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Engaged: Meredith + Mike | Greenfield Village

Saturday, June 27, 2009 Posted in Engagement

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This session was so much fun!  We met Meredith & Mike up at Greenfield Village a few weeks ago.  It’s a destination that holds a lot of significance for them as it was one of the first places they went when they started going out.  We had to start at this house, with the Where We Began lettering on the transom window.  When I came across this image while editing,  I just had to play around with it a little.  As I’ve mentioned before, adding texture to images is kind of in vogue right now.  We don’t think every image necessarily needs it – but this one just cried out for it.  I love the whole American Gothic feel it has.  :)

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Our next stop was the chapel,  which was another significant place for Meredith + Mike – they considered getting married there, and Mike almost proposed there, but our Michigan winter kept him away!  Andy decided to get a little funky with our ultrawide for this one. :)

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I’ve been kinda bragging all season that we have the most amazingly gorgeous couples this year, and I don’t know why it took me 3 images into this post to say it again, but how did we get so freaking lucky? Amazing eyes?  Check.  Perfect teeth?  Check.  Really, really, ridiculously good-looking?  Check, check check!

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Okay, I really love this one on the right, the look on Meredith’s face is entirely too cute.  It looks like she’s about to bust into a musical number! Haha!  And how adorable is the Owl Night Lunch car?

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At the end of our session, Meredith asked us if we thought the merry-go-round would make for good pictures.  Um, YES PLEASE!  :)   Prepare for cuteness overload in 3…….2……1…..

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Meredith & Mike – thanks so much for a FUN day!   We are super excited to photograph your wedding this August.  (Cool random fact – their church is in easy walking distance to our house – how rad is that?)

Also, in case you are wondering – we did a little spring cleaning to our site this evening.  Our main splash page, has finally been updated, and we’ve added some of our more recent work to our portfolio site.  We also did a little sprucing up to our blog design too.   I think it’s a big improvement – hope you all like it!

by Lynn

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It’s a Crazy World | Detroit Wedding Photographers

Thursday, June 25, 2009 Posted in Engagement

Okay you guys want to hear something amazing? Remember these two couples from our earlier blog posts?

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On the left is Kelly & Eric, who got married this June, and on the right is Amanda & Dave, who are getting married this August.

We photographed Amanda & Dave in Chicago at the beginning of May, and then photographed Kelly & Eric at the end of May. The e-session was our first time meeting Eric so we grabbed some coffee and got to know each other better before our shoot. Eric mentioned he was from the small town of Fenton, MI. One of us remembered that Dave was also from Fenton and we brought it up. Eric said he knew Dave! Ha. So that’s interesting and all, but it’s a small town right? Not that huge of a deal.

…….Until…..we loaded both couple’s images up on Facebook. Kelly took a look at Amanda & Dave’s session and realized Amanda looked familiar……they had went to high school together!!!!! How random is that? Amanda & Dave have lived all over the country since high school and now reside in Chicago. Kelly & Eric have lived in the Detroit suburbs for awhile. But both of them managed to find us and book us for their weddings, which are just two months apart! You have to love how small the internet is making the world. :)

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Wedding: Paul & Nikole | Michigan Wedding Photographers

Thursday, June 18, 2009 Posted in Weddings

Just a quick note – Andy and I will be leaving Friday (June 19th) to head to Michigan’s beautiful west coast to photograph Cara & Nick’s wedding.   We will be checking email when we can, however, it may take us a little longer than normal to get back to you!

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Paul & Nikole.  I don’t even know where to begin.   I could tell you how gorgeous the weather was on the day of their wedding.  I could describe the comical and endearing way Paul’s groomsmen spent the morning helping with the decorations.  Or I could remind you about how insanely accomplished & interesting these two are, between Nikole’s archeaology studies, and Paul, you know, training to be a fighter pilot. On paper, they sound too good to be true:  good looking, young, well educated, fascinating careers.  They’d be so easy to hate (or at least be very jealous of!) if they weren’t also one of the warmest and most genuine couples you’ll ever meet, with a love so strong and obvious that it fills the room, and you can’t help but like them even more because of it.

I think I speak for Andy as well when I say we have so much respect and admiration for these two, and photographing their wedding was a privilege.

Their wedding took place at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth, MI.  Paul & Nikole wrote each other letters to read while they were getting ready:

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Nikole, you are FREAKING STUNNING!  :)

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The sand ceremony brought out a lot of smiles.  The guys were in charge of getting the sand ready and instead of having glasses, they had bowls. How do you neatly pour sand out of a bowl?  Poor, clueless boys.   So the girls borrowed glasses from the hotel room!   But there was too much sand, so the heart-shaped vessel they were pouring it into overflowed.  Knowing these two though, I couldn’t help but feel that it was somehow appropriate.

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One last blessing:

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Married!

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Seriously, I love this set of images so, SO much!  You just know that if Nikole & Paul ever have a daughter, this will be the image she judges her own wedding by.  Just iconic, and beautiful.  :)

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We love when we get to hang out during the signing of the marriage certificate.  It’s always a fun, lighthearted moment.

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We only had about 15-20 minutes for portraits before the reception began, but we made it work!  :)     …..And yes, they are ridiculously good looking.

Andy’s view:

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My view:

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Our new  favorite 1st Dance Shot:

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The wedding day also coincided with a hot air balloon festival happening just outside the Bavarian Inn.  The balloons started launching just a few moments after the reception began and I ran outside for a couple quick pictures.

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I am 2 for 2 on getting the garter in mid-air so far this year.  :)

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Finally, I’ll close out the post with some photos of Paul and his military buddies bravely doing a shot of Jeremiah Weed, which is a 100 proof  liqueur  with legendary status to Airforce fighter pilots.  (You can read more about it here.)

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Paul & Nikole, thank you for letting us spend this day with you!  It was a delight and an honor to be part of it.   We truly hope you stay in touch and wish you well as you start your next adventure in Oklahoma!  :)

The clock starts NOW on commenting!  Help Paul & Nikole get a free print!  30 comments = 8 x 12, 50 comments = 11×14! (More details here.)

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Event Studio Open House | Birmingham, MI Wedding Photographers

Thursday, June 18, 2009 Posted in Events, Studio News

It’s 5:22am and I’ve been up for the last 2 hours. I fell into a coma after coming home this evening, much to Andy’s annoyance. We’ve been so busy lately and it’s taken its toll on our sleeping schedule. But it was kind of nice waking up at 3am to calm, cool, and quiet house, and getting a few chores done. Does that sound weird? :)

At any rate, it affords me the opportunity, finally, to gush about our open house we had last week at The Event Studio.

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We were absolutely in awe of all the wonderful people who came out, despite the rain, and visited last Thursday. It truly went beyond all expectations and we were amazed. I can’t get too much farther into this post without expressing our heartfelt thanks to Lindsey Nartker, who was the brains behind the entire operation. Lindsey transformed the studio, which is already pretty awesome looking, into an even more magical looking space.

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We were helped along with some of Lindsey’s favorite vendors, including Dooby Design Group, which was responsible for the fabulous signage and the menus featured on the table above. Outside, two tents were erected at the last minute (booo, rain!) to protect the yummy desserts area. Our friends at Motor City Cafe provided a selection of mouth-watering Italian desserts, and we also had a frost-your-own-cupcake station by Sweet & Savory Bakeshop. As if that wasn’t enough there was also a smores station set up with these adorable cast iron marshmallow toasters, and tucked into the hallway inside was a candy bar.

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Another special thanks goes out to New Creations by Kate, for providing the flowers that decorated the entire space, indoors and out.

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It was great to catch up with some of our clients who were kind enough to join us. There number of visitors we had was overwhelming, so I sincerely apologize that we didn’t get to talk to some of you as much as we wanted (Meredith!). It really meant a lot of to us that so many people turned out and we’d like to thank everyone who was there. At times it’s hard to believe this is all really happening to us. I didn’t by any stretch of imagination envision us having a studio space any time soon, so if I looked like a deer in the headlights, it’s only because at times this seems so surreal to me. We feel so fortunate to have made such great friends with other local vendors and look forward to meeting more people, prospective clients and vendors alike, as we get busier.

Overall the night was a HUGE success and we were so pleased with everything. Thanks again to wedding planner extrodinaire Lindsey, who started off with a great vision and made it a reality.

Thanks also to the following vendors who contributed to making our event a big hit!

Affordable Elegance Chair Covers and Linen
The Linen Heros at Chair Covers and Linen
Special Events Rental
Doobie Design Group
Sweet and Savory Bake Shop
Motor City Cafe
New Creations LLC
Imago Salon and Spa
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More Album Goodness | Michigan Wedding Photographers

Monday, June 15, 2009 Posted in Products

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Hey everybody!  Just wanted to share a couple photos of some new 5×5 albums that we recently received in the studio.   This is probably the third post I’ve made about mini albums, and I promise you, there will be more.  I just love them.  They are great little companions to go with your main wedding album, and they are a good size to keep in your purse, or leave out on your desk.  Plus they just feel good to thumb through.  The album company we use offers a nice variety of covers, with great colors and textures.  I love to pet them!

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I have a bad habit of randomly ordering these little albums in colors that I think will look cool, even before I have a good idea of what I’m going to use the album for.  That was the case for this one, a 5×5 in Hollywood Orange.  The swatch card it’s from is called Garbo, and it’s a suede-like fabric with a little bit of nap to it.  It feels soft and has this nice tactile quality.  We had the sample sitting in our studio for awhile and I was so excited with Bill & Dawn decided to use that very color for their proposal album.

Here’s a spread from their album:

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One of the reasons we recommend going with a square album is because a lot of time our clients selections for an album will have both vertical and horizontal orientated photos.  If they ordered a 5×7 album, the vertical photos would be the full size of the book – 5×7 – but the horizontal images would either have to be cropped square or be sized a lot smaller, leaving a lot of blank page in the book.  With a square format book, everything has a little bit of white space, but the image sizes remain pretty consistent.  And we generally will crop a few images square to have some full bleed images as well.  The borders are optional, and we have a couple different styles to choose from.  I think they make the books look so classy – I especially love this treatment for our boudoir albums.

Wondering about the white gloves?  That’s our standard way of handling any books going to clients, in order to guarantee that they are in perfect shape when we deliver them.  :)

Another book we recently received is a 5×5 in Tourmaline.  This fabric is vegan-leather, but it has the substantial feel of leather and has a really pretty, metallic-looking finish.  It reminds me of a gemstone.  I’ve been intrigued with this fabric for awhile, but it was hard to really visualize from a swatch how it would work for a book.  I think it’s gorgeous though.  I’d love to do this in a larger book.

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I like this photo because it really shows off how shiny and metallic this book looks.  It would be absolutely rad when combined with metallic prints.

These books can be ordered with any session – and come in 10 photo and 20 photo sizes.  Pages can be black or white and there are a ridiculous number of cover options available – silks, brocades, vegan leather, real leather, etc.  We also offer these in 3×3, 5×5, 8×8 or other custom sizes.

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Engagement Session: Kelly & Eric | Grosse Pointe Wedding Photographers

Friday, June 12, 2009 Posted in Albums, Engagement, Products

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Say hello to Kelly & Eric – they will be getting married Saturday (tomorrow!) at The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, MI. They were gracious enough to come to our side of town for their engagement session just a few short weeks ago. After grabbing some coffee and getting to know each other a bit, we hit the road and explored some Grosse Pointe landmarks.

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Isn’t Kelly beautiful?  I don’t know how we did it, but we’ve booked the most gorgeous ladies this year!  Kelly is just a total sweetheart and we’ve enjoyed meeting with her and helping hammer out all the final details for her wedding day.  Eric is really funny and a good sport, and I know we are going to have a LOT of fun tomorrow photographing their wedding.  :)

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We decided to take advantage of one of the two waterfront parks Andy and I have access too.  (Each of the Grosse Pointes – there’s five cities making up the Grosse Pointe area – has their own waterfront park…..except our city….we have TWO!)  Both are great locations for photography – one has a boardwalk overlooking Lake St. Clair, and the other one has a marina & pier – so you can get two unique waterfront backgrounds, and they are located about a 45 second car ride from each other.  If you are stumped trying to think up a location for an engagement session with us, know those two locations are always an option.  :)

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Kelly & Eric decided to have us design a guestbook for them, and we were so happy to oblige.  A guestbook is a terriffic way to showcase your engagement pictures, share them with your friends and family, and collect all your family’s well wishes.  If you are thinking about a guestbook, it’s best to try to schedule your session about 6 weeks in advance of your wedding.  But the nice thing about our coffee table books is that we can get them designed and printed very fast.  In this case, we had a design ready for Kelly & Eric about a week after their session, and her book arrived about 7 days later.  Take a look at their design below, you can use the arrows or pick up the page corners with your mouse to transition to the next page.   We are so happy with how it came out, and I’m excited to see the guests’ reactions at the wedding tomorrow!  :)

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Chicago Engagement Session: Amanda & Dave | Part 2

Thursday, June 11, 2009 Posted in Engagement

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As promised, here are some more images from our Chicago engagement session with Amanda + Dave!

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We don’t post a ton of sunflare pictures on here, but I am in LOVE with this photo.  I hate it when sunflare is so intense that people’s heads get lost in the photo.  To me, this is the perfect amount of flare.  And I love how the wind picked up a ruffle in Amanda’s skirt and the way the sun peeks around the material.  Also, it cracks me up that everytime we go to Chicago, regardless of agenda, we always end up taking pictures of those buildings behind them.

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Couldn’t resist getting a shot in front of the iconic Chicago Theare.  Lucked out with no pedestrians in this one!

After a good couple hours of exploring the city, we hopped in a cab and headed back to Amanda & Dave’s place.  We decided to have an impromptu puppy session – which was SO much fun and a great way to unwind after all our walking.

Say hello to Shanna (the Boston Terrier) and Jack (the miniature pinscher?)

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They do tricks!

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They randomly pose all adorable-like in their cute little dog beds:

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They make Amanda & Dave laugh….a LOT.  :)

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And they wholly approve of these two tying the knot.  Especially Shanna.  :)

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Seriously.  That dog face.  FUNNIEST THING EVER!!!!

We are so looking forward to your wedding and if you ever need a dog sitter, look us up!   :)

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Chicago Engagement Session: Amanda & Dave | Part 1

Saturday, June 6, 2009 Posted in Engagement

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Back in the middle of May, we hit the road and headed to Chicago to visit Amanda & Dave, who will be getting married this August in Michigan.  We were thrilled when they asked us at our booking session if we’d be willing to travel to Chicago for their engagement session.  It’s one of our favorite towns and we like to go there every chance we get.  We lucked out with great weather had a wonderful time with them capturing some great images!

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Amanda & Dave have a stylish condo in a fantastic location – their street has great curb appeal and is just a short walk from Lake Michigan.  It was one of those gorgeous days where the sea and sky were an unbelievable shade of blue.

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We just wandered pretty much aimlessly after leaving the waterfront, and we we lucked out with this:

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I LOVE random grungy alleyways.   Random grungy bums, not so much!

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Being that we drove from Detroit from this session, we spent a good chunk of time taking photos  – so I’m going to post some more pictures in a few days.  Some of my most favorite favorites are still to come.  BUT, I can’t end this post without paying homage to Amanda + Dave’s hilarious and adorable doggies.  I can’t remember their names, but they were so awesome.  Crazily rambunctious mini-dogs charm me.  It’s so much different when you have that amount of energy wrapped in the body of a 72lb lab who thinks she fits on your lap.  Also, I think this is the first session were we’ve actually incorporated the pets in the photo-taking, which is something we’ve wanted to do for awhile.

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Say it with me now, Awwwwwwwwwwwwww! I love how concerned looking the little brown pinscher was.  There will be a LOT more doggie pictures in our next post.   Please check back!

Thank you Amanda & Dave for a great e-session and being troopers for the…what….3 hours we spent?  We had a blast!

Also, since we are in the midst of wedding season now and I know people are anxiously waiting for their photos here’s our timeline right now:

- Amanda + Dave’s proofs will be up tonight!
- Kelly + Eric’s blog post will be up on Tuesday.  (And your guestbook should be ready shortly!)
- Part 2 of Amanda + Dave’s Chicago E-session will be up next week
- Nikole & Paul, I am working on editing your wedding right now.

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Comments Rock! And so do free prints!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Posted in Promotions

We’ve been so busy the last few weeks between shooting two weddings in May, and getting together lots of yummy products in preparation for our June weddings.   Not that we are complaining, mind you!  :)   But I completely neglected to mention a new thing we want to try out with our 2009 brides when I posted about Valerie’s wedding.

We love comments.  We love hearing from our clients, their friends and family, and even other photographers.  And I know our clients get a warm fuzzy feeling reading the comments about their weddings.  In order to promote and encourage this love-fest, we’ve decided to offer an incentive for commenting to our wedding event posts.

Keep the comments coming!

The image above basically sums it up – we will be giving a complimentary enlargement to each couple who’s blog post recieves 30 or more comments.  In order to make it fun for the people commenting, everyone that participates will be automatically entered in a drawing for their choice of a $10 iTunes or Starbucks gift card.  Or Amazon.  Whatever floats your boat and is easy for me to get my hands on.  :)

The only restriction is that only one comment per person will count towards the total.  So if Aunt Sally wants to comment 1, 423 times, that’s rad, but it’s not gonna help the total.   And as for the “spammy” comments, anything completely devoid of value will be considered a spam post.  (Like if you post gibberish, or the same thing 20 times.)  I”m not expecting this to be an issue, but I just wanted to cover our butts anyway.

Two final things – we will count comments 30 days after the event is posted.  In Valerie & Nick’s case, the clock starts right now.  And secondly, all of the comments submitted to our blog have to be approved, so don’t freak if your comment doesn’t show up instantly.  We have it and will approve it.

I think that’s it!  If you have a question about the promotion, post a comment here.  Otherwise, let’s get the party started with Valerie & Nick’s wedding post.  They already have 7 comments, they just need 23 more!

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Valerie & Nick’s Wedding – Detroit Wedding Photographers

Friday, May 22, 2009 Posted in Weddings

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We are so excited to share these images from our first wedding of the year!  Valerie & Nick were married on May 2 at Saints Peter & Paul Church in Detroit.  It was a beautiful spring day and Valerie was absolutely breathtaking!

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Andy captured this quite moment of the groom right before the ceremony.  I love this one!

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We shared some images in our preview post of the emotional walk down the aisle, as well as my view of Valerie’s unveiling.  I couldn’t resist throwing in a few more.  Valerie’s dad was so sweet and emotional as he escorted her down the aisle.

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When it was Valerie’s turn to recite her vows, her voice cracked with emotion – it was a beautifully endearing moment.  The priest kept teasing everyone for crying.  :)

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Married!  :)

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After the ceremony, it was time to unleash some hotness at Mill Race Village in Northville.

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How classic and beautiful is Valerie in this picture?  Timeless.

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After a fun little photo session in the park, the happy couple was whisked away to the Lafayette Grand for their reception.

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I just have to reinterate that the limo ride was SO MUCH FUN.  I am sure Valerie & Nick thought all I was getting were hilarious pictures of their wedding party – which I did get a TON of – but I also caught a few sweet moments between them when they thought no one was looking.  :)

Now, as for the reception – AWESOME!  Valerie’s brothers and dad got the crowd warmed up with a choreographed routine.  It was so flippin’ hilarious/amazing/brilliant all rolled into one.  Her brothers are so funny, and we have to give props to Dad for getting in on the action.

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We were joined by Two Penny Productions as the videographers for this event.  They were very cooperative and fun to work with, and I cannot wait to see their video from this dance sequence.  I know it will be fantastic.  :)

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So, SO happy with this garter toss shot!  Got it in mid-air!  Whooo!

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The DJ encouraged everyone, and I mean, everyone to come up on the dance floor and surround the couple after their first song.  It was a great idea and we were able to get so many great shots during this song.

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Okay everyone, please be kind about this one…..Andy and I had been on our feet for about 12 hours at this point.  And I swear to god our heads really aren’t that big in person….we look like the Macy’s Parade balloons!  LOL!

Valerie & Nick – THANK YOU so much for letting us celebrate your day with you.  We had so much fun and it was SO hard choosing which images to put on the blog because we love so many of them.

The proofs will be up shortly, in the meantime, make sure you check out the video below!

We highly recommend heading over to vimeo.com and watching this in HD.

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