Tuesday, January 16, 2007

A wedding in Charlevoix!

Just got a booking for a wedding in Charlevoix on October 6. I am excited, since it's a perfect time of the year to visit northern Michigan. Fall is my favorite season and the colors should be at their peak and provide a great background for photos. I might bring the family and make a mini-vacation of it (at least for them).

Saturday, January 6, 2007

A new addition for 2007

I'm starting 2007 with an addition to the Web site -- a blog.

I've always shared my impressions from a wedding with my wife as soon as I come home from a day of shooting. Now I will have a chance to share it with many more people.

Every wedding has some memorable moments. It could be a touching speech by a proud (and teary) father, a beautiful and unusual location, a sunset, or a very kind and thoughtful bride, who manages to stay relaxed on her wedding day.

Right now, I am excited about being hired to photograph a very unusual wedding of a very cool couple, Jodie and Guillermo. They are getting married on the bride parents' apple orchard. The ceremony will be in the woods, with the guests sitting in a circle around the bride and groom. The trees will be decorated with colorful fabric by one of the friends, who is very much into Christo.

The reception will be in a tent in a field. Some guest will stay in tents that will be placed around a pond. The bride and groom will stay overnight in a "bridal tent" along the same pond. There will be rowboats for guests, a bonfire, and even a taco truck that will arrive in late evening from Mexican Town in Detroit, for those guests who worked up an appetite while dancing.

It promises to be a blast and I can't wait to be able to shoot this wonderful event!