August 17, 2013
One thing I have to say about Justin and Devin's wedding was that they really picked some awesome, unique spots for both the ceremony and reception. I definitely can say that it was more of a challenge with lighting than I expected, but everything went off without a hitch and made for an awesome day!
First of all, they chose the State Theater in Kalamazoo for their ceremony. Decorating wasn't needed as it was an awesome, ornate theater with lots of character. My assistant, Kristin, and I really thought it was cool place. The wedding came up pretty quick and afterwards, the whole wedding party wandered around with us throughout our little section of downtown Kalamazoo. However, we made sure to get to the reception location fairly quickly since it was at the Air Zoo. Another challenging location but a pretty awesome place to have a party. Some of the rides were open before dinner (we got the whole wedding party on the balloon ride somehow!) and guests could wander around and look at all the planes throughout the evening. Pretty cool!
Anyway,
Justin and Devin were great to work with. Though I knew Justin from back in my school days, I hadn't seen him in years. We didn't meet up at all until right before the wedding, but these two are a laid back and cool pair, and it was a pleasure getting to work with them and their great friends and family as well. Thanks for the challenge, you guys, I had a great time!
Flowers: the wedding party
DJ: DJ Brano
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| ^Showing today at the State... |
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| ^The guys really rocked the purple ties :) |
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| ^Hello awesome lighting!!! |
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| ^I told them to look at each other and laugh... nailed it. |
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| ^Reppin' U of M with the Michigan socks. |
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| ^Where they met Devin :) |
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| ^Show time! |
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| ^The grid photos are fun! |
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| ^This is Hank. We ran into him and his friends on our walk down the street. He kindly posed for a few photos. |
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| ^BEAUTIFUL bride! |
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| ^They are really proud of their socks. |
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| ^Lovely ladies. |
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| ^Who has noticed that this is one of my favorites? |
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| ^Love it! |
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| ^Ever-adventurous, they wanted to climb into the fountain! |
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| ^A VERY quick stop... so quick we didn't even manage to get a drink! |
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| ^Second time this year tasting cupcakes from the Cupcake Zoo... oh man, I'm craving one now! |
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| ^Kristin got this great angle, they are up in the sky! |
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| ^They all rode this ride for a bit :) |
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| ^Love this shot... the movement is perfect! |
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| ^Taking his first dance VERY seriously. |
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| ^Devin is hiding in plain site... she decided to wear something more comfortable to the reception :) |
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| ^Another great use for the Michigan socks.... dance floor sliding. |
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| ^"Call me... maybe..." |
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| ^A little bit of "Thriller" action! |
