ceremony + reception ~ The Royal Park Hotel

dj ~ Mary Ann Ross

cake topper ~ etsy shop Mudcards

veil ~ etsy shop Brendas Bridal Veils

dress ~ Vogue to Vintage

florist ~ Nino Salvaggios

string quartet ~ La Corda

linens ~ Sposa Seating

I talk sometimes, well actually a lot, about certain couples that I feel a special kinship with. Rachel + Lorin took that to a whole new level. I have never been more certain that two people were meant to be bestest friends ever. BUT they live in Pittsburgh! Blarg!

FAIR WARNING TO RACHEL + LORIN: If you move back here, we are going to be instant best friends.

They had gorgeous details. Her shoes were amazing. There was a custom designed comic book inspired invitation.  A delightful bird cage veil. His funky socks. A custom cake topper with their pooch, Simon.

The ceremony was incredibly personal and hilarious. But, the very best part was the reception. They pretty much had only rap and hip hop played. Melt my heart. It was incredible.

A special thanks to Jennifer for being by my side to shoot this amazing day with me.

Carrie + Charlie have been wonderful clients and friends for years now. It all started with their wedding and now we get to do super cool sessions like this one for their anniversaries.

This concept was their idea. It was something very important to them. For the past 91 years, The Vinsetta Garage has been a functioning auto garage. It closed it’s doors and waas listed for sale at the end of 2010. Most who were familiar with the icon, were terrified that it would be torn down and replaced with a new generic building. However, the same people that brought us the amazing Clarkston Union are turning the garage into a restaurant (yes! it will have mac + cheese!). They say that the exterior will remain mainly the same, keeping the old garage vibe. Very cool. Let’s face it though, just that mac + cheese is enough to be labeled very cool ~ side note: if you have not bee to the Clarkston Union and tried that mac + cheese, do it asap.

So anyways,  Carrie + Charlie are super awesome and hot and happy and friendly and photogenic, so I know going into a shoot with them that it won’t be like work, it will just be fun and easy. This was no different. As soon as I point a camera at these two something magical happens. They make me love my job and photography more than I did before I pointed my camera at them.  That’s powerful.

A very special thanks to my friend Andy for helping me out on this special session.

Deanna has been an excellent client and I have really loved getting to know her! I first met her when she came in for a pooch portrait with her insanely handsome Rhodesian Ridgeback, Rufus. Then came her maternity session and now baby Thomas’ 1 year portraits. These are the kind of relationships that help small businesses like mine thrive. Loyalty and forging friendships is so important to keep our small businesses afloat. So, thank you Deanna for being a loyal mod4 client and friend!

I got lazy/busy, whatever you want to call it and have not been a good blogger. So here is a mish mash of some of my favorite images from the past few months(ok fine maybe longer!).

Kendra and Bob are super awesome. I had not had the chance to meet them since they booked me from out of town. They were hilarious, easy going, laid back, not afraid of the camera (or me!) and so easy to talk to. Bob had about 1,000 different “looks” to work off of and constantly made each pose his own. Not too common for a dude at a photo session, but a very welcome change! They are getting married at the end of May and I cannot wait to spend a whole day with them!

The Scotts. I don’t even know where to begin about these 2 – I heart them SO much!

They are both named Scott. One is little and one is big. So they go by Big and Little. Adorable? Check.

For their engagement session they wanted to go to the airport, specifically, the McNamara Terminal. Well, you cannot just mosey into the airport with photography equipment and expect to get very far. So Little spent what felt like months going back and forth between the Westin and the TSA to arrange this. And it finally paid off.

This is probably one of the coolest, most unique sessions I have been a part of. There was SO much to shoot there. We started at the Westin. That hotel is perfection for a portrait session. Then into the terminal. After an odd and semi lengthy time at security with my giant rolling light, we were in. Amazing. My favorite spot has to be that strange light up tunnel. Those shots came out amazing.

Scotts – thank you for this idea and letting me be a part of it I heart you.

ceremony + reception ~ Wabeek Country Club

cake ~ Elite Sweets

Florist ~ Flowers of the Lakes

DJ ~ Rob Vedder

Live Music ~ Horizontal Strings Music Group

Heather + Ryan had a super laid back and classy wedding at Wabeek Country Club – one of my favorite places! Wabeek has such an incredible little garden out back with different sets of stairs and little paths, that it’s just perfect for posed photographs. And, thankfully Heather + Ryan chose to do a first look out here, because it turned out stunning.

Heather + Ryan rolled with the punches well. It was super windy that day and moving the ceremony inside did not freak anyone out – RARE!

It was a beautiful day with beautiful people and now, beautiful images

ceremony + reception venue ~ The Henry Ford Museum

DJ ~ Mike Staff

video ~ Mike Staff

flowers + linens ~ Viviano’s

cake  ~ Christine’s Cakes and Pastries

coordination ~ Uniquely Yours

Shannon + Gerry are such an incredibly in love and amazing couple. They had a pretty bad year and luckily had their wedding to cap it off the right way. Incredibly happy.

They love to laugh. They love to have fun. They love to be near each other.

The way Gerry looks at Shannon will melt your heart. I will NEVER forget their first look because he showed so much genuine emotion that you couldn’t helped but be touched by it. He tries to play like he’s a big bad guy but he’s a softie and I love him.

Their wedding day was crazy yet relaxed. I don’t know how that’s possible. Probably because even in the midst of crazy, they are so calm that it spreads. I had such an amazing time with them and their families. It was truly a special wedding.

ceremony ~ St. Isadore

reception ~ Italian American Cultural Center

photo booth ~ Cheesebox

Amanda & Ralph were a referral from past client/intern/friend, Erica. She is the most awesome person ever so I knew her friends must be at least slightly awesome. And they were.

After a delightful church ceremony, where they constantly giggled toegther and smiled, we hit the area for some fun portraits wih the bridal party. We tried to go to a park, but there was a wedding there. So we, went to the library and made magic happen there. Then, thanks to my awsome second shooter, Wayne, we went to Partrige creek mall for a few more shots (even one at the Apple Store)! After the photos they went to a bar for a couple drinks bfore heading to the reception.

The reception was a laid back party of fun. So much