Makiko & Steve's Reception

Makiko and Steve were married in Japan and celebrated a small home reception here at the 227 Bistro in Downtown Rochester. They are two amazing people and my husband and I feel so lucky to have them in our lives. Congratulations Steve & Makiko, may you have many years of happiness together! Click on any image to view a short slideshow of their intimate reception.

Admired by Beckstead

I didn't want to post until the entire collection was available, but now that it is.. I'm incredibly flattered to announce that David Beckstead has chosen one of my images for his exclusive collection of inspirational wedding images featured on www.admiredbybeckstead.com. David has a great eye for composition, emotion, and lighting, and I feel honored to be part of such an elite collection of images. Special thanks to Katie & Rick for allowing me to be a part of their wedding day where I was able to capture the image featured. CLICK HERE to see my image in the collection and David's comment about my image. Also, feel free to explore the other amazing images on the website - they are very inspirational!

Never a Dull Moment

Things have been pretty busy around here lately! Our graduation weekend brought in out-of-town family for 4 days straight, which we had a wonderful time entertaining and exploring downtown Detroit with. I started a very intense Spanish class which will only last 8 weeks, with long classes, tons of homework, and tests every class, but is the last requirement for my teaching certification (woo hoo!) This weekend I took Alex to the airport so he could attend a surprise birthday party in St. Louis, meanwhile I had a 13 hour wedding on Friday and another 13 hour wedding on Saturday and spent Sunday morning picking Alex back up from the airport, and the rest of the day with my mom for mother's day. We attended the opera and had dinner at the Whitney, all of which reminded me of how much I'm going to miss all of the cool things about Detroit! *sigh*



When we move to Terre Haute, IN in August, I look forward to exploring a lot of the historic buildings there and possibly starting a postcard and fine art series. The layouts you see here are just experimenting with the idea. I also can't wait to make some of my fine art which has been "laying around" my hard drive available for purchase! Many new and exciting things are in the works and I can't wait to share them with everyone!