Author: Megan
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Michigan Engagement Photographer | Jensen & Shaunell
About a month ago, we had the honor of meeting Jensen and Shaunell when they visited our Port Huron wedding photography studio, and booked Mulberry & Sage to be their 2020 wedding photographer, and Michigan engagement photographer. They both really love the fall and wanted to venture out during Michigan’s peak season to showcase their love and engagement with a photography session. We love booking engagement sessions, and many of our popular packages include them because they really help the two of us get to know the two of you, such as how you interact, pose together, etc. It allows you to relax and know that, on your wedding day, there won’t be any awkward moments of poses that just “don’t work” or making you do anything that feels weird or foreign.
We started the evening being their Michigan Engagement Photographer and beginning at Courtney’s property, with the big red barns and beautiful apple orchard. Their outfit choices were seriously on point, and we love those photos at the rustic vibe that their both pull off flawlessly. We love tag teaming engagement sessions and splitting them up between the two of us, because it allows both of us to get to know the couple individually, and then we’ll typically meet up at some point and photograph part of it together. Since Courtney is due to have her baby in the next month, she shot the section on her property, and Megan handled the hiking section up at our favorite overlook in Clyde Township. We hiked down to the river, and still made it to the overlook for a beautiful glowing sunset over the ravine.
Shaunell and Jensen are so sweet, and the two of them were introduced through Jensen’s mom, who worked with Shaunell. They compliment each other perfectly, and are so in love and can’t wait until their 2020 wedding (and that makes 4 of us, because we’ll be there, too!) We hope you enjoy this small preview into when we were their Michigan Engagement Photographer team. If you’re newly engaged, we would love to chat about how we can capture your life’s special moments and memories, too.
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Vale Royal Barn Wedding Photographer | Alyse & Paul
Alyse and Paul hold a special place in our hearts, because their sense of humor and love for all things animals speaks deeply to our soul. We spent all year anxiously anticipating being their October Vale Royal Wedding Barn Wedding Photographer team, and when the day finally came, it was everything that we ever imagined- and more. Alyse and Paul have a very special bond that we love; Paul’s sense of humor had us seriously snort-laughing all day and night, along with 90% of their guests, too. Their promises to each other will forever go down in history as some of the most unique and hysterical “vows” ever, in the history of ever. Their entire wedding was unique, and perfect for them, from their “flower helper” dressed in lederhosen to the “exile table” they created for a special friend to sit completely alone, just to mess with him. And Alyse and Paul are far from traditional; their favorite part of the day was their petting zoo that they had come during cocktail hour (and, it all kind of came full circle, because this was the same couple that joined us for their engagement session on the farm, and wanted to pose with the cows and horses!) All the details were classic and true to them, as a couple, and totally fit the beautiful venue, and their beautiful love.
Paul loves Alyse like crazy, and it’s so obvious that it’s returned back at him when you see the two of them together. We also heard a few times that Paul really loves his newfound health insurance that he inherited when they tied the knot- but that rumor has yet to be confirmed, nor denied. The entire day was threatening downpour rains, however, Alyse seriously willed it away with her brain, like a superhero. It only started to rain at the very end of the night once everyone was safely tucked inside the barn and eating dinner. At that point, we couldn’t resist pulling them outdoors with an umbrella to try a shot that we’ve been itching to do for the past year- and we are so thrilled with how it turned out, and it’s easily a favorite of the entire day.
We hope you enjoy this small preview into when we were their Vale Royal Wedding Barn Wedding Photographer team. If you are looking for a Fenton Michigan wedding photographer, we would love to connect with you!
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Alpena Wedding Photographer Team | Ashley & Brian
Two weeks ago, we both left our typical Southeast Michigan photographer hats at home and embarked on a 4 hour long road trip up north to be Ashley and Brian’s Alpena Wedding Photographer Team for the day. We first chatted with Ashley via Skype and the phone earlier this year, and had been looking forward to their wedding all summer because we seriously love exploring the amazing state that we live in, and early autumn was the perfect time to drive up north and be awed at the amazing show that mother nature puts on every year in Michigan. Alpena is a tiny little town in northern Michigan, located directly on Lake Huron. It’s awesome to live south on the same lake (at the mouth of it, in fact!) and see how vast and wide the Great Lakes are, and how much “land” they cover, because Alpena was like a whole different climate and state when we were up there. On the day of Ashley and Brian’s wedding, it was slightly cloudy, which gave us the most beautiful skies during their early afternoon portraits and first look, and then as the ceremony came, it progressively got colder. The entire bridal party were totally champs though, and grinned and looked lovingly at the couple as they said their vows to one another and sealed their love with a kiss under a giant oak tree on the river front.
Ashley and Brian have an adorable love story, and met in college and have gone on many adventures together ever since. Brian had a completely amazing bachelor trip up to Alaska, and caught wild halibut that they served to their guests at their reception (and it was amazing!) They both live in the Tawas area along with many of their family and bridal party, so it was also fun to experience the “destination wedding” vibe along with everyone else, and exploring new remote areas. Ashley and Brian chose to do a first look, which we seriously love because it’s so intimate and loving. Brian’s reaction was classic, and one for the books for sure, complete with him telling Ashley to do a spin (that we took about 13 million photos of) and his face when he looked at his soon-to-be-wife was the best thing ever.
Their venue, and florals, and theme was all executed perfectly, and the details were seriously on point for the venue, season, and their personality. We had an amazing weekend being their Alpena Wedding Photographer, and hope you enjoy this small preview into their wedding and festivities. If you’re looking for a Northern Michigan wedding photographer team, we would love to chat!
Venue: The Fletcher Street Depot
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Metro Detroit Weddings | Brittany & Phil
We met Brittany last winter and immediately clicked with her bubbly and outgoing personality, and were thrilled when she chose us to be a part of her Metro Detroit Wedding that was set to take place on September 20th at the Crystal Gardens in Howell, Michigan. We love exploring new places, and, after a decent amount of online investigation (ie: internet trolling) we were so stoked to be their Crystal Gardens wedding photographer, because the grounds looked beautiful in photos.
Brittany works as an esthetician, and loves her (now husband) Phil like crazy. The two of them literally beam when they talk about each other, and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Phil cried during their personalized vow to each other, and referred to her lovingly as “My Pretty Girl.” He loves Brittany, and duck hunting, and Brittany loves supporting both of those passions. She even special ordered a duck feather bow tie for him to wear for their Metro Detroit wedding, and had a cake topper (and many other!) duck hunting details around the room and day, that payed homage to his hobby. They also have a (large) group of best friends who love each other fiercely, and support each other like family (and many are actually family, too.) Their bridal party may actually set a record for us; there were 24 people and it was loud, silly, and insanely fun to watch them interact with each other, and get to know all the different personalities during our time being their Crystal Gardens wedding photographers. We started the day at Brittany and Phil’s home, and did their first look and bridal party photos there, before we headed over to Crystal Gardens. Their backyard was beautiful, and we loved the tall pine trees, and the way the sun peeked out through them.
Brittany had every single detail mapped out perfectly, from her own personal home full of wedding-ready details (she must have taken note from our Wedding day tips page!) to the beautiful reception hall. We could seriously gush about Brittany and Phil for ages, because they are the cutest and most friendly couple you could ever imagine, but, at this point, we’ll let the photos of their Metro Detroit Wedding do the rest of the talking. If you’re engaged and in the market for your Metro Detroit Weddings photographer, we would love to connect with you. We are currently booking 2019 and 2020 weddings, and we would love to document your special day. We hope you enjoy this small glimpse into Brittany and Phil’s special day.
Metro Detroit Weddings | Brittany & Phil
