ascent music.

i had the pleasure of shooting these 4 sisters when i was in michigan last week. what a sweet group of girls!!
we had a couple hours to walk around Michigan State University and we came up with some really cool locations.
I hope you enjoy the images.
By the way: I've been doing incredibly well with keeping up with the blog...so...I think that deserves a little bit of credit. Hopefully enough credit to let me coast for this next week. I'm heading up to Pittsburgh to photograph and ordination then 'm going on a little road-trip with a couple of my buddies. A bachelor party of sorts. ...except none of the weird stuff. Just some camping and sight seeing. So...I should have some good photos for you guys in about a week.









kristen + bryan

here's an example of a wedding where everything goes smoothly. wonderful people who are very in love. they get married on a beautiful day with some of their best friends. wonderful food, fireworks that put any 4th of July celebration to shame, dancing, and a grand exit with 2 foot tall sparklers.
not a bad way to celebrate two people coming together.
kristen and bryan: best of luck to you both! i hope you love your pictures as much as i do!




you have to love these summertime/atlanta weddings. right after the ceremony i found the whole wedding party camped out in this giant refrigerator.







yes. these are real fireworks.

north star gazing

i had to wake sarah up when i saw the stars last night. this is a 16 minute exposure off of the dock at sarah's parent's house in Michigan. pretty amazing night. i saw about 6 shooting stars while i was taking this picture but i didn't get one in the photo :(
next time.

pit stop

sarah and i made the long arduous trek from south carolina to michigan for an exciting and completely non-stressful week of wedding planning. it's only a 14 hour drive but with a puppy you have to make a few extra stops. this is behind a gas station somewhere in ...virginia? i think? i don't know where it is.




gretchen.

this is gretchen. she's german. she's got short hair. she points.
(german short-haired pointer) sarah got me a really sweet puppy for my birthday.
one of the best gifts i could ever get. she's the gift that keeps on giving. i wake up in the middle of the night...cleaning up poop and puddles. buuuuttt....she is pretty cute.

love & marriage

i'm engaged. yup, i'm getting married. so...i'll be needing a photographer.
yee-haw! (this actually isn't new news i just haven't posted it yet. sorry about keeping everyone in the dark :)
sarah + tim then...little sarahs and tims running around. happily. ever. after.

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veronica and rafael

these two people had the most sincere and moving vows that I've ever heard. the words were the same words that everyone uses but because of who they are and the commitment that they have to eachother the depth of their ceremony was really touching. they are very amazing people.
i tried something a little different with the way I edited this wedding. these images aren't the bright colorful ones I usually present. I thought I'd try something kind of 'antique' this time. i hope you enjoy them.










wow.

it's been so long since my last post i almost don't remember how to blog.
so...getting back into it: Diana and Jim
Diana, Jim, Sarah, and I got up at the crack of dawn a few weeks back to take some photographs for their engagement.
I'm not sure how much Jim liked having his picture taken but he hung in there like a champ. God bless you guys!







mary ellen + joe

hey guys. here are a few photos from an engagement shoot i did with maryellen and joe this past weekend. pretty crappy day in steubenville. it actually started to rain on us in the last photograph. but, the pictures turned out great anyways. joe and maryellen's love shines through in every image.









camille

Let me introduce you to America's next top model! camille is a friend of mine who's building a portfolio. as you can see, she's great in front of the camera and she was a lot of fun to work with. hope you like some of the shots.