STACY + MIKEY'S DETROIT INDIAN VILLAGE MANSION FIRST LOOK | PART I

Detroit Michigan wedding photography at a private mansion in Historic Indian Village was provided by Kellie Saunders and her team of top wedding photographers.

Part 1 in a 3 part series.

Stacy and Mikey. Wow! When I first talked to Stacy on the phone she told me she wanted to get married in a somewhat traditional wedding gown at the Michigan Science Center planetarium and have a masquerade ball reception a couple of weeks later at the Crofoot Ballroom. I think I screamed on the phone. I really, really did. I then told her to hold on a minute so I could jump up and down and do a couple of cartwheels. Okay so that part is not true. I didn't do one single cartwheel. For what it's worth, if I wasn't over 40 and there was no chance of breaking a limb, I probably would have. I was so excited at the chance to photograph a couple getting married under the planetarium stars that it almost didn't occur to me that I actually needed to meet Stacy and Mikey. I was ready to sign the contract from the first intial phone call. Thankfully, Stacy, working in the mental health field, probably realized I had lost my marbles over the chance to shoot such a unique event and set up an in person meeting with me.

When they walked through my studio doors I KNEW I was meant to photograph their wedding. They told me how they met, how Mikey asked Stacy to marry him and what they wanted in a wedding photographer. We talked about the planetarium wedding and how it would be difficult to photograph and about their reception and the specific challenges that the Crofoot Ballroom creates. I told them that even if it wasn't me, they needed to make sure they hire the right photographer. A photographer who is good in low light and could work fast in the dark. Both these venues are not for the standard run of the mill photographer. If they hired someone, they needed someone who understood artificial light and how to create it and control it. They told me on the spot it was me they wanted and I immediately did that cartwheel. Okay, okay... I really didn't do the cartwheel.

Stacy and Mikey would have two outfit changes. One being their more traditional wedding attire for the actual ceremony and the other being the mascarade wear for the reception ball. I wanted to make sure we could document this event properly. I always try to go above and beyond for my clients, but this wedding was going to require a little more TLC. Stacy and Mikey agreed that we could do this in three segments. We would do a private first look and portrait session at their friends historic mansion in Detroit's Indian Village. Stacy would be able to do her trial run with hair/makeup (btw - Katie did a fantastic job!!!), and I would be able to get some stylized photos and we wouldn't have to rush on their wedding day.

Take a look at their first look! I absolutely LOVED this idea. I LOVED these images and I LOVE this couple.

Stacy and Mikey's wedding was publishing in OffBeat Bride. You can view it here: OffBeat Bride Article

Michigan wedding photography by Kellie Saunders, Detroit Michigan wedding photographers. Kellie Saunders is one of the best Metro Detroit Wedding photographers around. She is a professional artistic wedding photographer located in Birmingham, Michigan. Her work has been published both locally and nationally in print and online. Her studio serves the entire metro Detroit area and offers wedding photography at it's best. Each wedding is treated with love, creativity and care not found in larger studios. She has an authentic documentary style and specialized in creating sophisticated and timeless wedding portraits.