Senior Portraits- Grand Rapids, MI-Lauren

Grand Rapids, MI

Congratulations Lauren!! Check this senior out!! Wowza. So full of smiles, laughter, life, and light. We hung out at a quaint spot in GR, in the midst of bookstores, coffee shops, and boutiques. Lauren loves her golf girls, and is still figuring out the adventures to come her way. 

The best thing-- I remember babysitting for her older sister when she was a wee little babe. My best friend and I ran around chasing after her. It was truly amazing to see Lauren all grown up and glowing. I love this family and I am honored to be able to capture this one adventure.

Thank you, enjoy your preview...

Eastern Market, Detroit-ANDY AND JULIANNE

Grosse Pointe Academy
Eastern Market, Detroit   Shed 5

Congratulations to my old friend, Andy, and his beautiful bride, Julianne!! I am so happy for these two! What a great celebration of their story. 

Andy and Julianne met online, and coffee led to more coffee, more food, and more adventures. Andy proposed in a very "organic" way, while they were walking by the water and talking about how grateful they were for each other. Little did Julianne know that Andy had the ring in his pocket the whole day. Awww, right?! 

So, again, rain on the wedding day is a sign of good luck for the marriage. We had rain. We had bouts of monsoons, but enough time to enjoy the scenery of Grosse Pointe, and Eastern Market.

It was such a unique venue, with amazing ambiance! The colors, the lighting, just being in Shed 5... People were lively and excited about the food trucks, the pierogis, the doughnuts... The wooden barrel where the guests signed their wishes was also a different take on the guest book. So creative. 

My favorite part of the day? The homily. The priest had relayed the fact that good things come to those who wait. And to always be grateful for what you have.

Thank you so much for choosing me to document your story! I am truly honored.

Enjoy the preview! 
 

Zingerman's Cornman Farms-KATIE AND BRENDAN

Zingerman's Cornman Farms
Dexter, MI

Congratulations to Katie and Brendan!! What a gorgeous celebration of their story! 

Brendan and Katie met eight years ago in Boston through a mutual friend, and started seeing each other at all the concerts and sporting events they both liked.  He decided to take a trip to Germany to visit his family in July 2012, and invited Katie to go along, and they have been together ever since. So, technically, their first date was a two and a half week European vacation!  They went to Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna, Bratislava, Salzburg, Munich, and Zurich on that first trip. 

He proposed in Germany, overlooking Neuschwanstein castle. Sounds like a fairy tale to me...

In case you missed their beautiful fall engagement session, you can view it here:
http://lookatthebiggerpicture.com/blog/engagement-session-katie-and-brendan


So, the best thing about the wedding day--- ALL of the crazy things that went WRONG!! We Italians believe in signs and that many "unfortunate" things, like rain, which there was a lot of that day, is actually good luck. So, as all of these things kept happening, we just kept saying how much luck this marriage was now blessed with!! Things like... the officiant having a heart attack (rest in peace) and not having a back up, trouble booking and saving hotel rooms, trouble with the dress and seamstress, the hotel where family and guests were staying flooding, the best man missing his flight, a hole in a bridesmaid dress, the rain, the florists not getting the order correct, the photographer getting stung by a wasp (Yea-- I was inside too! That was an Urgent Care trip the next day with two weeks of medication and shots), and it went on...

But these two kept "the bigger picture" in front of them all day and they were just so happy and cheerful. They way they lit up when they looked at each other was really something to see. I am so, so happy for my dear old friend and her hubby.

Thank you again for choosing me to document your story. Special thanks to Caedy Convis for being the amazing second shooter that she is!! 
Here is a preview of the day...