Lisa and Edward were one of my bridal couples during my first few years located in Northern Michigan. They now have two daughters and I recently had the pleasure of photographing them in our studio in Traverse City.
Sisters. What could be better?! My sister is my best friend.
Congratulations, Lisa and Edward, on another beautiful addition to your family. Ellie and Clara, congratulations on entering sisterhood. I promise there is no greater gift your parents could have given you!



I am sitting in a Dairy Queen parking lot on my way back from some family time in the Detroit area. Yes, DQ has wifi! I was told by my cousin, Sandy, that I should give up my challenge since I've already missed two days. She said if I stopped eating candy for thirty days and ate some half-way through I would have to start over. She also told me I should have picked a more reasonable goal, like three days! Well Sandy, I'm choosing to keep on keeping on. This isn't candy and continuing on keeps me disciplined. More tomorrow. We still need to drive back to Traverse City!
Keep it up! No reason to quit now! It would be like getting tired halfway around Mackinac Island and deciding to turn around and go home! Pointless. Might as well just continue on and be strong!
(07.01.09 @ 10:16 AM)I agree. Keep it up. It's great to check in now and then, especially if I know there will be something fresh!
(07.01.09 @ 11:54 AM)Beth, we love the photos! As usual, we will have such a hard time choosing which ones to hang without making our house look like a narcissistic shrine! :) Thanks for capturing our girls so well. Great job!
(07.02.09 @ 10:40 PM)Yesterday was one of the best. Joni and Michael, whom I've known since I moved back to Traverse City six years ago, were married at Black Star Farms. What an incredible day and celebration! Thank you for including us!
Joni's veil was long and amazing and she wore it well. The best part was that she wore it during the entire day after she put it on. When that veil was too long to be practical, she would just wrap it around her arm and continue on. Way to rock the veil, Joni. Congratulations to you and Michael! I've included a veil snap below for you!

Beth, you guys rocked taking pics at the wedding. This is a beautiful picture of my lil sister!!! Thanks again.
(07.02.09 @ 08:48 PM)I am aware that I did not post an entry yesterday. Not really wanting to discuss it either, since I'm perfectly content with where I am at on this personal challenge.
Today I'm going to post a photo of a wedding I photographed yesterday at Bower's Harbor Inn. It's a image that struck me as I was briefly reviewing what I had captured during the day.

Congratulations, Jeannie and John! Thanks for having me along on such a special day in your lives together.
And that is all for today. I am off to another wedding!
Have I mentioned yet that I am obsessed with trash? Well, I am. I think it incredibly interesting what people do/don't consider garbage and why. I also am intrigued with what may be done with an object instead of throw it in the garbage, or what may be pulled out of garbage and be considered a treasure. I have a feeling there will be many more blog posts on this subject... Tonight I'm going to share with you some jewelry that is made partly with what was thrown out as trash but was rescued and is now part of a piece of jewelry.
If you attended the Safe Passage 10-year celebration and fundraiser you probably saw this jewelry with your very own eyes. I purchased a necklace which is made of rolled magazine beads strung together by fishing line and a small clasp.
Okay, you still can get in on this. I'm on the inside track so if you like what you see, email me and we'll hook you up with some incredible jewelry, handmade by women in Guatemala who benefit directly from Safe Passage.


By the way, what a fantastic time I had at the fiesta! I ended up with three beautiful pairs of earrings and a bracelet because I just couldn't choose between the pieces. Bravo on the awesome effort made by the leaders, helpers and the helped!
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Beautiful!!! Congrats on the new site. It's lovely.
(07.02.09 @ 12:17 PM)Thanks, Sissy! It's the truth -- having a sister is the best gift ever. I love you and can't wait to see you this weekend. xoxo Sissy
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