Lauren and Brian not only jumped into marriage.. but THEN jumped into the lake!!

Over 4th of July weekend I had another AMAZING friend associate shoot here on the island.  Cherry Thomas.. a dear and amazing photographer has made a pact with herself that she will come photograph on the island once a year... I of course love this because it means I get to utilize her great skill and get to visit! 

When I first spoke to Lauren on the phone we hit it off wonderfully... I had to be a part of her wedding somehow... but I was already off island for Erich's wedding (see below)... but it actually worked out perfectly that Cherry was able to fly out from California and photograph Lauren and Brian.  I actually ended up with the best part of the shoot... the trash the dress!!!  First thing Monday morning I left Ohio to get to the Mighty Mac in time to photograph them jumping in the water... funny thing is I left Ohio that morning... and Lauren and Brian were driving back to Ohio that night.  So we met in Mac City... and went to the bridge.

It was SOOO much fun!!

Lauren and Brian, I may not have been able to be at your wedding but the trash the dress was amazing!!  I had so much fun getting to know you two even better. You two are so fun and adventurous... i just know your lives will be the same way!!  (btw Cherry said it was such a blast... the pics show it too).. my mom loved the pics too and said hello :-)

Love,
A

First associate wedding of the year...  this year I decided to sporadically offer associate packages for specific weekends that seemed to be busier then others... and I was stoked, blessed, just plain lucky enough to have some of my AMAZINGLY talented photography peers from around the country fly into this little island to help me out!!

So first up this year.. is Kelly Segre, this girl is awesome!! She used to focus much of her life and business on weddings but in the last couple years she had been developing an extremely successful career in commercial and boudour.  Lucky for me this gives her the flexibility to come help me out and play around with weddings...  thanks again girl you rock!!

Just a little explanation of how my associate packages work.  Basically when a couple contacts me... and I'm booked we chat... I get to know the couple and if one of my associates would work well for them.  In Sara and Jeremy's case... I instantly clicked with Sara and had to be involved in their day somehow!!  They have the most amazing love story which involved, missed flights, wrong connections.. and ultimately a long road trip out of Chicago ...  any love story having to do with airports and travel always gets me... (and gives me hope... as I do tend to spend a lot of time in airports)...

So..  once Sara and I decided that Kelly would be a great match her and I met up ... chatted a few times. Then the three of us met up and I handed the reigns over to Kelly for the day. I was still involved the whole time... only difference was Kelly was the photographer day of.  Kelly and I worked together on the post processing as to make sure the quality and style still matched with my photography.  Only... I must pay huge props to Kelly for all the extra post work she did..  awesome!  I then take a bunch of the pics and add a bit of an Andrejka twist...  so there you have it.. kind of a long explanation.

Thanks again Kelly...  if you want to check out more of Kelly's solo work check out her website HERE

Sara and Jeremy,  It has been so much fun getting to know you two.  You looked absolutely glowing in the pics... such genuine joy!!  I loved looking at the pics. Please let me know next time you are up here and we can go sit at the gatehouse again.. in the sun.

Love,
A

So While I was in Cali back in July Lily was holding down the fort on Mackinac. She had two awesome weddings all over the island.

So.. instead of me posting pics and writing about weddings I wasn't there for... I thought I would hand over the blog reigns to Lily...

World... meet  Lily!!  ....


Hi there... I am so excited to be writing my first blog.. and for it to be about these two couples. 

It was an absolute thrill to shoot Rosana & Mike's wedding!  I am so lucky that my first couple to do on my own was so warm, fun, and beautiful (which made it easy on me!).  Rosana and Mike's wedding was specifically unique in that Rosana is from Brazil and Mike: from the States. Their wedding was incredibly touching... seeing two families come together, despite language barriers and the way little Yusof was included was very moving.

It was a gorgeous Mackinac summer day at Ste. Anne's and then the Island House.  It was my first time shooting at both places... and I can't wait to shoot there more!

Rosana & Mike,  I was truly honored to be a part of your big day, and inspired by the love I saw between the two of you! May your life together be filled with happiness and joy! Thank you so much!



Then a quick week later.. I was back behind the camera...  on my own as Andrejka was off in California ...  shooting weddings I suppose... but who knows (I bet she was at the beach)!.. just kidding, A...

I had the pleasure of shooting Kristen and Tim at Mission Point Resort.  The weather may have been a bit unsure of itself outside, but the love between these two was definite.

What an incredible couple! Kristen was practically fresh off the plan from Iraq, where she was most recently working as a diplomat, and Tim is an accountant for many foreign countries.  From the amazing things their family and friends shared about them, and their obviously generous and kind demeanors, I saw that these two are truly helping the world become a better place everyday.

May you both receive all the love you which hand out daily in your jobs and amongst your families! You deserve it! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your beautiful day, I wish you the best!