I have mentioned before how much I love working with Ryan Koral, the owner of Epic Motion.
His work is so inspiring and he is just a really wonderful, authentic human being, something I think is really hard to find these days. If you need a wedding videographer or know anyone who does please pass along his info, you won’t be sorry!
Friday I had the pleasure of photographing Sarah and Garys big day! The bride was radiant and elegant with a simple sophisticated old hollywood feel. A day full of rain broke just after the ceremony so that we could go outside and have some fun, I love it when mother nature gets my message about no rain during my shooting schedule! The evening was a gathering of family and friends filled with joy and laughter! Thank you both for being so much fun and putting up with my need to shoot, shoot, shoot! Enjoy several of my favorites below. I decided to do a little “vogue magazine retro” with the processing, just for you Sarah!
June 7th (can you believe I had a Saturday off?) My husband and I took our 11 year old son to see The Raconteurs for his birthday and for his 5th grade graduation. The Raconteurs are a band that consists of Jack White (from the White Stripes) and Brendan Benson (solo artist originally from here) and Jack and Patrick from the Greenhornes. My husband played drums for Brendan Benson on his debut album ONE MISSISSIPPI (sadly not in print any longer) We were able to go backstage after a FABULOUS show and hang for a bit. Since Jack and Brendan are former Detroiters, they had a lot of family and friends backstage (Meg was there too!). The fun point of this whole story must be envisioned thru an 11 year old boys eyes…we were backstage chatting with Brendan (whom he has met) and in the middle of our chat, Jack White came up to Harrison and said “Hey, I’m Jack, whats your name?” while sticking his hand out to shake. Harrison was in TOTAL shock. (I sooooooo wished I had a camera, but the moment was something I’m glad I saw with my eyes instead of thru a lens.) Anyways Harrison shook his hand and told Jack his name and he told him “Harrison, thats about the coolest name ever!” and walked off. Say what you will about Jack White (you either love him or hate him i guess) but he totally went out of his way to introduce himself to a kid who has such passion for music and life. He made his entire week and when he is 40 years old he will tell his children this story. Thank you Jack White.
Harrisons Backstage Pass!
Just wanted to check in and let you know that I haven’t posted because I didn’t have power for 3 days this week which set me back a bit, my apologies! Check for fun posts next week, I’m going to attempt a post a day! Yikes! I will have 2 awesome weddings this weekend to post, a Raconteurs review and post about our backstage adventures and a tribute to my son as he moves on from 5th grade to middle school, whaaaaaaa! Have a wonderful weekend and check back next week!
This is a big post with BIG images, my blog has decided to cooperate today! We had such an amazing time with Summer and Rob. The day was just heavenly, the most amazing cloud filled sky, a stunning bride, a groom that knew how to have fun with the camera, and the brides parents had the same experience of getting married 33 years earlier, AMAZING! I could go on and on, but with so many images, I want to keep it short. Thank you Summer and Rob, for filling my day with such joy that was just a pleasure to capture.
I had sooo much fun with Seth and Lorelei shooting their engagement session! We spent a quiet Sunday morning at Cranbrook, my favorite! Gorgeous light, a dip in a fountain and lots of LOVE! The makings of a picture perfect day! Thanks guys, can’t wait to capture the wedding in July!
My 12th wedding anniversary was this past weekend and I just thought I would post a little something about marriage. Its such an amazing gift to find the one true love and make the HUGE decision to spend the rest of your life with someone. I did that 12 years ago after realizing that the boy in 8th grade who chased me around everywhere was the most incredible human being i had ever known and AMAZINGLY he was (is) THE ONE! LIfe, love and marriage can pose a lot of challenges, but getting thru the drama and looking at your hearts investment and sacrafices into one another is worth working on daily. After living in San Francisco, New York, Boston and Detroit, 3 incredibly gorgeous children, many sleepless nights changing diapers, 3 houses, lots of tears and difficult days and months, amazing blessed days filled with joy and laughter…I continue to know that the person I married 12 years ago is still the most amazing human being I have ever known and I’m so thrilled to have shared so many years with him. Happy Anniversary Woody! I can’t wait to share this journey with you for always!
US FEBRUARY 1996 SAN FRANCISCO!
What can I say, what a day!!!! You may remember this couple as the winners of my first ever blog contest earlier this year, you can check out their winning image here. We had such an amazing time with Jenn and Steven. With the occasional glitch around every corner that day (bride recovering from pneumonia, little dress malfunctions, little DJ malfunctions…) this wedding never missed a beat. The true love these two have for one another was clearly evident and we had such an amazing time with them. We got to work with the AMAZINGLY talented and just all around fantastic human being Ryan Koral of Epic Motion who has a sneak peek reel on his blog from this wedding, check it out. Thank you Jenn and Steven for allowing us to capture SO many gorgeous images, you really worked it, I hope you LOVE them as much as I do! Below several favorites from our day.
I was so looking forward to shooting Kate and Omars wedding, since having such a FUN time shooting their engagement session last year, and boy I was NOT disappointed. We had so much fun and they were up for anything. The day included, but was not limited to; hilarious groomsmen, beautiful bridesmaids with killer shoes, shooting a few portraits with a bunch of hideously beautiful colorful prom dresses, my groom running in a millwheel like a gerbil (with NO prompting from me I might add) and quite possibly the most HILARIOUS toast I have ever heard ( or seen, it involved interpretive dance). Thank you both so much for being so great. A few of my faves from your lovely day!
Well I’ve been slow to blog and please except my apologies. I have BIG news that will explain why life is a bit crazy at the moment (and NO I am not pregnant), so thank you for your patience. WAY back on May 9th, we officially kicked off our season with Kevin and Charlyn. Amazing couple, wonderful family and terrific friends. Thank you both for a wonderful time, I enjoyed so much meeting you. A few of my favorites below from their day!
