Lauren :: Bridal Portait Session

I love doing Bridal Portrait Sessions! It gives me some time to really do a photo study of the dress! My clients really enjoy the experience. It is kind of like a "dress rehearsal", they get a chance to see how their hair, make-up and accessories look, before the wedding. As an added bonus for me, the session gives me another chance to really spend some time with my client and get to know them. Here are a few photos from Lauren's session!

David & Lindsey Williams Testimonials

Ohhh my gosh Marvin....are we ever pleased!!! The wedding album is absolutely beautiful and gorgeous and amazing and everything else good! You are seriously the best, we were so blessed to have you as a photographer, thanks so much for the book!!

Lindsey Williams
-Wedding August 1, 2009

Andrew & Calli :: Wedding Slide Presentation

I love doing these teaser videos. Photographing Andrew and Calli's wedding was a pleasure. The church was beautiful and the reception at Eagle Eye was wonderful. Enjoy the video!

Arash & Concetta :: Engagement Session

I met Arash and Concetta at the Lansing Bridal Show last September. What a wonderful couple! From the very beginning we clicked! When Arash booked me for the wedding he said that I might have a problem with Concetta because she didn't like her photo taken. I was shocked because she is gorgeous. Anyway, the first session went extremely well. We had a great time wondering around MSU at night. In fact, it went so well that Concetta called me up and asked when we could do the next session, since she had such a good time during the first one! I am really looking forward to their wedding in November. It will be my first Persian wedding.

Seniors 2009 :: Recap

It has been a GREAT year for me doing Senior photography. I love photographing young people. Sometimes it is quite a challenge, but the rewards are worth it. Here is a sampling of the highlights from this year.

Gina & Brendan :: Wedding

It was my pleasure to meet Gina & Brendan through Nicole Dungy from Weddings by Nicole. Gina was an MSU Alumni and was coming back to East Lansing to get married. Unlike a lot of my clients, Gina and I communicated through e-mail and several phone calls. We were able to finally able to sit down and plan out her wedding over coffee, about a month before the wedding.

The wedding took place at St. John's Student Center in East Lansing, a wonderful place with the reception at Kellogg Center in the Lincoln Room. You couldn't have asked for a better the day. Gina and Brendan booked us for the whole day so we were at the hotel bright and early to record the both of them getting ready. Deb Martin and her crew from All Tressed Up provided the light brunch for the girls as well the hair and make up for Gina and her bridesmaids. I love having time to photograph a wedding from beginning to end! I photographed Brendan and the guys getting ready, while my assistant Holly photographed the girls.

From the hotel we went to the Church. St. Johns is a beautiful place to have a wedding with lots of natural lighting and a wonderful sanctuary. Brendan's mother was not able to make the trip to the wedding, but she was able to listen via cell phone held by one of the groomsmen!

After the wedding we were able to take time and tour the MSU campus photographing the bridal party at different locations. My favorite location was the Clock Tower! We spent over an hour and a half photographing.... wonderful.

We finally made it to the Kellogg Center for the reception festivities. The first thing I usually do is photograph the cake which was provided by Jeannie from The Cakery, wow simply wonderful. Gina and Brendan wanted to sit among their friends, so they did not have a traditional "Head Table"! I was able to pull Gina and Brendan away from their guess for about 20 mins to do some photographs of just the two of them high above city. I would have to say, some of the best images I have produced to date!

Here are a few photos from that day. Enjoy!

Chad and Lauren :: Wedding

This is a teaser video/slide show I did for Chad and Lauren's wedding. The wedding was fantastic!