Kristyn @ Castle Video is the best person to have with you on your wedding day. She is prepared for anything and can help with all sorts of hair/makeup/dress issues~! I have seen her do some magic. She is also one the easiest videographers for us to work with. Our styles just mesh perfectly.

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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!:

reception – The Colony Club

florist – Uniquely Yours

Christine + Tarek are some of the most fashionable people we have had the opportunity to photograph. Their day was styled beautifully.

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I love the nervous exhale before she walks down the aisle:

Why are Orthodox so incredible?!:

Fab staircase at the Colony Club:

Favorite from the day:

I lied. This is my favorite:

Dramatic introduction!:

The reception was a Lebanese dance party!:

More beauty and style compliments of the Colony Club:

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:

ceremony : First Presbyterian Church, Plymouth

reception : The Inn at St. Johns, Plymouth

DJ : Mac Kelly, Mike Staff

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What a way to start out the season! She is stunning!:

The guys all wore these super rad ties:

Sarah + Jay saw each other before the ceremony (you know how we LOVE that!):

If they have kids, those kids will be unfairly beautiful!:

They each had such awesome shoes!I love this super sexxy shoe shot:

All the guys had these custom made Nikes with their names and the date on them!:

The always beautiful Atrium:

reception : Roostertail

band : Newsmaker

cake : Pastry Palace

photo booth : ShutterBooth

(Thank goodness they were available after a photo booth disaster!)

Liz + BJ had a pretty cold and semi wet day to contend with. But they were troopers! Liz couldn’t be any easier to photograph – she is stunning! The church was gorgeous – I love stone walls. Afterwards we headed to downtown Birmingham for some posed shot fun, but the cold and threatening rain packed us up early. Still, we got some great stuff! The Roostertail was lit all over by purple and blue lights and it looked wonderful. The details that Liz + BJ put into their wedding was astonishing. They really thought of everything and it showed.

Liz lookin’ good:

Super rad staircase at St. Hugo:

Isn’t this place gorgeous!?:

Yummy red fall leaves = best background ever:

There is something about this that I can’t get enough of:

Maybe my fav. They are SO cute together:

Liz is too adorable for words in this shot (and I love the glowing colors in the background):

Their guests had these confetti spraying guns during their first dance that made for some really fun shots!:

Um. I really don’t know. But wow, huh? All I do know is that BJ made 5 Ghost Busters costumes for Halloween one year and then this happened:

OK. This deserves it’s own blog post and will probably get it. The candy buffet was the most amazing candy buffet I have ever seen, and I see A LOT of candy buffets:

Thanks to the candy buffet: rings on wax lips:

Kudos to the candy buffet again: ring in personalized candy holding pill bottle (seriously the coolest wedding detail ever) ETA: Ive gotten some questions already about these pill bottles and why they were used. Answer: Liz is a pharmacist!

We have met with a few couples lately that we absolutely loved, wanted to work with and get to know better – but our current collections were out of their budget due to the sacrifices we all have been having to make. We don’t want anymore fantastic couples to walk away due to this current situation!

Now, you can have us at your wedding with the basic collection for $3200.00 and worry about the rest when you can.

This collection still includes both Nate and I at your wedding for 8 hours, a full res DVD of files and 90 days of online proofing. The things it does not include are an engagement session, proof magazine and Image Book. These are all things that could be added later however.

We will be accepting only 5 of these collections for the 2009 wedding season.

This is a big deal. Please pass on the info to your friends, coworkers and families. Also, if your a member of an online wedding board, we’d love for you to spread the news there as well.