Hanna and Joe first got connected with us through one of our amazing Detroit photographer friends, Katie from Katie Anton Photography. (For real, shameless plug: if you’re looking for a posed newborn or studio baby photographer, she’s our go-to referral.) Hanna is her niece, and sent her over our direction for her 2022 wedding. Because of Covid, we first “met” them and had their consult via Zoom, so it was wonderful getting to meet them face to face, and not just virtually. They wanted to get save the dates made, and wanted their engagement session done relatively soon. After chatting about their ideal location, we got to work scheduling their Downtown Detroit Engagement session. (more…)
We’re excited to introduce you to Alyssa and Joe, and show you some of our favorite images from their Lapeer Michigan engagement photography session. We first met the two of them at the Solitude Links bridal tasting event, where Mulberry & Sage always has a booth. We love being a preferred vendor for Solutide Links, and we meet so many awesome couples through their various events throughout the year. (We’ll be there again in May for their annual bridal show!) Anyway, we met the two of them because we ended up being placed at their table for dinner (which was delicious, per the usual.) We all got to chatting, and we fell in love with the two of them and their love story. One of Alyssa’s biggest questions was whether we had ever done a multi-cultural wedding before. That peaked our interest, because we love new things, and learning all about new traditions that we may not see all the time. Alyssa is Macedonian, and plans to have a day chock full of their traditions, which we learned a bit about, and we CANNOT WAIT to capture. One of the coolest parts is that Joe gets to parade down the street. A wedding with a parade? Yes, please.
While the wedding day may be full of Alyssa’s traditions, the engagement session really felt like we captured Joe’s heritage. His uncle owns a stunning “cottage” (their words. Most definitely not ours.) in Lapeer County, and we couldn’t believe it when we pulled up. It felt like a property that was straight out of Frankenmuth; the charm was unbelievable. It had lots of property to explore, and the home that overlooked a lake was seriously beautiful. It looked and felt so German to us; like straight out of Bavaria. It was, however, one of the coldest days of the year thus far, and the two of them handled it like champs (especially Alyssa, who never once complained, and braved the elements for over an hour!) Joe grew up hanging out with his uncle and cousins on this property, and had so many great stories of hunting up there, and so many funny tales of family bonding times. We love that the winter feel matched the buildings perfectly, and that there was snow on the ground, to boot.
We literally cannot wait until their November 2020 wedding, and to see all the love and fireworks between the two of them all over again. We hope you enjoy this preview into their Lapeer engagement photography session. We’d love to chat if you’re in the market for a Lapeer or Kimball wedding photographer.
Caitlin and Dennis are one of our amazing Mulberry & Sage 2020 couples, and we loved hanging out with them last Monday evening for one of the last beautiful quintessential Michigan autumn evenings to do their Clyde Engagement Photography Session. In fact, Caitlin and Dennis were one of our first 2020 couples booked, and have chosen the most popular date we’ve seen requested for the year so far: 10.10.20. Courtney has a family wedding that she is photographing that day out of state, so instead of tag-teaming the engagement session like we typically will do, it was just the three of us for the evening.
Caitlin and Dennis first heard about us from Caitlin’s sister, Lindsey. who owns a local posed newborn photography business. Since neither Courtney nor I specialize in posed studio newborn sessions, we always refer those type of inquiries out to other photographers from our network, and Lindsey is always on that referral list. Her sister Caitlin was in the market for a local wedding photographer, and Lindsey sent her our way, and we’re so glad that she did. Caitlin and Dennis love the fall…hence their October 2020 wedding date. Getting engagement photos done in autumn was always the plan, and unlike most of the fall session we’ve done lately that have involved rain rescheduling, their scheduled date was seriously beautiful. They fell in love with the Clyde location that we use often, and we spent last Monday evening traipsing around the woods, hanging out, playing fun prompting type games, and documenting their love and love story. The overlook was beautiful as always, but *my* favorite photos are actually the set from down by the river, because of the brightly colored trees by them, and the large pine trees. I always feel like I’ve stepped foot into a different state when I look down the river there. What makes it extra special is that Dennis told us both that he knew the area; he grew up going hunting down the road with his Dad, but had never explored through this particular section before.
We hope you enjoy this glimpse into Caitlin and Dennis’ Clyde Engagement Photography Session. Our November is fairly open, if you’re looking to get some outdoor engagement photos done before the snow starts falling. (Honestly, we can’t wait for that, though!) Contact us here.
Josh has known Courtney for a long time, and when he and Katie inquired with Mulberry & Sage to be their Port Huron DoubleTree Wedding Photographer team, we were anxiously waiting for their late September wedding to arrive. We had met up with them in the winter for their frozen tundra engagement session around Port Huron, and learned more about them as a couple, such as their love for their son, Cash. Or the fact that Katie is in love with vintage glam (and has a classic beauty that totally pulls it off, too.) Their classic venue of the Port Huron DoubleTree was perfect for this, because it’s a great mixture of old charm, with all the new and modern elements of a great hotel mixed in, too. And the location is quintessentially Port Huron; that’s perfect for these two who both grew up here.
Their wedding day started off with tons of rain in the early morning, but had cleared out completely by the time we arrived to do photos. We were left with a lovely fall day, with overcast weather during the ceremony, and then the sun popped out right as we were doing some portraits around the grounds. Katie and Josh chose to do a first look before their ceremony, and we loved watching their genuine excitement to see each other and be with each other. Katie was literally giddy up in the room, and it was heart warning to see this next step in their love story take shape. We mentioned that Katie loves the vintage vibe, and the black, rose gold, and red elements that she chose to incorporate into her wedding and bridesmaids dresses translated beautifully into photos. Josh works for the railroad, so we couldn’t resist going down to the Thomas Edison Train Museum under the Blue Water Bridges and do some photos outside the train station, and also on the back of the museum train car and a few inside, too. (And, before anyone asks, those tracks are for museum purposes only and are purely decorative.)
They had a quick champagne toast outdoors, and then we all went inside for dinner (yum) and started the party. They had some cigars and matches on their guestbook table, and some of our favorite photos are of the bridal party hanging out and smoking their celebration cigars throughout the day. The groomsmen had their bonding moment after the ceremony, and the bridesmaids got to strike a pose for the camera at the end of the night. Speaking of the end of the night, we had some time towards the end of their reception and found Katie and Josh outdoors hanging out, so we pulled them over into the dark section on the hotel square, and used our persuasive powers to talk them into posing for some super fun night themed photos. And we are so glad they oblidged, because they are so good. (Katie wasn’t even wearing shoes. She’s amazing.)
We hope you enjoy this small preview into when we were Josh and Katie’s Port Huron DoubleTree Wedding Photographer. If you’re looking for a Port Huron wedding photographer, we would love to meet up and show you our latest coffee shop addiction in town, and talk about your upcoming wedding.
Jessica and Dan have an amazing love story, and we were so stoked when they chose us to do their Solitude Links Wedding Photography for their August 2019 wedding. The two of them met when Jess was still in high school, at church. In fact, we noticed that many of their lasting friendships started with “we met at church” or “we met at church camp.” Years passed, and Jess and Dan met up as adults once again, and fell in love. The two of them have a fun relationship, full of adoration, and adventure with each other. Between both of their busy graduate schools schedules, they planned a beautiful wedding at one of our favorite venues: Solitude Links Golf Course and Banquet Center. Then they headed off for a week long hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains outside of Denver.
Jess and Dan both got ready and had their first look at the house on the Solitude Links property, and it was beautiful to photograph inside and around. The guys were downstairs in the basement playing pool, Foosball, and euchre, while the girls were upstairs on the main floor primping and having a fun time hanging out with each other. Their first look was on the back patio area, as was Jess’ first look with her Dad. Then we went and did some bridal party photos, and relaxed for a bit before the outdoor ceremony started. The weather that day was literally perfect; it wasn’t too hot or too cold, and had big white puffy clouds and an epic sunset. In the spirit of adventure, the 4 of us headed out on a golf cart around the property, and found some beautiful wildflower fields, and then some stunning fluffy wheat colored grass for the evening sunset photos. We got so many looks and feels, all by staying on the grounds and exploring together. Sunset photos were important for the two of them, and we loved that special private time with them capturing them. Megan also made a fun .gif of their sunset dance, and posted it on our Facebook page; you should check it out.
We love being a preferred photography vendor for Solitude Links Weddings, and working with the friendly staff there throughout the season. If you are in the planning process and need Solitude Links Wedding Photography done, we would love to meet up with you and show your some galleries of weddings we’ve shot there, and how unique and lovely they all are. We hope you enjoy this preview into Jess and Dan’s special day.
