Lee & Steve from Texas

This weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Lee and Steve.  The couple is from San Antonio Texas and their family owns a beautiful golf course in Freeland Michigan, The Bayou, where they had their wedding.   They were a great couple and wanted some creative wedding work done.  The weather was questionable but ended up holding out for them.  Here is one shot that show them enjoying a romantic moment on the 5th green shortly after the wedding vows.

Samantha & David -- Bride with tattoo

I had the pleasure to photograph Samantha & David's wedding this past weekend.  They are great people and a lot of fun.  Samantha has a large tattoo on her back that could not be missed-- I tried to capture the tattoo in as elegantly possible.  They seem to enjoy life and had everything that you could ever want at a wedding including a Star Trek cake.  Maybe I will share more of the cake later.  Here is one that shows off Sam's tattoo while at an intimate dining table.

Photoshoot for James Swenor for State Representative

I had the opportunity to do a rushed photo shoot for James Swenor who is running for 51st seat in Michigan's State House race.  Jamie, as he is called, is a great guy and I look forward to documenting his race for office.  Here is a photo of Jamie and his wife Michele.  

Matthew's 12th Birthday

My son Matthew turned 12 yesterday.  Matthew is a great kid with a great heart and always thinking of others.  It was great to see Matthew enjoy his day!

Stephanie & Mike

Here is another photo of Stephanie and Mike from Goshen Indiana.  They wanted photos on the dock where they were engaged, but I just had to take a few photos of them on the stairs going down to the dock.  Here is another shot from the day. 

Indiana Wedding - Stephanie and Michael

I had the pleasure of traveling to Indiana this weekend to photograph Stephanie and Michael.  The wedding was in Goshen, Indiana which was a great town.  I went to college in Marion,  Indiana and truly enjoy Indiana.  I have always found the people of Indiana to be open and friendly. This trip to Goshen only confirmed this.

Stephanie and Mike are great people and have tons of friends.  I had the pleasure of spending the day with them and photographing everything from getting ready to a late night party.  It was a great day with lots of great people.  The town of Goshen gave us lots of nice backdrops for photos.  We were able to take some creative wedding party photos at the Goshen College, a place where the couple met.   This photo was from the visit to the dam where they were engaged.  These stairs walked down to a very small dock where they love to hang out.

I wanted to share this photo showing that even a small set of old stairs is a non-wedding type of location.  I say non-wedding because it was not indoors and there were five fisherman who were polite enough to step aside while we took a few photos.  (I am telling you people from Indiana are great!)  

Weddings and Kids

I have the privilege of photographing weddings which is sometimes a pretty serious task.  Some of the funniest moments are when kids are being kids at a wedding.  Now, being the father of four boys, I totally understand how kids behave. Many will say that my wife has five kids.  So I am constantly on the lookout before, during, after and in between for memorable times to capture kids.  Here are two photos that show how cute kids can be.  Many times the kids are not goofing off but simply doing what they have practiced and they are being cute during it.

The flower girls were adorable and I was able to capture the flower petals as they were in the air.

Here is another one of the flower girl and bible carrier as they waited for the ceremony to start.  They were playing a game and I was able to capture them with some great lighting coming from the windows of the church.