reception – Detroit Breakfast House

DJ – Robert Taylor

This wedding was such a breathe of fresh air. New, unique and unconventional venues made it a day to remember~!

Kristins dress is hands down my ALL time favorite gown EVER. I love it SO much.

This was also a very DIY wedding, which I love and respect so much. They made ALL of the flowers (bouquets, boutonnieres, ceremony pieces and centerpieces) by hand out of coffee filters~! They were beautiful. And Kristins sister made the cakes by hand as well.

The ceremony was on the roof of the Park Shelton condos and had such amazing views.

The reception was held at the Detroit Breakfast Club which is an incredibly hip and delicious breakfast restaurant on Woodward downtown. Breakfast for dinner is the coolest thing you can do at your reception in my opinion. More of you should do this. I had the stuffed french toast and Nate had the steak and eggs~! Yummmm.

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Hand made boutonnieres:

Kristin coming to see Andy for the first time:

Coolest wall ever. The lobby of the Marriot Ren Cen is the best place on earth:

Each bridesmaid got to wear a different dress. There is no situation where this isn’t a good idea. Each girl got to express her own personality and actually be comfortable in the dress. My favs were (from the left) the 3rd + 5th bridesmaid dress:

This is the view from the roof at the Park Shelton:

Can you even believe that these flowers are coffee filters:!

Best shot of the year? Perhaps:

DJ Robert Taylor, and his fashionable tux, did a wonderful job, as usual:

I love family reactions to toasts:

Each table was named after a pooch that was available for adoption or had already been adopted!:

reception – Lafayette Grande

Decor + Flowers + linens + candy table + stationary – Dooby Design

DJ – Mike Staff Productions

video – Mike Staff Productions

cake – Sweet & Savory

Leah + Nick have become so much more than clients to us. They approached us about their Wednesday wedding, yes Wednesday, and their unique and exciting ideas, and we fell in love.

This particular Wednesday was 9.9.09 and their anniversary. It was so cool~!

This blog post has WAY more images than any blog post in the past. That’s because they did everything right. When you think about photography and how to best create a photogenic wedding and a great time line, these are the images that can happen:

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Nick waiting for Leah to come down:

The “reveal”:

Meadow Brook is the most gorgeous place for romantic posed images:

Outdoor ceremony in the Pegasus Garden:

The balcony was opened up for this grand overview shot:

The Lafayette Grande = pure awesomness:

A different twist on the traditional staircase shot:

The Crystal Ballroom is one of my favorite ballrooms in Detroit:

Funny moment during toasts:

These 2 first dance shots are some of my favorite from all year~!:

It was a Wednesday so I didn’t know what to expect as far as dancing and partying. But they did not disappoint:

Sparkler exit~!:

Rings on Dunnies (which were the cake toppers):

And one last ring shot that I love:

Thanks so much to Dawn + Nicole @ the Colony Club for opening the doors and letting us come in for these shots!

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This is delicious. I love it. I see a new canvas sample in my future?:

Another favorite of mine. So simple yet so hip:

Waaaaaay up top on a parking garage. Nate and I were waaaaaay down on the street:

DJ : Mary Ann Ross

cake : Sweet Dreams

awesome couple + trust + mod4 = totally rad wedding images~!

Mona + Daniel are special people. They are both so genuinely caring and fun and outgoing and trusting and warm. It was an absolute pleasure spending the day with them and documenting their super star wedding. Mona + Daniel are actors and theatre people so you know why the chose the stunning Gem Theatre. Dawn, as always, kept the show running perfectly!

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Seeing each other for the first time:

I heart this shot SO SO  much:

The Gem has never offered to open this balcony for us before and I am so glad they finally did~!:

Gorgeous arrangement of petals down the aisle:

Yummy theatre lighting:

Jumping the broom perfection!:

The ever so stunning Gem dining room:

OK. I learned something at the wedding. There’s a dance called the Turbo Hustle and it’s pretty much what your thinking. Its like the Hustle but INSANELY quick. Daniel who told me he was an OK dancer, danced his ass off during this song! I think the look and sweat on his face here let you know how hard he danced:

Rings on sushi!:

ceremony + reception : The Colony Club

DJ : Dave Copeland, Mike Staff

flowers : Blumz

The girls got ready at the Motor City Casino Hotel. It was my first time there and it is rad! All the wood in the suite was zebrawood:

The guys went bowling before getting dressed!:

One of the Colony Clubs beautiful features:

I heart places with balconies:

Danielle wore Converse!:

This place is spectacular!:

Blumz did a great job with these branch centerpieces:

cake : Elite Sweets

DJ : J&J Sound Entertainment

florist : The Parsonage

We have been looking forward to this for quite a while! Sometimes as photographers we get the opportunity to work with people that we love spending time with. Dana and Jon are one of those couples. Not afraid to do things a little differently, the ceremony and reception were refreshingly unique. The Parsonage florist did an amazing job bringing in the outdoors to the Carriage House. I love the use of sticks and twigs in weddings!

Dana getting ready:

Jon gets ready alllllll the way across town:

Dana got a tattoo of their wedding date in roman numerals. How cool is that!?:

Posed images at Pine Knob. All the posed shots were done before the ceremony:

Such a beautiful sky:

I adore this shot:

This tree had leaves the color of the wedding. It was perfect!:

Dana and her dad wait to walk down the aisle:

Ceremony inside the pavilion:

Dana is short. Jon is tall. He picked her during their first kiss:

Again, short plus tall. Jon knelt down to dance with Dana during their first dance!:

And then swung her all around:

Rings in personalized M&M’s!:

reception : Detroit Yacht Club

cake : Blooming Bakery

DJ : Michigan Wedding DJ

Kristine and Ryan are cool people. They are such cool people that they had a 100 member bridal party! No, it wasn’t really that big, but it was BIG.

They like to have fun, and that’s what they did on their wedding day. We went to Hart Plaza and Lafayette Coney Island for photo taking fun.  Then Kristine and Ryan took a sail boat to their reception at the DYC! How fun!

Kristine’s dad helping her into the church:

Trolley limo!:

Could we love Hart Plaza more? No.:

At this point, I am sure everyone knows my thoughts on cathedral veils. They are the super best!:

From the sail boat. I think this is pretty awesome:

First dance:

Cutest cake ever! Seriously, I was so pleased when I saw this sitting there. Little birdies + grass = adorable cake! This is how do a white cake and not make it boring:

Head table centerpieces were all sorts of glass vases and candle holders. It was stunning:

Rings on Smarties!:

DOC : Amanda from Bliss Weddings

cake : Pronto!

DJ : Fletcher from Music Box

flowers : Clever Bumblebee

It was a good weekend.

Stacy + Jonathan were a dream for us. I can’t begin to explain how important it is to be trusted by the couples we work with. After shooting their engagement session, I think Stacy and Jonathan knew they could trust us – and they did – and it paid off! Seeing each other before the ceremony gave them the opportunity to walk around downtown Pontiac for a bit for some awesome photos! 30 North was the perfect setting for their wedding because there is something very vintage about them.

Stacy’s dress hanging in the “bank presidents office” (30 North is so cool!):

I LOOOOVE this show shot:

Simply beautiful:

Jon looking handsome:

OK, so she walks down those stairs to see him for the first time. She taps him on the shoulder. He turns around. He makes this face. He was so excited to see her. I adore this:

This is very reminiscent of one of their engagement shots that I loved. The city backdrop combined with the silhouette is so pretty.

Having fun around downtown Pontiac with walls and alleys:

I think this is super-out-of-control adorable:

The bridal party:

Stacy’s walk down the aisle:

A first dance shot that I am really loving:

The hora, a Jewish tradition, is scary and fun:

Another not white cake! This year rocks! Pronto! in Royal Oak made this. It was delicious!:

I want to know where this cake topper came from. It is so cute! Rings on cake topper:

DJ + video: Mike Staff

flowers: Vivianos

Tiana + Thomas are mod4 royalty from now on. They were the perfect couple for us. It was meant to be. They took their posed images before the ceremony and gave us a good amount of time to create some super cool images.

Tiana looking beautiful:

All the posed photos were done before the ceremony, which we love!:

I heart this one a LOT:

dirty alleys are one of our favorite places to shoot:

tops of parking garages is our other favorite place to shoot!:

I love the expression on her face here. She is having so much fun during their 1st dance:

They are so lucky to have gotten daytime sky shots (above) AND night time sky shots! No one gets that. Ever. The best thing about the Antheneum is that they take you out to the roof for awesome night shots!:

Rings on something (I forget what it was!):

These sessions are such an incredible chance to get portraits you never could or were just scared to on your wedding day.

This is a favorite:

Another favorite!: