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So What if It Rains :: A Beach wedding at Jean Klock Park

So what do you do if it rains on your wedding day? If you’d ask Devin and Dave they’d tell you not to change a thing! We get all sorts of questions about what to do if it rains on the wedding day, should we have back up locations, should we move the ceremony inside, should we wait and see if the weather blows through? Well Devin and Dave were faced with exactly that question the morning of their wedding. With a chance of showers all day it was nearly impossible to tell what the weather would
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brides prep at the Boulevard Inn, Saint Joseph Mi
Jean Klock Park Beach wedding ceremony
do and while that might have dampened some brides moods Devin was all smiles as she prepared to walk down the aisle and mary Dave on the Beach. As luck would have it, it began to drizzle as the guests walked out to be seated and began to rain as the bride pulled up to the beach. Not to be deterred the guests popped out their umbrellas and neither the bride nor groom could help but smile as they looked at each other for the first time through the rain. While the guests may have left a little damp, spirits where high and I’m pretty sure everyone would agree it was an incredibly special and unforgettable wedding! After the
Brides mother walks her down the aisle at Jean Klock Park Beach in the rainrainy wedding day at Jean Klock Park in Saint Joseph Mi
Lake Michigan Beach Wedding in the Rain
Rain on your wedding day is ok, a beach ceremony in the rain
Beach wedding in the Rain, rainy wedding day pictures
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ceremony the rain kept coming and we did a few quick portraits on the beach before running to the bus and heading across the river to The Veranda in Saint Joseph Mi for the reception. Of course The Veranda is one of the best places on the lake for a wedding reception and from there on it was one hec of a celebration. So what do you do if it rains on your wedding day? I’m sure the answer will be slightly different for every bride but if you’re willing to just go for it your photographer is sure to get amazing pictures, and you and your guests are sure to walk away with some incredibly special memories!
Bride and Groom take wedding portraits in the rain on their rainy wedding day
Bridesmaids get wet for the sake of some fun bridal portraits on a rainy wedding day
Groomsmen jumpin in the rain on the beach
Rainy wedding day portraits
Wedding reception at the The Veranda in Saint Joseph Mi

Special Thanks to the Bride and Groom for allowing us to be a part of their wedding day and to Stella Event Design for making sure everything was picture perfect inspite of the weather! =)

Gintaras Resort Wedding :: Megan & Anthony

I never cease to be amazed by the number of beautiful lakeshore wedding venues that are tucked into unexpected places along the beaches of Lake Michigan. Gintaras Resort is one such venue, and the fact that it isn’t more popular amazes me, it offers incredible views of lake Michigan, seclusion, beach access, and even the option to rent out several small cabins for guests!
Lake Michigan beach wedding at Gintaras Resort
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Rental cabin at Gintaras Resort Michigan
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Lake Michigan beach wedding at Gintaras Resort
Outdoor wedding at Gintaras Resort overlooking Lake Michigan
Outdoor wedding by lake Michigan at Gintaras Resort
Lake Michigan beach wedding at Gintaras Resort
Lake Michigan beach wedding at Gintaras Resort
Lake Michigan beach wedding at Gintaras Resort
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Lake Michigan beach wedding at Gintaras Resort
Lake Michigan beach wedding at Gintaras Resort
The Gelatosmith serves up amazing gelato during the wedding reception at the Gintaras Resort
Bridal portraits at sunset at Gintaras Resort
Sunset wedding photos at Gintaras Resort
Of course as a photographer I get excited about all of the fun places to take pictures but what really makes this place great from a photography standpoint is that there’s no time wasted traveling! You can shoot in old log cabins, in an old colorful rec room, and down at the beach without having to leave the property. All in all Gintaras Resort is a fantastic place to get married and Megan and Anthonys wedding was picture perfect with beautiful weather and an incredible sunset… and as if that wasn’t enough they topped it all off with some amazing Gelato from the GelatoSmith. This was definitely one of my favorite weddings of the year! A big thank you to Megan and Anthony for letting me photograph their special day, and also to Stella Event Design who coordinated all the details and most importantly the timeline that allowed us to capture so many amazing pictures throughout the day!

March 21, 2012 - 4:14 am

Betty - Thank you, Ben! I just emailed this to Megan in case she hasn’t seen it. All of this still makes me smile. You did a fabulous job of capturing the day for us. I still marvel that Gintaras turned out to be such a special venue.

Thank you, thank you!!
Betty McDonald

A Blue Dress Barn Wedding: Scott + Jessie

The Blue Dress Barn is an authentic barn thats been converted into a wedding ceremony and reception site in Southwest Michigan. While there are several unique wedding reception venues in the area the Blue Dress Barn has to be at the top of a short list of truly one of a kind venues that our area has to offer to brides looking for a country wedding. Scott and Jessie choose the
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venue for exactly that reason and while the day may look BEAUTIFUL, it started out with blowing winds and driving rain… remarkably neither bride or groom let the weather phase them as you can see here they were rewarded with a beautiful sunny afternoon and what ultimately ended up being the perfect day for a wedding reception in the Blue Dress Barn! If you’re planning
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Blue Dress Barn, Barn Wedding, Barn Ceremony, Barn reception, location, Michigan
The Blue Dress Barn, Michigan
Blue Dress Barn, Summer, Wedding, Ceremony, reception, location, Michigan
A Blue Dress Barn Wedding
an outdoor ceremony and worried about the weather you have to be ready for anything BUT for the most part the weather here tends to blow through rather quickly and if you need/want to you can always speed things up or post pone them just a bit to fit your ceremony in. Of course a venue like The Blue Dress Barn would also give you the option of doing the ceremony inside as well
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Blue Dress Barn, Summer, Wedding, Ceremony, reception, location, Michigan
Blue Dress Barn, Summer, Wedding, Ceremony, reception, location, Michigan
Blue Dress Barn, Summer, Wedding, Ceremony, reception, location, Michigan
The Blue Dress Barn wedding reception, evening, sunset
but I’ve yet to have to photograph a ceremony inside at the Barn! While the day may have started a bit rough weather wise we couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful finish for either the evening or the pictures!! Congratulations to the very lucky couple!

December 11, 2011 - 6:33 am

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Family Portraits: Grandmere

If every family where as easy to work with as the Smiy family I’d be awfully tempted to give up shooting weddings and just do family pictures for the fun of it! I don’t think I’ve laughed this much or had that much fun during a family portrait shoot in a long time! Definitely a great family to work with! The guy in the olive sweater also happens to be my long time assistant Mike… one of
Family Portraits, southwest Michigan, Saint Joseph, New Buffalo, Lake Michigan
Family Portraits, southwest Michigan, Saint Joseph, New Buffalo, Lake Michigan
Family Portraits, southwest Michigan, Saint Joseph, New Buffalo, Lake Michigan
Family Portraits, southwest Michigan, Saint Joseph, New Buffalo, Lake Michigan
the smartest, most professional and hard working people I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with! He’s started his own wedding cinematography business: Hueline Pictures (if you’re looking for a cinematographer you’ve got to check him out!) and is contemplating heading out to LA to pursue a career in the film industry. He will be sorely missed as an assistant and cinematographer but I think he’s got a bright future and he’s promised to fly me out to the set of whatever he’s producing some day to take pictures so I’ll be rooting for him! All in all we had a great time hiking around the Grandmere dunes taking pictures and while most of the fall color had disappeared we managed to find just enough of it in spots to really make the pictures pop!