Super 8 films OR “an experiment in merriment”. No one wedding day is like the other and neither are these nostalgic wedding films!

Even though it was hot as could be this September at Felt Mansion, it couldn’t stop from Letting Abbie & Tom’s love from opening the doors (a little play on their first dance song “Let My Love Open the Doors”).

Believe it or not, this day started out freezing cold, rain blowing sideways, and windy as could be.

Lizzy & Peter’s wedding day was filled with so much intention, so much heart, and tons of joy. You see it in the clinking glasses, the heartfelt speeches, the pies, honoring Great Aunt Fern, dedications to Lizzy’s mom who passed, teary-eyed speeches, warm hugs, and a dance floor that stay packed and movin’ all night […]

The weather was perfect on Mackinac Island, the sun was shining, and the ferry’s were bustling all the guests over for this amazing day at the Grand Hotel. Some friends & family took 4-5 modes of transportation to celebrate these two (plane, train, car, ferry boat, and a horse drawn carriage ride). For these two, it was well worth it.

Joyous. Emotional. Homage. Tradition. Culture. Just a few words to describe this amazing day of Karina & Drew’s wedding up North in Michigan near Traverse City. The backdrop: gorgeous, deep blue, Torch Lake.

An engagement party turned surprise wedding. Was suppose to be in Italy, but due to military orders it got moved to the location of their first kiss: her childhood home front steps. Shifting your mindset and embracing the unexpected allows for stories to be written that we couldn’t [or wouldn’t] write ourselves and it turns […]

This was the quintessential Northern Michigan wedding weekend up near Traverse City in Leland Fish Town. It started with a rehearsal dinner at Dune Bird Winery (which happened to be owned by Ainsley’s cousin & husband) – the evening was warm, lit with string lights, filled with joy and the melodic sounds of Johnny P […]

This was a unique wedding we got the opportunity to document. A whole wedding weekend at Wisconsin’s Camp Wandawega – it’s a camp famous for all its unique camp spots: airstreams, old school tents, hatchet throwing, huge bonfires, a treehouse, and canoeing down by the lake. Elisabeth & Isaac took full advantage to host all […]

Straight off the bat, I will say my vote is for a live band (sorry DJ friends!) – I’ll share why below… A few questions to consider: LIVE BAND Pros Cons Each of the above 3 photos are from weddings that had live bands, let’s now move onto DJs… DJs Pros Cons So, should you […]

Beginning on an overlook of Lake Michigan at a family home, Nora & Jay gathered with their closest friends & family to celebrate, pay homage, and commit their lives to one another!

Oh wow, what could I say about these two that has not already been said from their most beloved friends and family? I will never forget starting the wedding weekend sitting across from Jill’s dad at Pepp & Dolores like part of the family. We got served some of the best food from J&Js favorite spot right around the corner from where they live while all their best friends and family stood up and gave speeches that were equal parts funny, sentimental, and honoring.

A hazy sunset, Lake Michigan, a bald eagle, some Super 8 fun, and a whole lot of beautiful with Abbie & Tom!

J&J, in their home. Exposed brick walls. Delicious smells coming from the bakery below. Even better food made by them inside. I got to eat supper with them, to be invited into their home & lives where the evening light hits hard in their office room while they watched the people & traffic below in Over the Rhine.

When Mark & Vai invited us to document their wedding in Maui at Sugarman Estate, we had no idea what we were in for, but it turned out to be one of the best experiences in our work at this time. We shared 5 days with Mark & Vai and their families; not only photographing […]