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Port Huron Beach Trash the Dress Photography Session | Nicolette & Randy

We met Nicolette through the magical powers of Facebook, when we excitedly replied for her inquiry for photographers who were available to do a Beach Trash the Dress Photography Session.

We started chatting with Nicolette and telling her that if she wanted an awesome beach session, Lake Huron was the place to do it, and we were the team to capture her Beach Trash the Dress Photography Session. While we are smack dab in the middle of our busy season, we were able to make a Monday evening work for the two of them to drive up and play wedding day dress up and take some beautiful portraits. Recently though, the phrase “trash the dress” can mean a variety of things, so we’d like to clarify that we didn’t exactly trash the dress. We like to think that we created artwork and memories for Nicolette and Randy to cherish for a long time to come, while still maintaining the integrity of her wedding dress. So often, your wedding day is an absolute blur of emotions and happenings. You may have had a busy timeline, and weren’t able to get every single photo that you may have wanted. We started their Beach Trash the Dress Photography Session by taking some romantic portraits on the beach and beach paths with the summer foliage, because on their actual wedding day, it was raining. Then we waded into the lake and spent some time playing in the waves, prompting them to snuggle excessively, and just relax and let the lake and waves do the magic while we captured it. Nicolette and Randy were amazing to get to know, and we hope that we made their Beach Trash the Dress Photography Session vision come to life through these images. Her dress is absolutely stunning, and the sand and water combo will be a breeze to have cleaned and preserved, so her dress can be cherished too, along with the photos.

While Mulberry & Sage is a Michigan professional photography team that specializes in documenting weddings, we seriously love love; all the chapters and the evolution that it goes through. we would love to chat. We hope that maybe this inspired you to dig out your dress from storage, throw it back on, and contact us to create some artistic memories for you. Maybe you have a big anniversary coming up? We don’t have to get in the water, or do anything crazy; we could simply take a stroll through a field and get some romantic photos of you with your forever love! Whatever you’re thinking, . We hope you enjoy this small preview into Nicolette and Randy’s Beach Trash the Dress Photography Session.

August 22, 2018
Saginaw Wedding Photographer | Brooke & Mickey

You may remember Brooke and Mike from their engagement photography session we did in Port Huron, and we were eagerly waiting for summer to be their Saginaw Wedding Photographer team. We drove up and explored the Saginaw area on the last weekend of July, and had an awesome time getting to see Brooke and Mickey again, and hang out with them for the entire day and meet some of their favorite people as they all celebrated their wedding day together.

Brooke and Mike (and their adorable daughter Willow) have been looking forward to this day for quite a while, and all the small pieces of the puzzle went together perfectly. The big thing they wanted to accomplish with their wedding is throwing an amazing party to celebrate, and they accomplished it perfectly. They hired a party bus, and even stopped at the local bar in the middle of the day after portraits were done to simply hang out with their friends and bridal party. We got to see a hysterical side to Mike and Brooke, as they heartily rapped to their favorite jams (do people still say “jams?” in reference to songs?) on the patio, and then it morphed to all the funny dances on the lively dance floor.

Brooke and Mike had their wedding at Apple Mountain in Freeland, and we loved being their Apple Mountain wedding photographer for the day, and exploring some of their gorgeous grounds after their ceremony. Their wedding was behind the Kathleen’s area, and overlooked a pretty fountain and a couple of the ski hills. Our favorite part of their ceremony was when Willow decided she wanted to join in, and Mike picked her up and the three of them stood up at the front and went through the ceremony together. It was so relaxed and low key, and absolutely perfect for their little family. After we did the portraits and hit up a local bar, we headed to their gorgeous reception at The Golden Glow Ballroom in Saginaw. The dance floor was packed all night, and the bouquet and garter toss were seriously hysterical to capture.

I hope you enjoy this small preview into when we were Brooke and Mickey’s Saginaw Wedding Photographer team. If you’re looking for a Michigan wedding photographer, we love exploring our awesome state and traveling in the name of love. Please don’t hesitate to email us.

August 13, 2018
Fort Gratiot Wedding Photographer | Kayla & Matt

We spent a wet and rainy Sunday with Matt & Kayla as they tied the knot and was their Fort Gratiot wedding photographer for the afternoon. They utilized one of our custom packages, and they booked us for only 2 hours, but we are thrilled with the photos we are able to capture in that time frame.

The ceremony took place at Fort Gratiot County Park. It was a great location, especially with the new tent they added to their grounds. It came in real handy when the ceremony site had to be moved due to the rain. The ceremony was short and sweet and then we were able to focus on the bridal party, and then just the bride and groom.

The reception was held in the upstairs section at the Raven Cafe so on our way downtown we stopped for photos around downtown Port Huron. Now that our studio is complete we had a terrific backup, but the rain was light enough that we were able to shoot outdoors, which we love. It’s such an exciting time for Matt and Kayla; they are going from Mr. and Mrs. in July, to “Mom” and “Dad” to a little one due in November! We are wishing them all the happiness in the world!

We hope you like this sneak peek into when we were Matt & Kayla’s Fort Gratiot Wedding Photographer and St Clair County Wedding Photography Team. If you’re getting married and are interested in a unique package to fit your needs we would love to talk to you about our custom quotes!

“Rain on your wedding day is good luck because it signifies that your marriage will last. As you know, a knot that becomes wet is extremely hard to untie – therefore, when you “tie the knot” on a rainy day, your marriage is supposedly just as hard to unravel!” -Unknown

July 26, 2018
Brown City Wedding Photographer | Taylor & Zack

We met Taylor in the early spring because she was searching for a Brown City wedding photographer to document her marriage to her best friend and fiancee, Zack. She actually had previously booked a different photographer, who ended up accidentally double-booking the date, and we happened to have her exact date open, and are also semi-local to the Brown City area. We love being Sanilac County wedding photographers, and since we both live in the country anyways, Brown City is only about a 45 minute commute through {approximately} a billion corn fields away from us.

Taylor and Zack met while they were both in the marching band for Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. They fell in love, and they absolutely cannot wait to live an awesome life together. Courtney went and spent some time getting ready with the girls, while Megan got to meet with Zack and his gaggle of hysterical groomsmen, and learn all about their secret superhero identities. Zack and Taylor wanted to write their own vows to each other, but instead decided to secretly and privately meet up before the wedding and not see each other, but read each other letters that they had written. While the church basement wasn’t the most picturesque location for this to happen, the emotion was absolutely real, and insanely beautiful. There wasn’t a dry eye around for that (even Megan cried taking their photos!)

Their ceremony was at the Fellowship Bible Church in Brown City, which is the church that Taylor grew up going to. The pastor that married them was a pseudo Grandfather to Taylor, and the love that he shared for the couple was adorable to witness and capture. We then headed over to an old barn that Taylor scouted out to do portraits at. If there is one thing that Brown City isn’t lacking, it’s rustic scenery. We loved the property, and being able to document their sweet love for each other. We joked around with them that we couldn’t wait to see their tall children (they are our tallest couple, to date!) and loved getting to know their bridal party more, too.

Their reception was inside the VFW Hall in Brown City, and we partied the night away with them (and left with a to-go bag of their delicious donuts.) We hope you love this preview into when we were Taylor and Zack’s Brown City Wedding Photographer and Sanilac County wedding photography team. If you’re getting married, we would love to chat with you!

June 26, 2018
Golden Hawk Golf Course Wedding Photographer | Trisha & Matt

It seemed fitting to us that when we returned to Casco, Michigan to be a Golden Hawk Golf Course wedding photographer again, that it would be for another local photographer that we met through our beloved online photography forum. You may remember this venue from when we photographed this wedding there in 2017, and we were so stoked to return this year with Trisha, because we knew that no thought to detail would be spared (and she didn’t disappoint!)

Trisha and Matt have been together for quite a while; they have two sweet little girls together aged 6 and 4, who were thrilled to witness Mommy and Daddy get married and party alongside them all day. We started the day with some getting ready photos, and Trisha really wanted some photos of her and the girls jumping on the bed together, as well as her Bride Tribe hanging out in their coordinating robes. Once we arrived at the venue, we were able to pull Matt and his groomsmen aside and take a few photos of them hanging out together, too. We may say this often, but Trisha’s dress was seriously stunning. It was a pale blush color, and the sparkling tulle and detail at the hemline, as well as beaded bodice really set it apart, in our minds. She carried the blush color over into her theme, too, and the tables were adorned with a rose gold sequined runner, tons of small sparkly accents, and, the flowers. The flowers deserve their own post, because they were gorgeous. We love the succulents, and that our couples have really embraced stepping outside the traditional box and adding in beautiful greenery and succulents into their bouquets and table arrangements, too.

The ceremony went beautifully, and the weather was perfect for their outdoor patio wedding. We then explored the grounds via golf cart with the couple, (as well as the great Monique, who is the wedding coordinator at Golden Hawk. She tipped us off to a few hidden locations on the grounds that made for some of our favorite images.)

We couldn’t wait to bring you our favorite highlighted images of when Mulberry & Sage was Trisha and Matt’s Golden Hawk Golf Course Wedding Photographer. If you’re getting married and in the market for a local wedding photographer, we would love to connect with you!

Photography: Mulberry & Sage
Venue: Golden Hawk Golf Course
Florist: Mary Pawlicki
DJ: High Fidelity Sounds
Cake: A Slice of Heaven Cakes by Kristin

June 22, 2018