northern Michigan wedding photography

Janelle + Kyle // Grand Traverse Resort Wedding Photographer

Marcus + Hanna // Castle Farms Wedding Photographer

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Well this wedding was amazing. This was a solo wedding for Ryan but I decided to come along at the last minute to tack on a little day away together in Charlevoix and it was a Harry Potter themed wedding so I thought that would be fun and I’m so glad I did!

They were just up for anything and running around and it was just so fun! There’s a lot of gifs in this one because they just moved so much, I couldn’t resist!

I just love when people are themselves for their wedding. Ryan and I had a Dr. Seuss themed wedding back in the day. We always tell people, there are no rules or requirements in weddings other than you somehow end up married. The rest should reflect who you are and have fun because the rest is a party. I love the images of just Hanna and Marcus in this wedding a lot because it reminded me of when Ryan and I got married and I just loved being playful and having photos of just the two of us before we were around all the people. It’s fun to look back on them all these years later and be amazed at how much things have changed but just being with him and laughing is still my favorite thing to do.

Marta + Peter // The Homestead Wedding Photographer

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This has been a weird year. I have done more small weddings for obvious reasons but I honestly love it! Marta and Peter live in NYC and with all the craziness and stress going on over there, I think the Homestead was a perfect Northern Michigan destination to get some peace and focus on what’s important, the merging of these two wonderful families!

When I arrived early I was scoping out the property and I struck up a conversation with a couple ladies, nice as can be. Turns out one of them was Peter’s mom! I feel like in another life I would have been close friends with Marta, Peter and their families. They were all such warm and caring people which of course leads to some amazing wedding photos that document all the love they carried for each other.

This was just a chill, stress free and fun wedding and I just loved it. Marta is a natural beauty with no problem being in front of the camera (as you can see) and Peter was honestly the same! When that happens, getting beautiful photos becomes effortless and you can imagine how enjoyable that was!

Pair that with an amazing venue in the Homestead and I could do no wrong! Anyway I will stop gushing but this is just one of those weddings that make 2020 OK again. Thank you Marta and Peter for inviting me into your family for a day, I hope you love these as much as we do!

Caity + Justin // Perry Hotel Petoskey Wedding Photographer

Lydia & Michael // Northern Michigan Wedding Photographer

There’s lots of cool things about this day so let’s make a list! You know how I LOVE lists! Here are my top 4 favorite things 😊

  1. Lydia may be one of the worlds most laid back brides. While having the whole wedding party run at us, her brother stepped on the back of her dress and brought her DOWN and nearly got trampled by all her best friends haha she took that with grace and laughed through it all! Bonus, there’s a gif of the whole thing in this post. 😂😂😂

  2. I had posted a preview on facebook and Ryan says to me “I think there’s too much softening on her skin” to which I replied, there isn’t any at all. haha She is basically a perfect human and that seems insane. She’s either secretly some kind of Disney princess or an alien.

  3. It was stormy and started raining right before the ceremony. Instead of moving all the guests to another location and the mess that would be, she just went with it and I think it was the best choice! It was beautiful, interesting, a great story and such a great example of going with the flow!

  4. It’s also worth nothing how well the two mothers got along. They were so much fun to just watch and see how happy they were for their kids and to all be family now. I think they are the happiest two mothers on earth haha