this was beyond special for me. I was able to participate in every aspect of their wedding. From the rehearsal – to getting ready – to formals and dancing. I was able to be a part of their day. For that, I thank them. It honestly meant more to be then either of them will ever know.

SO, on to the four or five part blog!

Here is part one – The Rehearsal!!

We’re heading to the Chapel!