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Erin and Chirag, Ann Arbor, MI - Christian Ceremony

Erin and Chirag's Christian ceremony was held on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor where they met.  The colors didn't stop today with a beautiful combination of coral, brown, and yellow...and sunflowers everywhere! 

Erin and Chirag decided to shoot all their portraits before the ceremony, which gave us several hours to explore the campus...

The parasols were so great for photography, but I must be attracted to quirkiness...this is my very, very favorite (Erin...your hands are perfect!):

The ceremony and reception were held at the Michigan Union with the cocktails in the University Club:

What a great party ... the dance floor was packed until after midnight...this was an amazing group of dancers ...from the kids who had all the moves to at least 10 couples who knew the actions to Thriller...we loved it and loved photographing it! 

Erin and Chirag - thank you for including us in your wonderful event!  We hope you are having amazing adventures in Thailand and beyond!   Talk to you soon!

Erin and Chirag, Ann Arbor, MI - Hindu Ceremony

Shooting our first Hindu ceremony was wonderful.  While we had prepped ourselves on the elements of the ceremony and what to expect, we want to thank Chirag's family and friends' as they helped us and pointed out key things not to miss.

 

 

 

Stay tuned for our next post of Erin and Chirag's Christian ceremony...

Erin and Chirag, Ann Arbor, MI - Hindu Ceremony - Erin Gets Her Wedding Sari

Wow .... what an amazing experience to photograph Erin and Chirag's Hindu/Christian Wedding in Ann Arbor, Michigan!  First, thank you so much for hiring us...it was such a pleasure meeting you and your families!

This wedding will take several posts so I really want to begin with the fascinating process of the women preparing Erin for the Hindu Ceremony.  From the fabrics to the jewelry to just witnessing such an intimate ritual was so interesting and wonderful to photograph:

   
  

 

 

My favorite:

 

Tune in for more of their two-day wedding over the next few days!!!

Whitney and Bill's Wedding at Rocky Neck

We had a great time shooting Whitney and Bill's wedding which was a wonderful mix of snowboarders, the ocean and Whitney's laugh. 

Whitney and Bill got ready at the Mystic Marriott:

 

Mike may have taken the strangest wedding portrait of the groom ever:

The wedding and reception were held at the Rocky Neck Pavillion which was a WPA depression-era building with amazing architecture.

Party shirt:

 

This is one of my favorite pics (even though it's posed!)...the St. Michael's College pic:

We snuck away for a late night portrait session:

 

 

...and some late night dancing...

One of my favorite moments...the end of the night...Bill picks up Whitney and spins her around:

Martha's Vineyard Family Vacation

Well July was a great time with several vacations and turning 40!  I'll try to blog several of the events in between weddings!

I'm not a morning person at all but driving to the ferry at Woods Hole at dawn is really nice:

Four-year-old Sebbie:

Two-year-old Jude:

Grandpa Dean and Jude!

We rented the same house as last year near Menemsha:

We happened to be out there the same time as our friends Liz and David who hosted us all to cocktails and a bonfire on the beach on a beautiful night:

Mike likes his wine...

This was the first time I'd been on the Vineyard for July 4th:

Mike's shot of me and Seb:

Guy Wolff for Napa Home and Smith and Hawken

We were recently hired to photograph potter Guy Wolff in his Litchfield studio for Napa Home and Garden and for their submission to the Smith and Hawken catalog.  If you have been in Smith and Hawken, you will probably recognize Guy's beautiful pots.  If you are ever in Litchfield, the studio is worth a stop where you can buy his pots direct.  Here are a few of the pics from a very interesting assignment: