This couple is getting married next year. Nelson is actually a fraternity brother of mine. He’s of the charter class. It was strange i met Jen at a fraternity event he introduced her to me and my girlfriend and a year later they’re engaged!

So he asked me to take his photos and now they’re asking me to shoot their wedding. I decided to take them on a tour of Detroit while taking the Detroit people mover. You’ll notice all the stops where we shot were on the people mover stop. I remember on this day that the Red Wings were playing that day as well and there were a bunch of Penguin fans everywhere. It was ugly they were all drunk and belligerent and talking trash.

I took jen & nelson on a tour of Detroit for their engagement session last month. It was just starting to get warm.  Too bad it’s still not warm enough. Summer seems like it just started here in Detroit. We walked around the new riverwalk. There’s a great area resting. Theres some well done landscaping around the new riverwalk. It’s definately beautiful and i’m very proud of the Detroit Renovation.

I’ve never seen a bride try to do an entrance dance like Annah & Tyler. But yes less text more photos. The ceremony was at [tag]University United Methodist Church[/tag]. Their reception was shot at [tag]Eagle Eye Golf Course[/tag].

I shot this at Sparty. Meet Annah & Tyler. In this photo I told her to play kiss tag with Tyler. She was rather reluctant but after a little playing I quickly snapped this shot and she had the most excited and real expression. I was rather excited about this photo. I wanted to break the cliches of taking wedding photos at the sparty statue. It’s difficult; Sparty is so literal.

She was the center of attention all day. Especially her booty; something her father mentioned. What I love how each bridesmaid’s feelings were exuded by just body language alone. Very easy shot no posing or fussing or saying one word was involved (A tribute to Chris Jarvis’ latest post).

I’m a big fan of details. Only because they tell a story too. The decisions a bride and groom make into their wedding day tells their personal preferences. Especially with food. Small details and moment are so ephemeral. This interest exudes my propensity to be very persnickety with even small iotas or nuances of change.

This is probably my favorite part of the wedding. It’s first dance. I’m a big fan of moving a lot to get a shot. I feel this is one of the most challenging parts of the wedding. Except when I encounter ceremonies in the dark.

This one struck me because I’ve never seen a groom look back at the photographer. Most the time they’re so enamored and living the moment seldom do they look back at me during the first dance. Is he possibly feeling buyers remorse (Something me and his best men were joking about).?

This has to be the nicest thing about Eagle Eye Athletic Club. The view is pretty spectacular and the balcony is quite a treat for the guests to relax.

Too many aviators! They decided to orchestrate everyone outside the balcony with aviators. Theres a beautiful view behind them of eagle eye golf course. Too bad it was a bit dark.

Oh and finally, one of my favorites in terms of color. Cake cutting of course.

More photos on the client gallery .

I booked this wedding a long time ago. I’ve been excited for this wedding for quite a while. They’re such a great couple. You don’t need to tell them to pose much. They know how to look good if you just stand back and let them enjoy the moment with each other. But of course once in a while some supervision is necessary, since Andy and Mollie occasionally get ADD.

I’m also excited because these are spartans. I’ve had too many wolverine fans lately. This was truely a chance to also remind me of my times at Michigan State when we went around campus to photograph them two. I suggested we goto the riv. They wanted the sparty statue so I went with that.
Here are some of my favorites:

We pulled out of their limo stopped traffic to photograph this. Luckily campus was pretty quiet and there were many other bride and grooms there too. Oh I did my best to tribute sparty by giving this photo the 300 (the movie) look. I loved that movie so much.

This is at the opera house after cutting the cake. Andy is pensively thinking about how much he enjoyed his cake (Probably). Mollie is probably thinking about the weird goofy photographer noises i’m making.

This is outside the Grand Ledge Opera House. It’s such a beautiful venue for a wedding.

First Dance together.

Father daughter dance. Mollie’s father is a super great guy. You can tell his warmth and kindness immediately when speaking to him.