Heather & Martin's Wedding

Heather & Martin are such a fun couple!! They aren't afraid to show their emotions, and they love to let loose and have a great time! Now that I've photographed three weddings that they've appeared in, I'm really starting to feel like part of the family!



Heather had her makeup done at Todd's Room in Birmingham, MI which is part make-up and jewelry boutique, part beauty salon. If you're getting married in the area and are looking for a great place to get your make-up done, I would highly recommend them to anyone! Heather is just so naturally beautiful... look at her amazing skin!



I apologize in advance for the excessive pictures of their daughter Natalie, but she's such an irresistible cutie pie and I really tempered myself when she was the flower girl in Katie & Rick's wedding, so this was my chance to take all the Natalie pictures I wanted!! Here's a typical Natalie moment- playing with mom's veil, while mom is trying to do her hair...





I wish these beautiful songbirds would cut a record. Their sound reminds me of one of my favorite Michigan folk groups, The Chenille Sisters. Whenever they sing, people can't help but get teary eyed.



Heather & Martin were married outdoors on a perfect day in the quaint Mill Race Historical Village in Northville, MI. It's rare that I get a chance to get really close during the ceremony because I try to be as unobtrusive as possible, but when I can get in close enough to grab great shots like these, it's totally worth it! I loved the prayer circle that the parents did during the ceremony, it was a unique and intimate way to bless the marriage. Then, instead of giving an offering to the Virgin Mary as is traditional in some catholic ceremonies, they gave an offering to mother earth.







Look at Heather's dad clear those bushes! Whoa daddy! ;-)



Heather & Martin received an official military greeting to their reception by Martin's fellow Marines. Each set of swords they passed through, they had to stop and kiss before they could move on. At the very end of the tunnel Heather received a surprise send-off and from what she said, it did NOT feel good! You'll have to watch the slideshow to see what happened!



Yummmmmmmmay.....



Here's a little lesson in what goes around....



comes around... (great expression Martin!)



Congratulations Heather & Martin!! I feel so lucky that I was able to share so many special moments with you!! Please, please, please, please let me know when you want to do some new baby pictures!! Click on any image to view a slideshow preview of their wedding day.

Meet Misty

Misty recently made it into the final round of BluDomain's cutest dog contest. I think it's up to a bunch of kindergarten children now to decide who the winner will be. Misty, of course, doesn't care if she wins or not because she's a total diva and simply likes to strike poses for the camera. Her inner diva really comes out when you don't feed her on time; if the food arrives late, she'll bark up a storm about how terrible the wait staff is. She can't stand crowded places because she has an immense fear of being stepped on, so she prefers to be held and people love holding her (Paris Hilton's pup ain't got nuthin' on this bitch). She's smaller than most house cats with a svelt figure under 5lbs. She doesn't like to talk about her age, but I think she's almost 13 years old (that puppy haircut can be deceiving)! She says that if she wins the cutest dog contest, she'll buy a new wardrobe and model it for Blu's winter collection! If she doesn't win, she'll probably buy a new wardrobe anyway!

October Desktop Image

Every month or so I change my desktop image to a photograph I've taken and I thought it would be fun to share these images in my blog so that you can download them for your desktop as well! Every month I'll try to post a new image that is suitable for displaying at desktop size and resolution. Click on an image to download a copy for your desktop.





This month I wanted something textured for my desktop, something almost 3D. As I was eating lunch, I loved the textures of the rice and meat, but figured I probably shouldn't have food on my desktop or I might be hungry all the time. Then I wanted to do comfortable textures like leather and velvet, but they don't photograph well. Finally I settled on two things that had great texture and depth. By using the macro setting on my little Canon PowerShot, I was able to get the super close-ups you see here. Any thoughts on what these items actually are?