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Liz and Evan

Brett Maxwell — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:49:31 +0000

Liz and Evan got married today.

Kori + Adam / Sugar Island

Brett Maxwell — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:47:27 +0000

This was my first trip to Michigan’s Upper Penninsula and it was spectacular. That’s Canada in the background of about half these photos.

Ceremony: Family property on Sugar Island
Reception: Family property on Sugar Island

Melanie + Dave / Grand Rapids

Brett Maxwell — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:15:11 +0000

[Photobooth!]

We started the day at Mad Cap Coffee and Founder’s Brewing Company, two of my absolute favorite places in all of Michigan.

From the ceremony in a wine bar, to commissioning a piece of art created live at their reception, it was a really unique and fun wedding day.

Wedding Ceremony: Reserve wine bar, Grand Rapids
Wedding Reception: Eve Lounge in The B.O.B., Grand Rapids

Moment Junkie

Brett Maxwell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:25:19 +0000

There’s a huge variety of wedding blogs out there, most of which focus on helping couples plan for their wedding with ideas for decorations, attire, etc. That’s great, but I want to introduce you to my favorite wedding blog: momentjunkie.com. It features one photo each day of a really great moment captured at a wedding, and today’s featured photo had me literally LOL-ing. Some are humorous, some are baffling, and some are very touching and emotional.

I love nailing an “epic” portrait (yes, a bit of sarcasm there), but it’s the kind of interactions featured on Moment Junkie that I love most about capturing a wedding. So go, look at today’s photo, browse through the archives, and subscribe to the site in your favorite RSS reader. You may notice that I’ve had a few photos featured there this year ( 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 ), and hopefully you’ll see some more of mine in the future, because…

I am a Moment Junkie.

January 2012 Update:
I’ve had two more features on Moment Junkie ( 5 | 6 ) in recent months. I still absolutely love this blog and check it every single day.

Sara + Steven / Lansing

Brett Maxwell — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:15:05 +0000

Sara and Steven took over for the band for several songs and they killed it.

Wedding Ceremony: St. Casimir Catholic Parish, Lansing
Wedding Reception: The Lansing Center, Lansing

Brooke and Mark

Brett Maxwell — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:02:05 +0000

Just one for now from Brooke and Mark’s September wedding at The English Inn.

Dave and Mel

Brett Maxwell — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:57:21 +0000

Here’s one frame from a wedding I’ll be blogging soon. Dave and Melanie were married in Grand Rapids and had the first ever wedding at The Reserve wine bar, which is one of my favorite places in the state.

I’m going to finish blogging my 2011 weddings before my 2012 weddings start in March. That’s the plan at least.

Sophie + Vinnie / Dearborn

Brett Maxwell — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:08:32 +0000

Hindu ceremonies are colorful and fascinating. Dancing under an airplane is pretty cool also.

Wedding Ceremony and Reception: The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan

Susie + Andrew / East Lansing

Brett Maxwell — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:39:57 +0000

Tom Izzo came to the reception for a bit. He’s the real deal.

Wedding Ceremony: St. Thomas Aquinas in East Lansing, Michigan
Wedding Reception: House in Woods in Dewitt, Michigan

Lori + George / Ann Arbor

Brett Maxwell — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:44:33 +0000

Concordia University has a secret passage behind a book shelf. That’s pretty awesome.

Wedding Ceremony: Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Wedding Reception: The Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan