The morning started at the Dearborn Inn where Sara & Mitchell got ready! Sara, wearing a chic long lace bridal robe, hung with her best gals as they got their hair & make-up done before her mom & Maid of Honor helped her into her beautiful lace dress. She wore a cathedral length veil & her bridal portraits are some of my faves! Her & Mitchell met up in the beautiful lobby of the Dearborn Inn (those black & white checked marble floors are my favorite) for their first look, before we headed over to the Detroit Institute of Arts for portraits!

After a beautiful, emotion filled ceremony at Sweetest Heart of Mary in Detroit, everyone made the short drive over to the War Memorial for cocktail hour out on the back lawn and the most magnificent pink hued sunset over the water. We took some more portraits of Sara & Mitchell and their wedding party there (the Vanity Fair style portraits we took with the car are some of my favorites and I’m always so happy when wedding parties are patient & game for me setting them up)!! One of my favorite moments of the reception was when Sara & Mitchell were announced in and the new Mr. & Mrs. & walked down the back steps of the War Memorial to everyone’s cheers! You can see the pure joy & excitement on their faces!! Sara’s Maid of Honor & Mitchell’s Best Man gave speeches that had them in tears & the priest that married them gave a hilarious speech before the dinner prayer that have everyone laughing!

Sara & Mitchell, thank you for choosing me to capture your wedding day! It was so perfect & I was honored to be alongside the two of you! Wishing you both lots of love & happiness in the years to come & I hope you cherish these photos forever! Much love, Jen. xx

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The chapel at the Inn at St. John’s where they got married is one of my favorite churches in the area because of the stunning long aisle with guests lining both sides facing inward! Anne’s mom & dad walked her down the aisle to a waiting Kevin. Normally at the Inn at St. John’s, the bride & groom face towards the alter the entire ceremony, but their priest wanted them to be able to see all of their guests (which I love) so he had them on the side of the alter facing out so they got to take in the sight of all their family & friends supporting them as they became husband & wife.

My favorite moment of the day was their first look before the ceremony. Instead of reading their handwritten vows to one another during the ceremony, they chose to read them in private to each other at the first look & it was such a special, meaningful moment for them that was just between the two of them!! A few of my other favorite moments were at the reception, when Kevin’s Best Man, known for being a talker, said he was warned not to go over 5 minutes with his speech or he would be cut off, so he preempted that by pulling out a bullhorn from under the table & saying he was prepared if they took the mic away. The entire room burst out in laughter and it was such a funny moment! During dancing, Kevin’s friends lifted Annie & Kevin up on chairs & paraded them around as they lifted them up & down in the air & seeing the pure joy on their faces was another favorite part of their day for me!!

Kevin & Annie, it has been such a pleasure getting to know you both!! I hope you love & cherish these photos through the years & that every time you look back at them, you are filled with just as much love & joy as you felt on your wedding day! Much love, Jen. xx

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My favorite part though of Abby & Mike’s wedding day was all of the emotion they and their guests shared. Mike’s mom walked him down the aisle to where he would wait for Abby and tears kept falling from her eyes as her son waited to marry Abby. When Abby’s mom walked he down the aisle, Mike couldn’t blink back his tears anymore and had probably one of my favorite reactions ever to seeing his bride. Their ceremony was filled with moist eyes and wiping away tears between Abby & Mike and also their family and friends in the first few rows. It was also filled with lots of laughter as they exchanged vows and rings! Abby’s dad had taken a fall and ended up in the hospital the day before their wedding and Abby’s family FaceTimed him during the ceremony so he could still watch his daughter get married. One of my favorite parts of their day was right after the ceremony when Abby was wiping back tears saying hi to her dad on FaceTime after just being married!

After sneaking outside during cocktail hour for portraits in Planterra‘s gorgeous garden with perfectly manicured hedges, Abby’s mom kicked off the speeches taking over the Father of the Bride speech followed by Abby’s sister and Mike’s Best Man who had everyone laughing. Once dinner was over, the party got started and Bluewater Kings Band had the dance floor rocking all night long!

Abby & Mike, thank you so much for trusting me to capture this very special day in your lives. It was such a pleasure to get to know you both and I hope you absolutely love and cherish all these images and the memories of your wedding day that they bring back!! Wishing you all the love & happiness in the world! Much love, Jen. xx

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Earlier in the day, Jessica met Brennon at the Detroit Institute of Arts for their first look. First looks are my favorite for so many reasons, especially seeing the sweet smiles (or tears) on the grooms faces and the fact that we can take all of the portraits before the wedding so that the couple can visit with their guests during cocktail hour! Jessica’s dress was actually made up of 4 separate pieces, a lace bodysuit, a silk skirt, lace skirt top and a sheer overlay skirt, and I just loved the way all of the layers (and her gorgeous cathedral length lace veil) flowed during portraits! For the reception, Jessica took off the top 2 layers of the skirt and had her hairstylist pin her hair up into a sleek chignon so she could dance the night away! I just love how these small changes gave her a totally different look in their sunset portraits! This is the second wedding I’ve done lately where the bride had a different dress or look for the reception & I’m here for it!! Such a fun way to switch things up! The night ended with a sparkler exit as the street lights in downtown Detroit twinkled.

Jessica & Brennon, I’m so honored to have captured your wedding day! It was a pleasure getting to know you both over the past year and I wish you nothing but love and happiness in the years to come! I hope you cherish these photographs forever! Much love, Jen. xx

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