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johnny + melissa!!
it’s always a delight to get to shoot the wedding of a friend (and former fellow starbucks work mate), and johnny bird’s wedding is no exception. he and melissa met years ago at college though they were never close friends. if i remember the story correctly she found him on facebook a few years ago (*correction — i’ve been informed that he was the one that found her!!) and they started talking, eventually started dating and are now married! i swear…the internet has become the instigator for more relationships than even i can believe. it’s crazy! johnny and melissa had a beautiful ceremony in her late mother’s garden just outside…
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sarah + brian’s engagements
here’s a lady who knows what she wants and goes for it! sarah and i have been talking wedding stuff for months and months now in preparation for their june 2012 wedding. and monday was finally the day for engagement photos! what i didn’t know before about sarah and brian’s relationship was how they met. they were both coming out of one of their college classes on a rainy day and were walking down a steep hill when sarah slipped and literally fell right into brian’s arms. he invited her to breakfast and everything else is history. seriously?!?!? that’s better than a movie right there. here are the photos…. so…
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the fisher fauxtaux booth!
this was definitely the fauxtaux booth’s wildest day yet. yucky rain storms put a halt on the original plans for location/backdrop for the booth which could have been a huge bummer. but darn if i’m gonna tote that beast all the way from nashville, tennessee to holland, michigan and not put it to good use! so we improvised — we moved the booth underneath an awning next to the wedding tent and ixnayed the backdrop, letting the natural setting (and ever changing stormy sky) set the stage. this brilliant idea worked for a little while….then the wind kicked up, knocked the whole shebang over (nearly squashing an innocent bystander) but…