A Picture's Worth | Photo Blog » west 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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Friday was a beautiful day for a wedding. Lindsey and I hung out with the bride at her mom’s house while she got ready and spent some quality time with her mom and her four best girlfriends. It was fun watching the girls play games together and talk and laugh. Such a great group of girls. It was fun to see their familiar faces as well since they were all in Kelli + Dan’s wedding, which I photographed a few years ago. Sara + Darrell chose to see each other before the wedding, which was so sweet. They exchanged gifts and lots of hugs and kisses. Then we were able to get the majority of the posed pictures done ahead of time so they could relax and enjoy themselves after their unique ceremony. I think this is the first ceremony I’ve been to where the bride was given away by six people – her mom, her dad, her stepdad, her uncle and her two brothers. It was very sweet. After vows and rings, the couple planted a tree alongside others they had planted over the years they’ve been together. Their recessional was fun with the guests setting off poppers with streamers in them as they walked back the aisle. Then they took off in the back of a monster truck and headed to their reception, where we all enjoyed a delicious meal before they danced the night away with their family and friends.

It was a fun wedding to be a part of. Here are some of my favorites from their day. Enjoy!


Sara + her mom. Love her mom’s face in the photo on the right. Such a proud mom!










Sara accidentally said the next line of her vows before the officiant told her to because she’d practiced them so much. Everyone got a laugh out of that. So cute.
















Congratulations, Sara + Darrell! Have a fabulous Hawaiian honeymoon!

Officiant: Donna Moses 269.344.6311
DJ/Videography: Party in a Box – these guys are a riot and put on a great party! I highly recommend them. :)

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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!

]]> http://apwphotography.com/blog/2010/03/16/brian-lisa-weddings/feed/ 2 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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