A few months after meeting Deena & Dieter at another Michigander wedding this past January (the bride was Dieter’s sister), they got in touch with me (Jon) and invited me to document their big wedding day on July 9th.
Fast forward to this past Monday. Nothing says unique like a wedding day filled with friends & family hailing from all over the world just to celebrate this wonderful couple’s marriage covenant.
Their wedding ceremony took place at AACRC, with readings + songs in both English and beautiful Malayalam. During the evening cocktail hour, Deena and Dieter brilliantly planned some very unique activities for their guests– games! From beanbag tosses to slacklining (and a whole lot more), this certainly is the coolest cocktail hour I’ve ever had the pleasure of attending. The rest of the evening was spent honoring family & friends with, among other things, table games, speeches, toasts, and a humorous duet by the bride & groom themselves (if only I had a video camera…).
Below are some of my favorite images from their wedding day. Stay tuned for more images to come, and be sure to check us out on Facebook! Enjoy.
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10 Jul ’12 | Categories: Wedding Photography | Tags: Ann Arbor Wedding Photography, cocktail hour games, creative lighting, destination out of state weddings, Dieter Deena, indian christian weddings, jt, Malayalam, Michigan Weddings, multicultural multiethnic weddings, SEA southeast asian wedding traditions christian, slacklining at wedding, Southeast Asian Brides, wedding teasers | 2 Comments »
While our lack of recent blogposts may hint at a quieter winter, we’ve actually been quite busy working on a whole lot of exciting things. While Howie and his wife are expecting a new addition to their family any day now, Jon has been spending the last few weeks in Honduras, doing documentary + portrait work with Signs of Love. In fact, this very blogpost has been written + uploaded from Honduras. Enjoy!
Never before have we seen a wedding with so many beautifully-crafted + handmade ideas infused into one wedding day. Keith and Lindsey certainly take the cake when it comes to celebrating their wedding nuptials in a very personal + creative style. Among some of our favorite things were (in no particular order):
+ Bride’s hair accessory, bridal shrug, and all the mens’ ties were handknit by Lindsey’s grandma
+ Bouquets & boutonnieres were handcrafted from the forest
+ Home brewed/bottled beers served at wedding reception by Keith’s housemate
+ Wedding & Engagement band belonged to Lindsey’s great-grandmotjer
+ Table centerpieces + ring shot included birch wood handcollected by L & K
+ Wedding ‘guestbook’ via finger prints
+ Homemade pies by Lindsey’s mother
+ Handmade, lifesized communal Crossword Puzzle for guests
+ Cedar leaves thrown by the guests at the grand exit
For a January wedding in the state of Michigan, we were certainly blessed with a mild wintry day. Their wedding ceremony took place at the Campus Chapel in Ann Arbor, MI, followed by a cozy reception at the Cobblestone Farms. We topped off the night with warm speeches, homemade pies, and a vegetarian/vegan dinner menu so delicious (thanks to Angel Food Catering) I lost all desire for meat that weekend. Four words: Butternut squash bread bowls. If that wasn’t enough to make you wish you were at their wedding, check out the square dancing/River Jordan dancing photos below.
Congratulations once again to Lindsey + Keith, and thank you for letting me be there to tell your story.
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15 Feb ’12 | Categories: Wedding Photography | Tags: Ann Arbor Wedding Photography, Ann Arbor Weddings, awesome winter wedding photography, Campus Chapel Ann Arbor Weddings, creative wedding ring lighting photos, destination weddings, Detroit Wedding Photographer, DIY weddings, hand knitted ties for men, Historic Cobblestone Farm weddings, jt, Keith Lindsey, Midwest Wedding Photographers, NJ Wedding Photographer, pinterest bride, Washtenaw County Wedding Photographers, Wedding Photography, Winter Michigan Weddings | 9 Comments »
Everything lovely, refreshing, romantic and exciting wrapped itself up into this weekend’s wedding in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Below are some of my favorite images from this weekend’s wedding celebration with Keith and Lindsey. Enjoy!
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29 Jan ’12 | Categories: Wedding Photography | Tags: Ann Arbor Wedding Photography, Ann Arbor Weddings, awesome winter wedding photography, Campus Chapel Ann Arbor Weddings, creative wedding ring lighting photos, destination weddings, Detroit Wedding Photographer, DIY weddings, hand knitted ties for men, Historic Cobblestone Farm weddings, jt, Keith Lindsey, Midwest Wedding Photographers, teaser, teasers, Washtenaw County Wedding Photographers, Wedding Photography, wedding teasers, Winter Michigan Weddings | 574 Comments »
