So there are not enough words I can say about this couple... they are seriously my new best friends!!!  .. and I may now become a Notre Dame fan (granted my Dad has ALWAYS been an ND fan.. he'll be quite happy)...  even though the big Michigan ND game was the day of the wedding.. .they ALL still showed up anyways ... granted I made sure group pics were done just in time for kickoff...  so the happy couple and their families could watch at least a little of the game!!

ALthough ND lost...  all was not gloomy as Faith and Mark walked down the aisle .. the sun was shining tears were in eyes... and laughter (a lot of it)... was just around the corner!!

Seriously.. I had soo much fun with everyone at the wedding...  they were funky, fun. musically inclined (as Mark showed his skills on the drums later that night at Horns Gaslight bar)... and were dancing fools (which I am ALWAYS a fan of).. I love being right there in the middle of the crowd dancing along taking pics... heck its the best way to really capture the feeling. .and show off my moves ;-)

This wedding will definitely stick with me...  not only because of the wedding day but most of the guests stayed around the island for a few days after... and I love running into everyone on the street... it really was like we were all new friends... I mean come on how can you not love a group that is out dancing EVERY NIGHT boogie down on the multiple dance floors found around the island.. (granted I think they were more just DJ Brevin groupies.. but who wouldn't be.. he rocked their wedding and then transformed into the club DJ seamlessly making the whole island shake it)... even Mom and Dad were out their jamming!!

I also have to pay props to Margaret's Garden at the Grand... Mimi, you are amazing... Faith and her mother had spent the last year collecting antique glasses to fill and use as centerpieces and Margaret's did  an amazing job making mini arrangements for each piece... soooo beautiful!!

Faith & Mark... I feel so lucky to have been a part of your beautiful and amazing day...  You two made me so happy to be a wedding photographer!!  I wish you both the a lifetime full of joy love and laughter... you two truly deserve every bit of it!!

Just a couple more props...
Bella e Dolce Cakes... did a classy and elegant job as always.. Kim .. you never cease to amaze me
Inn at Stonecliffe... did an amazing job making sure everything went smoothly and the beautiful locations

And a very special thank you to my dear dear friend Kim for backing me up and assisting me... she and I met up on the island in 2000 (she was a photographer for the grand back then) and we have been BFF's every since.. .this was her first time back to the island since then... and what an amazing time!!

Hope you all get inspired by the people around you doing what they love... I feel blessed to be surrounded by people and their talents and their passions... it is so inspiring!!

Love,
A