jason and kayla have a strong connection with grace adventures camp.
mindy and i love grace adventures.
jason and kayla are both very active in youth ministry.
ben’s undergrad was in youth ministry and actually interned as a youth pastor up in cadillac michigan.
and mindy’s a big kid 
the list could go on on how many things we have in common with jason and kayla. so naturally, we’re pretty darn excited to be shooting their wedding this august.
and speaking of excited…we were also pretty excited to get our colored doors outside for some field/tree shots. i mean, what else says “the great outdoors” like a bunch of vintage colored doors (that we now have behind our newish 1970’s green velvet couch in our living room, btw). character. color. bold. yet natural. sounds a whole lot like jason and kayla to me
so you two, we can’t wait for your wedding!!! now here’s a handful of our faves from your session.
it’s 90 degrees today. what i wouldn’t give to go back a few weeks to this breezy spring day! it kind of makes me chuckle a bit thinking back to it…. “hold on, wait till the wind stops….hold…hold…shoot, shoot, shoot [fix your hair] and shoot.” there’s pretty much only two times we love on our rapid fires. during the wedding kiss. and in between gusts on windy days.
now i have to give a little shout out to nick the rebel. that’s right…the rebel for our engagement sessions, we typically encourage the couples to avoid too much white in their shirts. it helps us expose their faces like we want without blowing out their shirt. well…nick brought it and we said we’d give it whirl. and then he busted out the cool purple tie… nick, your stylish rebellion totally ended up making some of my favorite pictures from your whole session. kudos to you. kudos to you.
and can i tell you how much we love meeting the couple that wants us to take risks and try new things. we typically have a handful of shots we’re wanting to try but we have to wait for the right couple. see for instance…the retro gas station below. i don’t know how many times we’ve driven by it thinking, ooh…that would be fun to shoot. but we never did. until nick and laura who rocked it out. booyah for sure.
nick and laura are getting married on september 4th up in cadillac, michigan. and i have a hunch that with these two calling the shots, we’re in for a stylish, cool and crazy party. we honestly can’t wait!!
first bowling alley session ever!! and isaac + renee were the perfect couple to pull it off!
there’s a crazy long story behind how lucky we are to be able to shoot isaac + renee’s wedding on july 31. that date was without a doubt the wackiest date for booking weddings for sure but the saga had the best ending possible with isaac + renee.
and so it comes to our first time meeting at the studio. renee walks in. we all hug. very nice. then isaac walks in, looks at mindy and says “i know you.” to which mindy replies, “i know you too.” and so goes the next 30 minutes. did you go to this school? do i know you from church? yada yada yada. we finally figure out that isaac lived by mindy’s aunt while mindy was living there for a bit. crazy.
traipsed all over for this shoot…then ended up at what we think is pretty much the coolest, most retro bowling alley around GR. with the coolest, hippest couple to boot.
so here’s a few of our faves…
mark and staci warned us that they were going to have a crazy party… but next time they need to really warn us! haha. no joke. this party was a party for sure and i’m pretty sure that just about every moment of the day was a hoot! which is why we’re featuring their photobooth in this blog post. we posted a few weeks back about how much we love shooting the booth, and this wedding was a perfect example of the crazy fun it can be.
but before we show a few of our faves, we simply have to say a few things. first, mark and staci, the two of you ooze kindness. here it is, the biggest day of your life and both of you were the most amazing hosts i’ve ever seen. at every moment, you were making sure that everyone had everything they needed and were having a great time. this speaks volumes about your character not to mention the household you’re going to have. without a doubt, i want to go to thanksgiving at your place!!!!
and without a doubt, one of our favorite times of the day was when mark and staci met for the first time at the place where mark proposed…a vintage one room schoolhouse beside a beautiful pond. could it get any more perfect to start your wedding day at the very place staci said “yes”!! it had also been raining all morning and was still drizzling a bit when staci started walking towards mark. but as soon as she started walking out on the dock, the sun burst through the clouds right on them. perfect moment!!!
mark and staci…thanks so much for inviting us to be a part of your amazing day. thank you for being such tremendous hosts. and thank you for throwing such an awesome party!!!
now here’s a handful of our faves that will help tell the story better than i can with words…including a sneak peek at one of the most fun photobooths to date!!
shoot a wedding for two of the most beautiful, friendly, fun and amazing people on the planet?? yes please!!
we’ve already gushed about how amazing andy + stacie are on their engagement blog post, so we don’t want to overdo it here so let me tell the story of their perfect day!!
when we arrived at the church, stacie practically ran us over as she welcomed us with the biggest hug and smile you can imagine. (someone was a little excited i think!!!) she then proceeded to introduce us to everyone, give us a tour of the stunning church, offer us lunch…. this bride was SOOOO excited about every moment of her wedding day!! and she had so much reason to be. from our first moment we stacie, we knew that everything was going to be perfect. and it was.
meanwhile, the guys walked from the amway grand to park congregational church strutting their style, taking only a moment’s pause to tour the GRPD swat vehicles (randomly parked along the way) and pose for a lineup shot as andy faked being arrested. then they tailgated outside the church till it was time to get inside and get married. they were cool. calm. did i say cool?!
following the picture perfect ceremony in this sanctuary that we’d love to shoot any day of the week, the whole party exited in the horse drawn carriage of horse drawn carriages. we’re talking party bus size here people…minus the neon lights of course!!! and though the rain held off for the party pictures, the drizzle started just as we were headed to do the bride and groom shots. now, one might think this would be an occasion to play it safe and look for cover…. NOT A CHANCE!! we had found our new favorite GR vintage location for shooting just the day before and andy + stacie were totally game, rain or shine. have we mentioned how much we love these two?!
their perfect day capped off with a stunning reception at the amway grand. jawdropping details. fall apart filet mignon (yes please). a party at our photobooth…and a packed dance floor all night long!!!
andy + stacie…you never stop doing it right. and though with everything in us, we loved every part of your day, what we loved the most was watching the two of you. you’re perfect for each other and we can’t wait to hang with you next time we’re in chicago.
now we pulled a few of our faves to better tell your beautiful story. enjoy!!!
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Seriously Mindy & Ben, you need to be winning awards for your awesome work! You never fail to impress me with every single shoot!