Allie & Joshua

We had the pleasure of photographing Heather with her two beautiful children.  I have known Heather practically my whole life.  We went to school together from Kindergarten through High School.  It was great to see her and to meet her wonderful kids!

Here's Allie, the future model!  I know who I am going to call the next time I need a little girl for a photo idea!!

Little Joshua is adorable as well and full of spunk!!  

It's pretty obvious that Heather fits right into her mommy role (and enjoys every second of it)!

Heather: it was great to see you and we look forward to watching the kids grow!  Thank you for giving us the opportunity to photograph your family!

Music and Entertainment

We had the pleasure of photographing Ceyx, an awesome local band, at Roethke Park in Thomas Township.  This band has a HUGE following in mid-Michigan and is known by many as one of the best bands around.  They play at different events around the area and we have had the opportunity to work with them at lots of weddings throughout the past several years.  Here are some shots of them performing at the band-shell at Roethke.

Besides pounding away on the drums with Ceyx, Dean Rusch is also a DJ and owner of Rusch Entertainment Agency.  We work with many of Rusch's DJs on a regular basis and they do such a great job!  A few of our favorites are Corey, Ryan, Scott and of course, Dean!  We had the pleasure of working with Dean at Lauren & Tony's wedding.  Here are a few photos of him hard at work!

Dean always knows how to pack the dance floor!

If you are in need of a great band or DJ for your upcoming event, Rusch Entertainment is definitely worth looking into!  Their website is http://www.ruschentertainment.com/ and their phone number is 989-781-1553.

Toni & Trish House

The Toni & Trish House for the Care of the Terminally Ill offers shelter, meals, personal care and round-the-clock physical, emotional and spiritual support to those with a terminal illness and to their families free of charge.  They are having their second annual Fall Fundraising event on Saturday, November 22nd at the Midland Armory.  This event will include entertainment, food and drinks, along with a silent auction.  You can even bid on a free portrait sitting gift certificate from Enjoy the View!  

For more information visit http://toniandtrishhouse.org/ or call 989-662-6400.

Lauren & Tony

Here are some of our favorite shots from Lauren & Tony's wedding.  Lauren's "something borrowed" was her mom's garter from her wedding.

The flower girl, Charlotte, was adorable!

The wedding had a fall theme and was decorated beautifully by Lauren's mom.

Tony started the cake smashin'....

But don't worry, Lauren can hold her own!

Lauren & Tony: we wish you many years of happiness as you begin your new lives and new family together!

Carolyn & Matt

Carolyn & Matt live in Colorado but they got married at the Grand in Essexville.  

We took most of their photographs before the ceremony.  This gave us lots of time to get some great romantic shots of the two of them and allowed them to move on to their reception almost immediately after the ceremony.

They had a beautiful outdoor ceremony.  

Thank you, Carolyn & Matt for having us photograph your wedding!  We wish you both the best!

Man's Best Friend

Many of our clients know that we are huge dog lovers and some have even met our furry kids.  We have two dogs: Buddha, a 4 year old shar pei, and Mac, a bullmastiff that is just over 6 months old.  As I mentioned in a previous post, Mike and I took a trip to Higgins Lake the day after Labor Day and we couldn't resist taking our camera along.  We had so much fun, maybe there's a new avenue of our business in the future?? :-)

Mac was born in February and was introduced to the beach several times this summer.  There are so many great things about the beach!  

The sticks taste great... 

The water tastes great...

Shaking is so much more fun in the water!

Swimming is a blast (especially when there is a Frisbee involved)!

Buddha doesn't share Mac's love of the water but he does like working on his tan!

This guy looks good without even trying!

A little dip to cool off...

Even though Mac is already bigger than Buddha, he weighs somewhere around 80 lbs. compared to Buddha's 50, seniority rules when it comes to wrestling matches!

Some dog breeds have a bad reputation and that is part of what encouraged us to choose the dogs that we did.  Both breeds have kind of a bad rap, which is completely undeserved.  Their best buddy is a pitbull, another misunderstood breed.  We hope that more people will give these dogs a chance and learn not to fear them.

Leah & Jason

Leah & Jason were an amazing couple to work with!  We met them at a previous wedding that we photographed (Leigh & Tim-also an amazing couple!!) and are so glad that they remembered us as they planned their wedding day!

We went to a park between the ceremony and reception for some photos.  Check out Leah's dress and head piece...she is absolutely stunning!

Leah & Jason had a long distance relationship before the wedding and they expressed how excited they are that now they don't have to be apart anymore!

All of their table decorations were handmade with branches out of their front yard.  They were beautiful and created a warm, fall feeling at the reception.

Leah & Jason: we are so happy for both of you!  Thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of your wedding!