ryan + meredith | wedding | traverse city, mi

this past saturday i drove up to traverse city, making my way through the changing colors of fall as the sun rose through broken clouds. come rain or shine, i knew it would be a great day..as meredith, a longtime friend of my wife and i, was walking down the aisle to marry her best friend ryan*

my wife met meredith when we first got married, seven years ago, as they were both working as CNAs in an assisted living home.  as the years have passed, meredith has become a nurse and now lives in the stunning michigan town of traverse city. sharing the day with her and ryan was so great, as i was welcomed into the wedding party as just one of the friends! meredith and ryan truly lived in the moment on their wedding day, and it made for a whole lot of fun with photos and a night of celebration that their friends and family enjoyed to the fullest!

r&m, you know jana would have loved to be there with you..but let me just say for the both of us, congratulations on such a beautiful day, and many blessings to you two as this is just the start of your lives together as husband and wife.  we couldn't be happier for you! much love from your friends in grand rapids!!

- npe

drew+katie engagement {rain.rain.you.can.stay}

i think we went back and forth three times...trying to decide if we should reschedule our shoot.  drew and katie had the week off, but of course, michigan decided to send along a week of unpredictable weather and keep us guessing. i met up with these two for the session just as rain began to dance on our windshields...and looking up at the sky, we decided to go for it. and boy am i glad we did!

we split the session in two, so katie didn't have to worry as much about her hair for the rain shots, and made up for the grey skies a few days later.  all in all, i can say that these two outdoors adventurers, who got engaged in the wilds of northern michigan, got their fair share of nature for an engagement session that, truthfully, i think suited them just right!

thanks for being great sports and for your flexibility d&k...i hope you agree with me that it was well worth it*

- npe