Steve and Jillian are an awesome couple - and had just the kind of laid-back, creative wedding that I LOVE to shoot!  Their day was a great representation of who they are - as people and as a couple.  Their reception featured a zombie caketopper, movie trivia, and, for big-time cool points, the original dawn of the dead score played throughout dinner service.

Let's start with Jillian's dress.  What a dress!  I just adored it - cascading ruffles, flower details - and the fit was amazing!!

one of the bridesmaids created the lovely bouquet using flowers fresh from the market

Kristen and Brandon are a lovely couple - and the story of how they met is just adorable.  Brandon was close friends with Kristen's older brother growing up - and always had a crush on her.  Kristen famously told him she was "out of his league".  Well, they reconnected years later in Chicago, and romance bloomed ;-)  Tommy and I had a great time photographing their wedding earlier this month!

Kristen rocked a beautiful Vera Wang gown. 

I'm super-excited for Medha and Salim's wedding this October.  Here's some of my favorites from our Ann Ann Arbor engagement session

a few favorites from our eshoot in Lansing

This was a great Ann Arbor wedding!  Michelle and Andreas were married earlier this month at the Michigan League, which is a lovely venue for a wedding.  It's always a treat for Tommy and I to shoot so close to home ;-)  Here's some favorites:

If you're a fan on facebook, you've already seen a peek at this lovely wedding.  Liz and Peter were married last month at St Thomas in Ann Arbor, followed by a reception at the Gandy Dancer.  We had a great time spending the day with them and I"m so pleased with these images!  Enjoy!

Liz's dress and earrings (bridal nerd moment: Liz, are these JCrew?  If so I'm looking at the same ones for *my* wedding!!). 

Met up with Cari and Gabe awhile back for a laid-back engagement shoot around Ann Arbor.  Really looking forward to their intimate wedding at Cafe Cortina this fall.

Enjoy!

This May has been insanely busy - lots of amazing weddings, a fab bat mitzvah, and a whole bunch of e-shoots!  I am terribly behind on my blogging - so thanks for the patience!  I know I've got a lot of excited folks out there who have been waiting on this one!

Bret and Elana were married at Adat Shalom this month - it was a picture-perfect day and Tommy and I were so happy to share it with them!

event design/coordination:  emerald city
band: Simone Vitale
video:  Mike Staff

I'm happy to say that the incredible footwear trend of 2010 continues!  These sparkly manolos were AH-MAZING.

I've been so excited to shoot this wedding, ever since I first met Kristen and Tony and heard the wonderful story of how they met (he was her tour guide on a vacation in costa rica!).  It was just amazing to see their friends and family come together to celebrate their wedding last weekend - it probably sounds cheesy, but the world feels just a little bit smaller after seeing how two people from opposite ends of the world can meet, fall in love, and build a life together ;-)

I must say, so far this season, abby rose photo brides have had *impeccable* taste in footwear.  Love these cole haan's!

What a killer wedding to kick off the 2010 season - Ryan and Megan are a lovely couple, and also gorgeous, which certainly doesn't hurt ;-)  They were married last week at the Inn at St Johns.  Some favorites:

Megan's dress was TO DIE FOR - seriously, so beautiful.  Megan, leave the designer's name in the comments - I'm sure girls will be asking!