I commonly think and wonder what’s going through a bride’s head as she walks down the aisle, but as I was looking at this image I sat and wondered for the first time what Dad is thinking. What a crazy feeling to “give” your daughter away…

One of the (few) benefits to Michigan winters and the small number of weddings is that I get some availability to shoot weddings with other photographers. This frame is from a great wedding in Grand Rapids that I second shot with my friend Melissa.

Usually people try to schedule their engagement session during the Spring or Fall, but Kylee and Adam are different; the first time we met it was decided a snowboarding engagement session would be a lot of fun and really fit their personalities, even though there was plenty of time for a Summer or Fall shoot with great weather. Sure enough, it was fun! They were all about just hanging out and enjoying ourselves, which makes my job easy. I got some fun candids and we only stopped to really shoot for a few minutes all day.

Their wedding is coming up next month and I’m really excited. Seriously, not just saying that, I’m really excited.

In high school I used to snowboard 100 days a year. I feel really old thinking how long ago that was. Now I get in a few days when I go visit my parents, and this was actually my first time snowboarding in Michigan. We went to Nub’s Nob and I was happy to find a nicely cut 20 foot super pipe! It’s been a few years since I’ve rode a half pipe, and clearly I’m no Shaun White, but I let Kylee use my camera and she did get some proof that I can still get at least a few feet above the lip:

Fun from yesterday, more to come.

I love kids. It started when I got a baby sister when I was 12 and it has continued as some of my good friends have great kids I babysit regularly. Kelli and I have been married for less than two years so we’re waiting a little while to have our own, but it’s something I really look forward too. In the meantime, I have a lot of fun at weddings watching and photographing the kids. Sometimes they’re running around or dancing, they’re constantly goofing off, and I’m not opposed to breaking from “photojournalism” mode to stick my tongue out or make a funny face to get a reaction. Here are a few of my favorite kid moments from weddings in the past year or so.

A little aside from the normal photography thing today; I want to bring a little attention to some artwork I love. My friend Jeremy Mason is an amazing artist doing abstract stuff with paint. Go check out his site at jeremymasonart.com, and since little web photos don’t communicate well enough the color and texture in his pieces it’s definitely worth going to one of his gallery showings.

Here’s one of his pieces hanging on my wall. I got it for Kelli for our first anniversary, which is supposed to be the paper anniversary, but I figured canvas was close enough. I’ve got my eye on “4 Grain” next, so go buy a piece, but not that one.