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it feels like a wedding day.

I still think each wedding I attend is unique. Even if they contain similar elements – the people, locations andread the full post»

The Rabbit Room Wedding : Brian & Megan

It felt like race day. With many years of experience as a runner Megan knew the feeling well. It normally disappearedread the full post»

Grosse Pointe War Memorial Wedding : Dustin + Maureen

This is a few seconds after Dustin and Maureen were pronounced husband and wife. It’s one of my favorite momentsread the full post»

september weddings

Welcome, fall. Your rainy forecasts and cooler temperatures don’t scare me. Sure, they may trick me into bringingread the full post»

how to photograph love

With each wedding I am challenged to reconsider how I document love. This is not to reinvent the wheel, but to approachread the full post»

grosse pointe wedding

The stars aligned. It was a perfectly sunny and bright day, the kind of day you dream about for your own wedding, andread the full post»

late night diy

Megan stayed up late to make the hanger for her wedding dress – and I think it was totally worth it. I canread the full post»

Saratoga Springs Wedding : Madeline & Tom

Saratoga Springs was bustling. The population more than doubled as visitors came to enjoy Saratoga and opening day atread the full post»

a new way to plan a wedding

Don’t tell her, but I heard it first from her sister. One of my closest friends from high school had gottenread the full post»

Gray’s Run

Nestled into the foothills of Pennsylvania is a well kept secret: Gray’s Run. A hunting club established in 1918read the full post»

Oak Hill Wedding : Andrew + Allison

It had been a few years since they had seen each other. Now Andrew was in medical school and Allison was a teacher andread the full post»

love in the country

I feel at home photographing in wide open spaces and natural locations, and that’s exactly where this weekend&#read the full post»

Finger Lakes Wedding : Jason & Jen

Like many people, Jen went to school and moved away from her hometown – Rochester, New York – and ended upread the full post»

Syracuse Wedding : Ken + Kari

They are similar, but different. It’s an amazing thing when two people can compliment each other in such a wayread the full post»

a first look

If there was any weekend of the year I could describe as a whirlwind, it would be this past weekend. I photographed tworead the full post»