Lotus Photographic » Modern and Fun Photography, Grand Rapids, MI

Yay! I’m blogging again! Dianne & Quang were married all the way back on October 3rd !!! But I do have a few good reasons for taking so long with this blog post . #1 I have been very focused on editing, editing, editing! and #2 Josh and I took SO MANY images at this wonderful event that it was VERY difficult narrowing them down to this (still very long) post.  I always seem to share tons of  ”pretty” photos of the Bride, the couple and the details when I write these blog entries and I wanted to do something a little different this time. I love taking beautiful and creative photos of the Bride & Groom as well as documenting all the important details that went into the planning, but those types of photos don’t truly represent the heart & soul of what we do. First and foremost, we are Photojournalists and totally focused on capturing the authentic, unscripted and emotional moments that spontaneously occur throughout the day. Our clients tell us that they love their wedding photos because the images have substance and meaning, the images bring them right back to the day over and over again. I hope you enjoy this super long post

 

the day started at 8:30am, Dianne getting prepared for their traditional Vietnamese tea ceremony

Quang’s family arriving at Dianne’s family home with gifts

Josh’s photo

after the tea ceremony, we headed over to St. Alphonsus Parish for their wedding ceremony

I love this photo of Grandma that Josh captured

waiting for the ceremony to begin…Josh’s image

Dianne had just one attendant..her sister

Josh’s image

Josh’s image

my fave

we decided to hit up some ArtPrize goodness despite the rainy weather

but it didn’t last long…Josh’s image

we hid from the rain for awhile at the JW Marriott downtown..my view

Josh’s view

you know I had to throw in a few images of gorgeous Dianne…my view

Josh’s view

we set up a spontaneous “photo booth” soon after arriving at Yen Ching for the reception…here are a few of my faves

Martell + Karaoke = AWESOME  Josh’s image

there was so much love in the room Josh’s image

Josh’s image

another fab image by Josh

LOL! Josh’s image

Josh’s image

Dianne changed into a third beautiful dress so we just had to run outside for a few more

it was a very long….and very wonderful day Josh’s image

 

Lauren and Jeff were married September 26th at Boyne Mountain Resort. The weather report threatened rain so the ceremony was held under a tent on the shore of Deer Lake followed by a rockin reception at The Beach House. The day ran perfectly smooth, everything was beautiful and the couple…a truly ADORABLE couple…they are so in love and so darn cute together!  

 

Love the special box Lauren’s friends made for her super rad Jimmy Choos

Such a beautiful bride, I am in love with her naturally vibrant red hair

getting prepared

my fave

Lauren is a Jeweler so we had to get some sweet ring shots

Jeff thought he was supposed to feed himself the cake..it was pretty funny

no wonder Jeff loves this lake

the dancing got a little wild

Thanks to Lauren and Jeff for a fantastic time up at Boyne. We also fell in love with the place, so thanks for introducing us to our next family vacation spot! You were so wonderful to work with, so easy-going and genuine, it was truly an honor to document your day.