Sarah and Jeff had a day of many colors. We started out with a major rain storm, but as the day progressed the sky opened up to glorious rays of sunshine for Sarah to walk down the aisle to. Mother nature had quite the sense of humor for the day. Just as we got done with the ceremony, the sky had to give us one more little shower and then smiled on us and gave a lovely Northern Michigan summer evening.
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I was asked by Courtney Curtis from TV7&4’s Up North Live to answer some questions about the hot-button point of whether or not to host your wedding as “unplugged” or not. Truth be told, it was terrifying! I spend so many hours behind a camera that I totally forget what it is like to be IN FRONT of the camera. I used the experience to remind myself how each of my clients feel at sessions.
The funniest part of the whole experience is Courtney reassuring my reservations about how I did with, “you did great, you’re all trendy and sounded fine”. After she left, my Boyfriend’s 12 year old, Xander, says, “I think that lady was confused. I think she meant crafty, not trendy. Cause trendy really isn’t you”. True that, kid, true that!
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Pictures are moments that can last a lifetime but are there certain moments where the cameras need to be put away?
Thanks to technology, basically everyone has a camera at their disposal and – especially on someone’s big day – you want to capture those moments so you don’t forget them.
But some say too much . . . continue reading click here
I had the pleasure of spending the day at the downtown Traverse City Real Estate One office for the day for headshots in the office.
Twins are my favorite! And these two little bugs were fantastic! Their silly faces kinda stole the show!
And the award goes to . . . seriously, this group! The children were so well behaved, the fun-loving connection between all six of them was just wonderful, and the ease and joy of all involved made me so happy to be a part of their story.
It was a day that threatened rain, but we had perfect timing. We started with a first look on the beach, traveled to Krista’s family beach, stopped and played in a vineyard and then went for a ceremony in yard of the Boathouse on Old Mission peninsula. We made it through all of the outside things that were planned, with perfect weather. It wasn’t until we got in the car to leave that the rain came.
Excellent day, with happy people and flawless timing; there is nothing else I can ask for.
My gorgeous friend Michele is pregnant with her second baby. I asked her to let me take some maternity photos of her this time around, since she didn’t do it with the first baby. We used a friend’s cherry orchard, in full bloom, on Old Mission peninsula in the evening so I could test out some new equipment. I am so happy with how beautiful she looks among the evening light on the trees. I can’t wait to meet this little belly bundle in about a month!
Miss Morgen and her pals had me come out and shoot some photos before they went off to prom. Oh, how I remember those days . . . I got stood up for three proms so personally I don’t understand the draw, but whatever. I guess it is a great excuse to dress up. We don’t have many of those options these days. I think we should start a Formal Friday trend, where everybody comes out dressed to the nines and there is dancing and shenanigans. Come to think of it, what do 18 year olds do these days??? Off hand, I can’t think of a single place for big kids to go hang out socially. The mall? Gross! Someone should do something about that. Aren’t there over 1000 kids that age just from TCAPS? What DO they do?
My favorite automotive repair center in Traverse City is re-vamping their facility to have classic resto shop out back. This is good news since my ’64 Chevy truck always needs a loving touch. These guys save my butt every time I roll in last minute with a clank or rumble!
Christopher is another addition to the Amazing Day Weddings group of wedding officiants for Traverse City and the surrounding area.
We had a special treat in the studio today. Christopher brought his lovely ladies along with him. Olive-puppy made a new small-person friend, we played with the props in the studio, and had a family photo – why not, right? 🙂
