Taylor + Joe // Kalamazoo Backyard Wedding Photographer

I love Joe & Taylor. They are both the kind of people that make it easy to become instantly comfortable around. They are so kind and thoughtful. I am always so happy when people like that find each other so they can preserve and grow that kindness in one another. The world has gone crazy but once you get off the internet and realize people like them are still around, it makes everything ok!

Needless to say I had an amazing time with them. When I can be this comfortable with my couples I feel like I do my best work and capture them just being them! There was so many great and happy moments in this day, I am really proud that I was able to document it the way I did.

I will say it was a little weird having only like 12 people in a big Catholic church but it still carried all the emotion of a bigger wedding in my opinion. I think this whole mini-wedding thing is so great. I hope it is still a thing even after life goes back to normal.

When we got to the reception I was kind of blown away with how it all looked! Big shout out to Lauren Koster on that front! I’ve never seen the woods look so classy! Joe and Taylor just rented this huge house in Battle Creek which I thought was so smart! It looked so nice and I bet they saved so much money over a traditional venue.

Anyway, thanks again guys. It was a special wedding for me that I will be sharing for a long time!

Bethany + David // Detroit Backyard Wedding Photographer

Bethany and David are our people. Laid back, fun, full of love and appreciation for everything and everyone around them. We are so happy we actually got to do this wedding with Covid threatening to take it all away. 

We’ve all been hit hard in some way or another but Bethany and David had to deal with the stress of Davids parents and family being potentially banned from traveling here from India, then Bethany’s dad had to deal with some very major health issues that threatened his life. Thankfully he pulled through it and was able to fully enjoy his daughters wedding day.

While struggles like these are obviously very stressful and not what you want since planning a wedding is hard enough sometimes, but Bethany and David stayed positive and persevered. When you go through the mud like that, it makes you appreciate what you have and this wedding was so emotional and awesome. You could just feel the immense love they had for each other and their family and friends. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t tear up a couple times during this day!

Covid sucks, but it has forced us to make our world smaller and focus on those who are really important to us and appreciate what we’ve been blessed with. So I guess that’s my positive spin on it. 

That all being said, this wedding was such a fun time. There was so much joy and laughter all day. I love that they could let go of all the previous struggles and just enjoy the day they’ve been looking forward to for so long!

Buckle up, this is a hefty amount of images, but it was just too good to cut things out. We take our work personally and they are our memories as well, so we want to carry this whole story with us! 

Enjoy this amazing backyard wedding!