Scott's senior photos

Here's a peek at a few of Scott's senior photos taken at Independence Oaks.

Royal Park Wedding Photography - Phil & Katy

I've got lots of wedding photos from Phil & Katy's wedding at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Michigan from the kid's perspective on my other blog at www.marcicurtis.blogspot.com, if you're looking for some funny wedding photos! Here's most of my real take on the morning wedding in Rochester, Michigan. Enjoy!

Waldenwoods Wedding ~ Angela & Matt

Both the ceremony and the reception were held at the Waldenwoods Camp Ground. Now don't jump to conclusions... it's not JUST a camp ground. It has a nice lodge for the wedding reception and estate type buildings for wedding party and guest to stay in and get ready in (no air conditioning though) and the ceremony is usually by the lake. No RVs, no pup tents, just a great, intimate environment. If you'd like to see more photos, please check out my other blog at www.marcicurtis.blogspot.com.

Penna's Wedding Photography ~ Megan & Ryan

Church; St. Owen's Catholic Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and their reception was held at Penna's in Sterling Heights. We stopped along the way at the Macomb County offices where there is a park and much needed shade... it was a scorcher!!!! If you'd like to see more photos of Megan & Ryan's wedding, please check out my other blog at www.marcicurtis.blogspot.com.

Kalamazoo Wedding Photography - Leslie & Joe

Like just about all of my wedding clients, Leslie & Joe came to me from another happy couple, Henry and Sarah who attended this Kalamazoo wedding. It was a HOT day, but we stayed inside the hotel for much of the wedding, only venturing out for about an hour for their group shots. The bridal party happily played in a fountain in Kalamazoo, but there wasn't any water in it! On Western University's campus we did find a fountain with water and the ladies needed little encouragement to get right into the water! If you'd like to see more wedding photography from this Kalamazoo wedding, please check out my other blog at; www.marcicurtis.blogspot.com!

Divine Child Wedding - Clare & Nathan

So it's your big day and once again Mother Nature is having a tantrum. What's a bride to do? Just go with the flow. It's the one thing you truly can't control on your wedding day. Know that overcast weather is great shooting weather and stormy weather can produce amazingly dramatic shots. Understandable Clare did not want to take photos that might compromise her dress since it was raining on and off all day. So just before we lost all daylight and the sky started to look really threatening, I had she and Nate come out for one last outdoor shoot and I loved the results. So don't worry about the weather, let the wedding photographer watch for you and keep track of the possibilities for you!

Grosse Pointe Wedding Photos - Kiera & Alan

So Kiera and Alan's wedding was a first on many levels. This was the first time the groom contacted me and the bride's father conducted the interview and the bride was along for the ride! Another first was that I wasn't allowed in the sanctuary of the church. Like not allowed to step over the thresh hold. Makes getting wedding photos kind of challenging. I was allowed in the choir loft and that was fine, but not exactly a great spot to catch any action! The part that bothered me most is that the officiant whose church it was, the families and the bride and groom all thought I could be in the sanctuary, so they were all expecting me to have photos from the ceremony. Some services, Jehovah's Witnesses, for example, aren't allowed to take photos during the ceremony, but this is part of a tradition and everybody knows ahead of time photos won't be taken at that time. I could see other vantage points where I wouldn't physically be in the church, but could see the action, but the old church biddies wouldn't let me go around, despite the priest's recommendation to shoot from that angle! So... know your church's rules (Christ Church's rules were written in churcheze and even though I asked them to translate for me, they didn't until I arrived. If you know your churches rules for wedding photography are very strict, you won't be shocked or bummed when I have to follow them. I can't break their rules, but I'm also not used to old church biddies getting the last say! The reception took place at the Country Club of Detroit, whose staff was exceptionally nice to the guests, myself and my photo booth partner. If you'd like to see more Country Club of Detroit wedding photos, please check out my other blog at; www.marcicurtis.blogspot.com.