Aren’t they sweet? This is the image that we used on their wedding gallery announcement cards that were handed out at the reception.

We went down to the Arb in Ann Arbor and meandered around one of the trails. I love this image – it’s awesome to photograph a couple who really are good friends to each other.

Ari’s engagement ring is beautiful!

I’ll admit it – I’ve got a soft spot for pictures of kisses. Especially the ones that are passionate and playful!

Laying in the grass…a classic Arb passtime! Ari and Mark were kind enough to humor me.

When we were wrapping up the shoot, the sun had begun to set and lit up the evergreens on the opposite side of the hill. The light is so intense, the trees looked like they were on fire. It was a lovely way to end our outing.

Next up I’ll have images from Mark and Ari’s gorgeous wedding. They had a beautiful, emotional ceremony in a garden, followed by a nonstop party reception – photos of dancing guests and celebration abound!

It took forEVER to decide on a design for the cards. The whole idea of marketing and branding is fascinating to me, and I have always been a hands-on person, for good or for bad! This, of course, led to countless hours of selecting fonts and playing with images. I wanted a playbill style vertical card, which meant a lot of time spent fiddling with point size & kerning on the fonts. I think the finished product has enough class and whimsy and retro feeling to tie into the style of my photography. What do you think?

If anyone wants a more in depth explanation of how I designed the card (or any of the elements of the website), I could see about writing up a tutorial. I think this playbill style would make awesome wedding invitations!