Today’s post is going to have way more pictures then on average as it’s been long overdue, so I’m trying to compensate somehow

With Chon and Hemal’s wedding on Friday in Chicago and Russ and Courtney’s on Saturday in Clarkston, MI it was going to be a long weekend with very little time to get some sleep.

When I arrived at Hotel Baker late Thursday night to scout the area I got excited as it turned out to be an amazing location. Chon made a great choice! As the couple is  from Chicago area we never had a chance to meet until the day of their big day. Chon started a wedding blog however and I tried to stay up to date checking it out.

From there I found out that Chon work in advertising as an Art Director. No wonder that she planned the wedding so well!

Here are the images (and there is a lot today). Check out the detail shots, Chon did fantastic job coordinating everything.

I know my blog has taken a back seat as I’ve been swamped with work but there are some fabulous weddings coming so keep checking. I promise to post them at least a couple within a week.

Here is a sneak peak to the one I photographed in Chicago area – Chon and Hemal’s beautiful wedding at Hotel Baker.

Before I let you enjoy the sneak peak: yes, I know I’m way behind blogging – it’s the time of the year I’m struggling to keep up. I have 4 super rad weddings to post  (including this one) so check back soon.

Here are some of my favorites:

Duane waiting to see Keisha in her dress

Keisha's dad giving daughter away

Book Cadillac - Italian Garden

Rolls Royce Phantom

Venetian Ballroom at Westin Book Cadillac

First dance

Stephenie and Travis chose The Atheneum Hotel for the reception. I never photographed there before and was very excited to finally have the opportunity. That place is a photographer’s dream. With countless amazing locations  I could spend whole day just walking around and getting cool shots, but there is never enough time on a wedding day Time shortage is my biggest enemy, and wedding photographers have always to work super fast to use it to the fullest advantage.

I also wanted to give a shout out to great DJ Joe Nagraba from Ultimate Entertainment. Joe is also a singer and plays guitar. If you’re looking for entertainer for your event give him a try.

I’ll shut up now. Here are some of my favorites. Hope you enjoy them.

Brittany and Dave are very modern, easy going couple and they leave in a super rad loft in downtown Detroit which I love – high ceilings and huge windows is every photographer’s dream. Brittany told me they wanted some pictures in the back alleys that have that Detroit urban flair and I thought it was a fantastic idea! The whole wedding party made a short stop at Dave and Brittany’s favorite bar – of course another great opportunity for pictures!

Then we headed to the reception at the Henry Ford Lovett Hall and it was wild. Here are some shots…

BTW, for the photographers that e-mail me questions regaring post production – all images are straight from Lightroom, except adding a logo, EXIF data,  and a border around the images – no picture has been hurt in PS

I wanted to share with you Keith and Nicki’s amazing wedding. The couple couldn’t choose a better location to get married. It perfectly fits their personalities. I’m talking about Seldom Blues in downtown Detroit, with spectacular view of the Detroit River and Windsor skyline. This place is a wedding photographer’s dream with great lighting and countless cool spots that can be incorporated into shots.
I’m not big on writing and I rather let photography tell a story so I created a short slideshow with highlights of the day. It’s not a small file so give it a few minutes to download once you hit the ‘Play’ button – I promise it’s worth the wait.

It’s been a while since we photographed Sosi and Aram’s fabulous wedding. I’m probably the only photographer that provides images first and blogs the wedding later. Shouldn’t it be the other way around?…

Nevertheless, here we are and what a wedding it was! Hmm, how would I describe it in one word? Party! Yes, one huge party that started early in the day, way before the reception What fun! Being surrounded on the dance floor by 400 dancing wedding guests is an experience to be remembered for sure.

Reception was held at Shenandoah Banquet, Golf and conference Center in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

I also wanted to give a shout out to Ryan from Epic Motion who was shooting video. Ryan is a great guy and his work is outstanding so check him out if you are looking for a videographer.

Finally about the pictures. Today since this post is so long overdue a little different approach with the slideshow instead. It’s a big file and may take a while to download depending on your Internet connection, but should be worth the wait. Enjoy!

Wedding and reception was planned at the Cobblestone Farm in Ann Arbor, MI and it somehow reminds me Meghann and Mike’s wedding I photographed last year. You can check it here.

Mara and Tyson wanted fall wedding and I love how their coordinated everything with fall colors

Photographing wedings pretty much every weekend during the season I see a lot of different ideas for details, yet I’m amazed every single time what brides can come up with making their wedding unique

3 pair of shoes! Mara prepared flats for the later in the night in case her feet get tired from all the dancing

Love the fall colors theme

What a fun day! The weather was great – maybe even a little too sunny for outside photography, but who cares since we got really good shots What I really enjoyed however was the amazing lighting during early reception.

Jessica and Jason are the most genuine people and were such a pleasure to work with. They look beautiful together

I’m also blogging Mara and Tyson’s wedding today so let’s move on to the images.

We really enjoyed all the details. Obviously lot’s of thoughts went into planning. Look at the red shoes that go with the flowers too!

I love this shot. Yep, everything right on schedule

No matter how much time you spend planning you can never do anything about the weather. I was always drawn to shoot the wedding in the rain and little rain is good – nobody minds sneaking outside for a few shots. It was pouring hard that Saturday and few people want to get soaked when dressed up however

Wedding ceremony took place in Sainte Anne de Detroit and reception followed at The Grosse Pointe War Memorial. War Memorial is a beautiful location and I was a little bummed we couldn’t shoot due to a weather.

Huge thanks to Duane Orris for helping with equipment and getting some really outstanding shots (I’m jealous of some he got with guys outside)

Wedding invitatation printed on acrylic

Also in the box…

This was taken by Duane who stayed with Marco and groomsmen. I’m seriously jealous about this shot

We took this one just outside Shannon’s room – I love the lighting

I love this shot with Dustin chillin’ while everyone is running around to get in position