An Intimate Holly Hotel elopement

February 6, 2018

Michigan Wedding Photographer | An Intimate Holly Hotel wedding

I find myself saying this a lot lately pertaining to my clients,We just “click”! It’s a great feeling to be able to feel like you’re with your people. This was very much the case with Kate and Steve. Due to many things Kate booked me over the phone about 4 months prior to her wedding. Because she was a bride planning her Michigan wedding from out of state we chatted on the phone about weddings, life and food (yes, we’re foodies), after a short 30 min conversation she booked with me.

When the big day arrived we met on location for bridal portraits and their first look. When Kate stepped out of the car I was in awe of her beauty. Her BHLDN dress paired with her DIY tiara and that cute fur made my creative heart so happy. As we did our best not to freeze in the subzero temps (it was -15 with the windchill) we created some of the most stunning photos I have ever taken. You could see the joy and love that she and Steve shared.

After a short and very amazing session we headed to the Holly hotel where Kate and Steve would say their vows and join to a lifelong union. Before the ceremony we made time to sneak in a little info about the ghost stories of the Hotel and even tried to document of the ghost like activity (whomp whomp, we didn’t get any BUT we did get some pretty great shots of them in the Hotel).

During their ceremony the story of how they met was moving. Kate and Steve were both in the peice corp but were late stationed countries apart. They cover came this and more and now find themselves living together in Washington DC. Their families overjoyed with love filled the room with emotion as the couple was pronounced husband and wife!

Cheers to Kate and Steve, May you always remember how you felt on this day!