Janaye and Spencer had a wonderful sunny and crisp winter’s day for their intimate wedding at Stafford’s Bay View Inn in Petoskey. They were surrounded by their siblings as attendants, their parents, and closest family. The love between these two was more than visible. They shared laughter, adoring looks, and a comfortable ease with each other that just makes you happy to be around them.
Some days at work make me smile for days! Today I got to wear snowpants, go 4 wheeling on an unplowed country road, and freeze my butt off in 17 degree weather to be a part of Cass and Rod’s winter ski-in wedding. It was fantastic! Despite the cold temperatures, the winds were fair and the sun peeked in and out of the clouds; making for an ideal winter’s day. Lovely Cass and handsome Rod skied the few miles from the Homestead in Glen Arbor to the barn on Miller Road at Port Oneida to meet me and the officiant and commit their vows to each other. It is always quite an honor to be part of an intimate gathering and participating in a happy couple’s union.
What can you say about a cold, wet, snowy day in February; where hundreds of people come together for a memorial snowball tournament? You can say, “I’m from Cedar!” The third year of this tournament was a great success! People had fun, froze some tushie, and made some money to help a few local folks in need. Good game!
Autumn and Michael had an unusually fabulous February day for a wedding at Castle Farms in Charlevoix. They were blessed with crystal clear blue skies and upwards of 60 degree temperatures! A beautiful day for a beautiful couple!
Laura and Drew will be married at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay this August. We had a fun winter’s day for their engagement photos. We started at Hop Lot Brewery and then stopped in at Black Star Farms and then traveled to the beach. Yes, the beach! It was chilly, but nice and calm for a February afternoon. I really look forward to spending more time with them in August!
I can always count on my little pal Charlie for a good laugh. His Santa song was fabulous. And the look on his face when I told him to throw a snowball at me, priceless. I find that nothing get kids to smile more than throwing things at me! Unfortunate for the camera gear; kids have surprisingly good aim!
Haley and Eric were married in the Kings Chapel at Castle Farms in Charlevoix on a very blustery November day. It’s so great to have a place like this where the entire event can be indoors and the guests can be totally comfortable, no matter the weather. Both ladies and gentlemen in navy tones with her light blue accents, made for a lovely combination against the Castle’s stone walls.
I am so incredibly happy to tell this story!! It’s not very often that I get to be at the beginning of a life story!
In November of 2014, Zach was working with me as a second shooter for weddings. We were working Kelle and Jeremy’s wedding in Charlevoix when Zach happened upon a lady of beauty, virtue, faith in God, and a smile of equal ability as his to light up a room. She left him speechless and captured his heart. Slightly over a year later, I received that phone call that Zach had asked Lauren to be his wife. Which leads us to this day!
The gentlemen prepared at a family friend’s house, Lauren and her ladies prepared at her parent’s home. Lauren had a first look with her father that was emotional and heart-warming to witness. A father’s tears at seeing his daughter dressed for her wedding, always make me a little weepy. Her mother and father prayed together and then we went off for a first look with Zach on the blue bridge downtown. From there we went to the ceremony in the greenhouse of the downtown market. The whole day was just lovely!
Katelyn and Justin will be married this coming fall. October is personally my favorite month of the year so I can’t wait to share in their big day! This lovely couple braved the 20 degree weather to run around the Esch Road beach area and other parts of The County with me.
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The thing about winter in Michigan is that you just never know what you are going to get. The best you can do is just go and see what Mother Nature hands you. This day, we were handed light winds, no snow, and plain grey skies. I’m not a big fan of just plain old grey skies! Here is an example of my creative editing progression. First I thought, ahhh, snow will do it. But that just didn’t spice it up enough for me. How about some clouds? Getting better. How about some color in those clouds? Hmmmm, I like. Let’s push it and go for broke. Perhaps a little overkill, pretty, though. Let’s try a mid-contrast black and white. I love black and white! But after all that thinking, I can’t just pick one to put in the gallery. I like them all. They should all be included. The major problem is this is my thought process for everything I see. So if you ever see me lost in thought somewhere looking at things, likely with a super stupid look on my face, this progression shows you why.
