A Picture's Worth | Photo Blog » michigan wedding photographer http://apwphotography.com/blog wedding photography in West Michigan and beyond Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:49:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 kelle + chris engagement | louisville http://apwphotography.com/blog/2010/07/23/kelle-chris-engagement-louisville/ http://apwphotography.com/blog/2010/07/23/kelle-chris-engagement-louisville/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:34:58 +0000 kristajean http://apwphotography.com/blog/?p=675 louisville engagement photographer
A couple weeks ago, I visited my bestest friend Kelle at her home in Louisville, KY. It was a wonderful weekend. So great to spend time with her and her fiancé Chris, hang out, see their city and talk about their upcoming wedding. They are flying to Aruba for their nuptials (wish I could fly there right along with them) and then will have a big reception at Locust Grove in Louisville in October. Can’t wait!

We took a few engagement pictures while I was there. Here are a few of my favorites:
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Love you guys! Can’t wait for October! :)

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I had the wonderful privilege of shooting the wedding of my cousin Brian on March 6th in Traverse City. It was an absolutely beautiful day and so great to be surrounded by family. I spent the afternoon with the girls getting Lisa ready and I loved being around them. Lisa has such wonderful friends and I could immediately tell that they all share a special bond. From the ceremony, which brought tears to my eyes more than once, through the reception at the Top of the Park (in the Park Place Hotel), with its gorgeous view of the sunset over the bay, the day flew right by before we knew it. I’ve said this before, but I love photographing family weddings. Some photographers will shy away from working with family, but I feel like God has given me this talent and I want to share that gift with the ones I love. It was a very special day! And now I have another wonderful cousin!

Here’s a little sneak peek from the wedding. Many more pictures coming in a highlights slideshow. Coming soon! :)




Beautiful girls! Not just on the outside!












As you can tell, the cake cutting got a little messy. More pictures of that coming in the slideshow. ;)

Congratulations, Brian & Lisa! SO very happy for you! And welcome to the family, Lisa!

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Had a wonderful time in Traverse City this past weekend for my cousin Brian’s wedding! Lisa is such a happy addition to our family. :) Sneak peek coming soon!

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]]> http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/12/04/currier-family-slideshow-hastings-michigan-family-photographer/feed/ 0 bechler family slideshow | hastings michigan family photographer http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/12/04/bechler-family-slideshow-hastings-michigan-family-photographer/ http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/12/04/bechler-family-slideshow-hastings-michigan-family-photographer/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:52:41 +0000 kristajean http://apwphotography.com/blog/?p=618 A handful of my favorites from family pictures with the Bechlers! Enjoy!

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]]> http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/12/04/bechler-family-slideshow-hastings-michigan-family-photographer/feed/ 0 sara + darrell engagement highlights slideshow http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/11/17/sara-darrell-engagement-highlights-slideshow/ http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/11/17/sara-darrell-engagement-highlights-slideshow/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:13 +0000 kristajean http://apwphotography.com/blog/?p=608 Here are a bunch more pictures from Sara + Darrell’s beautiful fall engagement session. Enjoy! :)

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]]> http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/11/17/sara-darrell-engagement-highlights-slideshow/feed/ 0 sara + darrell | engagement http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/10/26/sara-darrell-engagement/ http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/10/26/sara-darrell-engagement/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:17:07 +0000 kristajean http://apwphotography.com/blog/?p=591 Here’s a little sneak peek of the location I had to work with on Sunday. Yeah, I know, it’s a hard life. ;) The park in Grand Ledge was gorgeous with lots of beautiful colors. So many of the leaves had fallen from the recent rain, but that just made it even prettier, like walking along golden paths. We went for a little hike along the river, by the ledges and across the train trestle. It was a lot of fun and we got some really great pictures that I’ll share very soon.

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]]> http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/09/18/jeanine-burgess-wedding-slideshow-harrisville-michigan-wedding-photographer/feed/ 1 jeanine + burgess | sturgeon point lighthouse wedding http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/09/06/jeanine-burgess-sturgeon-point-lighthouse-wedding/ http://apwphotography.com/blog/2009/09/06/jeanine-burgess-sturgeon-point-lighthouse-wedding/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:49:02 +0000 kristajean http://apwphotography.com/blog/?p=304 Jake and I traveled across the state last weekend for Jeanine & Burgess’s beautiful (rainy) outdoor wedding by the lake. It rained off and on all day long, but that didn’t stop everyone from coming out to celebrate and, though we were soaked and our equipment got pretty wet (thank God for the umbrellas we had in the car!), we had a great time spending the day with such wonderful people.

As soon as we arrived at Jeanine’s cute little cabin, where the reception tent was set up, I knew I was going to love this wedding. There were so many little touches and they went with a nature theme, which I adored. Little rocks from the nearby beach were painted with each guests name as their place card. Wood painted signs lead to the wedding and reception and a piece of driftwood served as guest book, which they planned to display in their cabin after the wedding. Her mom put together the adorable centerpieces. Debbie at Enchanted Blooms in Oscoda put together gorgeous flowers. I loved it all!



Of course, it was pouring rain when it was time to head to the lighthouse for the ceremony. They opened up the lighthouse so the bride could wait inside. The guests were ushered in to the sounds of bagpipes.


Burgess is in the Air Force and he looked handsome in his dress blues. I love this shot of Jeanine looking up at him as he looks at the pastor. One of my favorites!


Once we were back at the cabin for the reception, Burgess changed out of his dress uniform and into a suit. When the rain stopped for a few minutes, I stole them away for some more pictures. Love all of these!

The reception was a lot of fun. Everyone was dry under the tent and enjoyed a delicious dinner by Rob and his team from the Au Sable Inn in Oscoda followed by yummy pies from Judy’s Famous Pies.

Their first dance was awesome and they worked hard on their own choreography. :)


Congratulations, Jeanine & Burgess! I feel so blessed to have been a part of your wedding day. Can’t wait to share more pictures with you. Slideshow coming soon!

People, places & things:
Florist: Debbie @ Enchanted Blooms – 989.739.1628
DJ: Ray @ Soundblasters – 989.724.7868
Officiant: Pastor John Pohanka
Caterer: Rob @ Au Sable Inn – 989.747.0350
Cake: Garden View Coffee, Oscoda
Pies: Judy’s Famous Pies – 989.697.4430‎

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