Michigan Fairy Tale Wedding
Several months ago I met with a very nice, attractive couple. They had planned to have both their wedding ceremony and wedding reception at one location, at a private residence in Clinton Township Michigan. They booked their wedding photography with us. A couple of weeks before the wedding the bride phoned me, to go over the time line and wedding photography. She said that their plans had changed and that they would have a church wedding, at a Catholic Church in Utica Michigan, and then go to the residence in Clinton Township for a second wedding ceremony. I asked why a second wedding ceremony was added and she said it was something about the priest not being able to perform the Catholic wedding ceremony at the residence. (The second wedding ceremony was the only one that was originally planned.) She was concerned that the time spelled out in the photography contract wouldn't cover both the church, private residence wedding ceremonies and reception. We talked for a while about the wedding photography time line & both ceremonies, and I told her not to worry and agreed to cover both wedding ceremonies and reception for her, at no additional cost. I didn't want the bride to be disappointed on her wedding day. I really felt that it was important to photograph both wedding ceremonies. The day of the wedding arrived, and Caitlin went along with me as a second shooter. This was truly the most unique wedding ceremony/reception that we have ever shot.
We started the day with a small but elegant church wedding ceremony in Utica Michigan.
After the Catholic Church ceremony we were off to the second wedding ceremony at the private residence. Residence is an understatement, it was more of an estate. I was told that it was 15 acres.
That's right the garages. They were tented over & converted into an elegant banquet hall.
It was a hot day in Clinton Township Michigan, but it was very cool inside the tented over garages. They really had the a/c going. This has to be of the most elegant venue I have worked in, and it was a garage. It definitely didn't look like a garage for the wedding reception. It was truly a pleasure to shoot this wedding.
A beautiful Michigan bride and her groom.
Congratulations Kim & Chris
Gerald Donnelly
586-306-7733
After the Catholic Church ceremony we were off to the second wedding ceremony at the private residence. Residence is an understatement, it was more of an estate. I was told that it was 15 acres.
Here's a photo of a portion of the grounds.
Here's a few shots of just how the bride got from the house to the gazebo:
The horse drawn carriage took the bride from the main house to the gazebo. You really didn't expect her to walk almost 1/4 mile in heels did you?
After the gazebo wedding ceremony we were off to the reception. I thought that they would have had the reception inside the main house or on the grounds. Boy was I wrong. The reception was held in the garages. Here's a few shots of just how the bride got from the house to the gazebo:
The horse drawn carriage took the bride from the main house to the gazebo. You really didn't expect her to walk almost 1/4 mile in heels did you?
The second wedding ceremony was more informal and laid back than the first.
It always amazes me the work a bride will put into the little details that most people won't see on her big day.
The gazebo was surrounded by a beautiful garden and they were a very attractive couple, which made our work easy.
It always amazes me the work a bride will put into the little details that most people won't see on her big day.
That's right the garages. They were tented over & converted into an elegant banquet hall.
It was a hot day in Clinton Township Michigan, but it was very cool inside the tented over garages. They really had the a/c going. This has to be of the most elegant venue I have worked in, and it was a garage. It definitely didn't look like a garage for the wedding reception. It was truly a pleasure to shoot this wedding.
A beautiful Michigan bride and her groom.
Congratulations Kim & Chris
Gerald Donnelly
586-306-7733
Wow two ceremonies? I really really like the venue on the second ceremony. But it seems like they have few guests...
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Lovely pictures, awesome these are looking so clear pics and locations are great.
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Yes,the idea of two ceremonies really appeals to me and the photographs were magnificent.
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Nice couple, location is great and pictures too, have great time.
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Congratulations both of you. nice couple, wish you have a great time.
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It was a beautiful wedding day. You captured the romance of the carriage rolling on the beautifully landscaped estate. The yard seems to have its own personality and you caught it along with the couple. Very well done.
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