“This is gonna sound weird, but what do you want us to do with our balls?”
I have to say. When I became a wedding photographer, I never expected to hear that while at work, but I learned on July 9th, there is a first time for everything. Allow me to give you a little back story. I met the bride, in this post, the same way her husband did: at a biweekly game of dodgeball we all participated in. When it came time for Corey to propose, he wanted to give a nod to the sport where they first met, and proposed to her by taking her to the dodgeball courts and writing his proposal on a dodgeball. So, considering their relationship was nurtured on those courts, Danielle wanted to visit them with her wedding party on the big day for some photos, and she brought about a half dozen dodgeballs with her as well. Hence, how one of the groomsman came to ask me the opening question.
Danielle was one of my first friends when I moved to Michigan 6 years, so it was especially awesome to photograph her wedding day. You’d be hard pressed to find a sweeter and kinder person (unless you’re looking amongst her awesome family, which is CHEATING). I did learn, from the experience, that there is one drawback from photographing a dear friend’s wedding: Wedding guests who don’t know you’re a friend may think you’re crazy overly-emotional wedding photographer who is obviously not cut out for work in this field when they see that you are visibly crying while photographing the wedding ceremony. Luckily, despite my tears, I managed to keep my shots in focus.
Highlights to look out for in this post.
– The shot of Danielle with the veil in the salon. This was the first moment I shed a tear.
– The wardrobe malfunction (in the form of a snagged bracelet), during the ceremony.
– Danielle’s Dad (who married them) reacting to the first kiss.
– The look on Corey’s face in the first bird seed shot. It’s the moment he realized bird seed may have been a bad idea.
Please enjoy this beautiful wedding. Just about everything you see was lovingly handcrafted by Danielle, along with her sister, Rebecca, and their family.
Love, love, love. I found myself giggling out loud and saying to my husband, “hey, come check this out”… after the third time he just hung around.
It’s so easy to tell that there’s a piece of you in the shooting of this wedding. Congratulations to your friends; I think the way you’ve captured their wedding is an awesome gift in itself. 🙂
The dad hiding behind the book is hilarious 🙂
Gorgeous wedding. Love the details! Looks like it was a great party too!
rarely do I actually scroll back to the top and re-read a post, but this wedding made me do so and i found myself reading the images with my heart. I think Danielle and Cory found the perfect photographer for their wedding. =)
Oh they look super fun! Her moustache, I mean, dress is beautiful, too!
Beautiful from start to finish heather! I love the shots in the back of the car, beautiful.
What a fun couple and a fun party! You did a great job capturing every detail and every moment.
LOVE your website. Super cute wedding as well!
your style is definitely up my alley. i love the subtle processing you’re doing too!
The shots in the car are beautiful – it looks like it was an awesome wedding.
I can feel the personality of the couple in every shot, which is an amazing accomplishment. Everything looks so fun and lovely and I can see how much you care!
You did… such an amazing job on your friends wedding, Heather. Seriously. Awesome. =)
These have to got to be some the sweetest wedding photos I have ever seen. They feel very personal and there’s just so much love all around. Love the father’s reaction to the kiss! What a fun group. Great, great work!
Awesome work, Heather! Amazingly beautiful wedding too, love it <3
whoaaaa, this wedding is AMAZING! i love the poses–especially the wedding party one on the tennis court, so cute! love the flowers, the drawings, the details, the locations, the couple is so cute! you’ve captured this wedding beautifully. stunning!
Awesome stuff, Heather. I love your group posing – so adorable. Great reception shots too.
I am in LOVE with this wedding. Also, I love what you wrote at the beginning — you’re a good writer 🙂
WOW, great job! Such fun photos!
Beautiful!!!
Awesome awesome awesome …. did I mention I like it? I do !
<3!!!
Those place cards are so cute! Very nicely done 🙂
Beautiful job Heather! I LOVE all the baby breath!
Nice emotions. Great JOB!