Vendor Love!
Event Planning and Design: Emily Salomon @ Connolly House Events
Florals: Pat’s Florals
HAMU: Quinn Vice
Cake: The Cakabakery
Accessories: Dareth Colburn
Dress Designer: Morilee
Dress Boutique: White Arbor Bridal
Menswear: Men’s Warehouse
Catering: The Catering Company
Videography: SJK Video Productions
Band: Blue Water Kings
Venue: Port 393
Vendor Love!
Event Planning & Design: All Buttoned Up Events
Florals: Shellys Designs Florist
HAMU: Echo Salon
Videography: SJK Videography
Cake: The Cakabakery
Catering: Maddalenas
Rentals: Events by Icandy / Taylor Rental / Special Occasions West
With so much turning upside down for Ruchi and Brian’s wedding plans, Jana and I wanted to do everything in our power to still honor their vows and love them in the midst such an unprecedented time. The large cerebration was postponed, the guest list was shrunk to immediate family and an allowable size, and Ruchi’s father’s house became the backdrop for the intimate and beautiful celebration of R&B becoming husband and wife.
It is always a special gift, to play even a small role in the wedding celebration of a dear friend. This “off-season” has truly felt full of such gifts with friend’s weddings being on the whole all that I have documented this winter. Tyler and Ashlynn’s story is pretty amazing, and I know they both would testify to God’s grace in their lives, drawing the lines of their individual stories to intersect in such a providential way. I have known Tyler for several years now, really ever since we started attending our church. Playing music with him and watching him grow into the man I witnessed this past Saturday was inspiring. And to meet and befriend his lovely bride Ashlynn has been a delight!
Welcome to 2019 in the rear view mirror. “Objects in mirror are closer than they appear”…and it still feels like so many of these moments were only yesterday. Thanks for making it possible my friends!
I have rewritten this sentence so many times, trying to find the right words to express how I feel. Ally and Jon’s wedding was a special one for me…probably because with all the couples that I have had the privilege of documenting on their wedding day, I have witnessed Ally grow up in a way that brings me so near to the experience of being a father myself. Knowing Ally’s family for the past decade has given our family a front row seat for witnessing the Smith kids grow and mature before our eyes. Watching her dad Kevin walk Ally down the aisle gave me a powerful glimpse of what my future might possibly hold, if either of my dear girls ever choose to get married.
As a father of daughters, I am just beginning to witness the deep love and connection between sisters. This past week I have the privilege of photographing Natalie’s wedding, nearly three years after I had the honor of documenting her sister’s wedding on the shore of Lake Huron. It felt like family all over again, stepping into the joy and celebration of this union, seeing familiar faces, shedding a tear or two at all the beauty that surrounded me.
Sometimes you just have to dance in the rain. I know, I know…cliche saying for sure. BUT! Sometimes I think it really is true, and we just have to take what we are given and still get groovy amid the clouds, and the rain, and the cold. This past Saturday began with clear blue skies and ended with a down pour…and the fact that Stephanie and Sasha’s photos pay tribute to that is a testament to their willingness to stop at nothing to enjoy their wedding day to the fullest!
“We are each other’s person,” Lauren remarked when we first met to talk about plans for their wedding. Their journey had taken them like ships in the night, through passing introductions from years past, to now on the brink of marriage. Stepping back, I could see so clearly why these two were such a stunning and compatible couple. Its not often that shared experiences and hobbies include triathlons and snowshoeing, but for these two..it just all made sense.
