What I love the most about weddings at the Baronette Renaissance Hotel is that this is just about as stress free as a venue comes. In Metro Detroit there are tons of great venues. As a wedding photographer I love it because it offers me the chance to whisk my couples away for a few moments between dances to capture a few shots in it's gorgeous lobby! At the Baronette, you can have your ceremony and reception in the same room, plus you can use the lovely lobby for family photos in between events. They are experts at flipping a room and I've seen them change a ceremony site into a decked out reception in less than twenty minutes. This is especially important for my jewish couples because there is so much going on for those events. They make ketubah signing easy in one of their board rooms and my couples will usually go back and use that same place as a yichud room. The door locks - so no one will bother you. The hotel staff will wow you - I promise you that! Not only are they hospitable but the food is to die for! If you require special kosher catering they will allow you to bring in an outside caterer. I've included some images from a few weddings I've shot there over the years so enjoy.

Detroit engagement photography around the city provided by Kellie Saunders, one of the top Detroit wedding and engagement photographers. I'm not even going to sugar coat it. March engagement sessions in Detroit aren't always fun. The weather is so unpredictable that we just don't know what mother nature will bring us. It could be 50 and sunny or 20 and cold. On the day of Brittney and Phil's engagement session is was more like 30, sometimes sunny, super windy and oh-so cold. But that didn't stop us! We all knew what we were up against and Brittney and Phil were devoted to having fun, laughing and keeping each other warm. At the end of the session they finally admitted to being cold and were so happy when it was time to wrap it up. You can see their jump for joy in the images below. I'm going to speak for all of us when I say that we had such a good time at our session. We went around to a few prime spots in the city and a few not so well known spots so that they could have variety with their images. The main goal of the session was to capture images for their save the dates, but I ended up capturing lots of fun moments between the two of them.  I'm so excited to photograph their fall wedding at the Crofoot in Pontiac. Join me in congratulating Brittney and Phil on their engagement. They are two lovely people, both inside and out! 

Southeast MI winter wedding photography at the Little Wedding Chappel in Taylor and Arnoldo's in Riverview was provided by Kellie Saunders and her team of the very best wedding photographers in Michigan. Snow, sleet, hail, wind, slush - it's called living in Southeast Michigan! I absolutely unequivocally am in love with winter weddings. The truth is, sometimes the weather just plain stinks. Let's face it, you are taking a chance by having a winter wedding. You could have a beautiful snow gently falling on the ground or you could have a lovely winter day with no wind and beautiful sun that warms you a bit. Most of the time, at least in Detroit, it's just darn cold, windy and icky. But there are those few times that it happens. The sun comes out for a brief moment and we are blessed with a few short minutes to take wedding portraits. That's pretty much how it went for Kelly and Ken.  Okay so as far as tough brides go, Kelly ranks pretty high on my scale. I've had some wonderfully tough couples this winter and Kelly and Ken are no exception. What I love the most about my winter couples this past year is that they've been in good spirits no matter what the weather threw at us.  Kelly and Ken had a very beautiful intimate ceremony at The Little Wedding Chapel in Taylor's Heritage Park. There wasn't a dry eye in the chapel as you can see from some of the photos below. Shortly after they said their I-Do's we headed out the door to the park. Now normally Heritage Park is a hot bed of activity. Photographers are swarming everywhere, people are walking their dogs, kids are playing ball, etc. On this day none of that happened because the day before this day there was a snow storm and the park wasn't plowed. Well shucks - it was just our luck right? How were we going to get any decent images with all that snow. When I say all that snow - I mean all that snow. I think there was at least 14" of snow - so just a little over a foot of white fluffy goodness. Ken and Kelly, being the amazing couple that they are didn't bat an eye. Kelly said, "Let's go - let's do this." She put her boots on and Ken held her wedding dress up for her and we made our way through the snow so they could have a few photographs to remember their day.  After we brushed off we headed to Arnoldo's for the wedding reception. Arnoldo's has this ceiling with twinkle lights. It's really interesting and makes you feel like you are under the stars. Their guests had a fabulous time and danced and danced. Congratulations to Kelly and Ken! Here are a few of my favorite images from your big day!

Metro Detroit Michigan wedding photography at the Roostertail provided by Kellie Saunders and her team top Detroit, MI wedding photographers. I am going to call this blog post a tale of two right shoes! I have worked many, many weddings in my time as a wedding photographer in the Metro Detroit area. But never in all of my years have I met a bride with more spunk, more passion and the ability to see the positive in all things. Julia is simply amazing! We arrived at Julia's parent's home to photograph her getting ready for her big day as we normally do. Everything was going as planned. I photographed the bridal gown, the rings, the garter and the shoes - yes - the shoes. When I pulled Julia's shoes out of the box to snap a few images I immediately noticed that she had two right shoes. I said to myself - oh no! We had literally ten minutes to get to the church so I knew there wasn't time for her to get new shoes. I couldn't bring myself to tell her so I pulled her mom aside and whispered what I discovered. I knew that if anyone could softly break the news to Julia, it would be her mom. Well, a few minutes went by and I listened as Julia's mom explained what had happened. I waited for the tears. I waited for the cursing. I waited for the sadness. Well, I didn't get to witness any of that. Julia simply smiled and cheerfully said, "Well, if two right shoes is what they gave me, two right shoes is what I will wear." I was stunned. I said, "Julia, you can't walk down the aisle in two right shoes. What if you fall? Maybe one of your bridesmaids can give you their shoes?" She just looked at me and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I got this." Soon we arrived to the church and I witnessed Julia and her two right shoes walk gracefully down the aisle to meet her love Corey. Corey was so happy and proud to see his beautiful bride. Julia didn't miss a beat. The only thing that mattered to her was marrying the love of her life and nothing was going to make her unhappy on this day. Julia is just amazing!  After the nuptuals we headed out to a few spots in Detroit for their wedding photos. Boy it was cold, but what else can you expect on a January day in Michigan. Of course it was going to be cold. Even with the fridgid tempuratures, my seasoned Detroit wedding photography team was up to the challenge and Julia, Corey and their bridal party along with Julia's two right shoes had a blast going around the city for wedding photos.  The reception was held at the Roostertail, one of my all time Detroit favorite reception venues! It was beautifully decorated for a whimsical winter wedding where Julia and Corey's family and friends danced the night away. Join me in wishing them a lifetime of love, happiness and laughter!  

Wedding pictures at the Diamond Center Suburban Collection in Novi, by Kellie Saunders and her team of top wedding photographers in MI. Creating unique Michigan wedding pictures on December 31st is not always easy. Michigan can be oh-so cold, blow you away windy and can get pretty darn slushy at this time of the year. I love a good challenge and this is why I love being a wedding photographer! Couples like Jessica and Tom make my job fun and keep me on my toes! It might get cold, it might get windy, it might even be slushy - but you wouldn't know it by looking at their wedding pictures. They had the most fantastic New Year's Eve Celebration ever at the Diamond Center and Suburban Collection! Let me back up and first tell you all about the ceremony. It was a beautiful traditional Catholic Mass at St. Patrick's of White Lake, MI, where my team of Michigan's best wedding photographers were able to capture some stunning images to help Jessica and Tom remember their big day. This fantastic couple then braved the bitter bitter cold as we stopped by Tom's firehouse for a few portraits.  Tom wanted a few wedding pictures with his fire truck and we were more than happy to oblige. These two were so amazing you couldn't even tell they were freezing their toes off! If you look at some of the images below, the sun came out for a brief moment so we had Jessica and Tom head over to the grassy area by the firehouse. Because they trusted us - we were able to capture a few frames that truly look like it was a warm summer's day. Those are some of my favorite portraits from their wedding day.   We had plans to go to downtown Milford for photos, but let's face it - New Years Eve was just plain freezing. Sometimes on wedding days, plans change because of weather or whatnot. So from the firehouse we headed to the Diamond Center for a wedding reception celebration that started both the new year, and this couple's new life as Mr. and Mrs. together off right! Congratulations Jessica and Tom!  Here are some of my favorite images from your New Year's Eve wedding.