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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
Lexington Michigan Engagement Session | Megan & Jim

We love Megan & Jim’s engagement story and were so thrilled to spend the evening on Sunday being their Lexington Michigan Engagement Session photographer.

They met by chance at Boyne Mountain Ski Resort, even though they grew up in the same town and graduated from the same high school (just a few years apart.) They had a great time together for the weekend, but it took almost a year later for them to start dating. Megan joked it could have been a lot sooner because Jim did invite her for another ski trip soon after they got home, but she thought he was dating someone and turned him down! Once they were officially together, everything clicked into place and they are inseparably bound by their love of skiing, adventure and, of course, each other. Fast forward a few years later on another trip to Boyne mountain; Jim took his sweet time but finally got down on one knee, on Megan’s favorite ski run and asked her to be his wife. The jeweler advised him not to propose on the mountain in fear of losing the ring in the snow, but we are so glad he didn’t listen because it just makes for a great story!

They brought along their black lab puppy Mougle (a ski term, for those who don’t know.) We love including pets, especially one as sweet and outgoing as their little girl. We rode a side by side through wooded trails on Jim’s family property for the first half of the session, looking for the perfect snowy locations. Snow was very important to capture in their engagement photos, so we got them scheduled right away soon as they inquired. The second half of the session was at their gorgeous lake property. The bonfire plays a significance because Megan says she CANNOT go a single night when the weather is right without a bonfire. She just loves the ambiance and warmth and it’s one of their favorite ways to relax at the end of the day.

They are silly yet sweet, and full of that all-consuming love that you can’t help but feel once you are around them. My face hurt from smiling so much. Their Lexington Michigan Engagement Session was the perfect example of why engagement sessions are so important to us. We get to know each other beyond a client-professional relationship and it helps us know what to capture and what’s important in their relationship.

They are still planning the details of their wedding and we are looking forward to what they decide and can’t wait to be a part of it. If you’re looking for a Lexington Michigan Engagement Session, we would love to connect with you.

March 15, 2018