anyone in GR remembers the weather last weekend. the winds were blowing 30-40 mph. and it was freezing. seriously -what the heck was that all about? so we call phillip and karen with our best “we’re not sure this is the best day for your shoot” speech. but after chatting for a bit, we decided to give it a whirl anyway…and we’re so glad we did!! it didn’t take too long for them to just get numb from the cold wind, and then it wasn’t so bad

but seriously… it was like the red sea just parted. the winds stopped (well, sometimes) and we were even able to shoot at the carnival that was in town — something we had been DYING to do!! friday turned out to be the perfect evening for a shoot.

so let us introduce you to phillip and karen. phillip is studying literature at michigan state. and karen is wrapping up law school this week (i think). yeah, that’s right. they’re smart!!!! and cool. and classy. but i’m not gonna lie, they’re good at getting goofy too so their engagement session turned out to be a great night of hanging with fun new friends. and oh yeah…we took pictures too! here’s some of our faves…

oh..and p.s. these two know how to kiss too. wow!! you should have seen them in that red spinning thing at the carnival. just sayin.

MIKE + EMILY

it’s crazy fun meeting brides and grooms for the first time. especially when it’s at an engagement session. “hello, nice to meet you. now, don’t mind these two camera lenses that we’re sticking in your face.” such was the case a weekish ago at mike and emily’s shoot.

oh…quick sidebar or ADD moment here…this is one reason why we’re HUGE fans of engagement sessions!! it’s so much better getting used to the lens in the face thing in a casual ‘let’s have fun and take some pics’ environment . this way, you’re seasoned professionals by your wedding day and we can skip past any camera shyness and jump straight to the relationships and fun!!

anyhoo…mike and emily basically rocked. literally. their outfits? perfect. style? impeccable. friends? instantly.

we had a bunch of locations picked out for their session, but when we learned that mike works in realty and LOVES “blown out old buildings,” we knew that we could get aggressive with their locations. and that we did. then, for icing on the cake, mike tells us that he will be our personal guide to amazing locations throughout the detroit area. yes please!! meanwhile, we learn that emily is teacher which sends us down memory lane since mindy was a teacher for 6 years. needless to say, there were not many quiet moments in the car. for sure.

mike. emily. we are insanely excited to shoot your wedding. we’re a bit giddy about your gallery and hope you love them like we do here’s a few that we’ve been dying to share….