Sasha and Tyler have what everyone is looking for - a best friends kind of love. A loyal, stick by your side through thick and thin kind of love. The kind of love that everyone can see when they're in the same room. Sasha and Tyler were a pleasure to photograph and it was wonderful to capture their natural interactions - laughing at each other's joke, taking a quiet moment to appreciate the other, and the many kisses they exchanged. Click to enlarge photos.
Johnmark & Leah - Barefoot Farm Wedding
Johnmark & Leah's wedding was one of my favorites - mostly because Leah is such a dear friend of mine. I have known Leah my entire life - she's basically my soul sister! I visited her a couple years ago at Plow Creek - a small Illinois farm she was living on - and she told me all about the boy she had fallen in love with. I met said boy about a year later when I travelled to Chicago to take their engagement photos. Johnmark is Leah's soulmate - it was easy to see how this bread baking, wood craving cutie had captured her heart. They fit together like two pieces in a puzzle and complement each other like two chords in a song. I was honored to photograph their wedding at the same farm I had visited a couple years earlier. Johnmark & Leah infused every last bit of their wedding with significance - Johnmark even built the chuppah they were married under! Check out their wedding (and all of the AWESOME details!) below.
Drew & Jordan - Catholic Church Wedding
Jordan & Drew's wedding was, in a word, FUN! Jordan not only pinned tons of ideas on Pintrest, but she actually DID them - which is more than I can say about my own Pintrest addiction! After a lovely ceremony, they got on a trolley and we went to SVSU (both Jordan and Drew are alumni) to take some portraits. We got somewhat rained out, so we hurried to the reception - which was GORGEOUS. If you are considering using uplighting in your reception hall - DO! It looks super cool. Jordan & Drew's friends and family know how to get down! I have never seen a fuller dance floor!
Brad & Kayla - Puppy Love Engagement
Brad & Kayla - what can I say?! They are adorable - Kayla has GORGEOUS big brown eyes and Brad sports a goofy smirk. But then I met Dolla! Who also has big brown eyes, a goofy smirk and enough energy to run around a park for two hours! Dolla also has a penchant for giving kisses and inspecting my camera. After a fun session with these three, I am super pumped for their wedding in September!