Wedding! :: Kara and Michael :: Amy Carroll Photography

In between selling a house, moving to a new city and launching a new studio venture, I was lucky enough to spend some time with Amy Carroll to assist with one of her weddings a couple of weeks ago. All the details can be found at Amy’s site as well as some of her amazing photos. I am posting a few of my favorites from the day and wish Kara and Michael nothing but the best. Enjoy the photos!!

Cinderalla and Prince Charming send their very best

I thought this was a nice touch.

love these details

Kara's Mom and Dad. Love this photo!

The big reveal in the library

A touching moment right after seeing each other for the first time on their wedding day

My favorite of the series in the library

The cake was beautiful..... and delicious!

stunning doesn't begin to describe the floral arrangements

Another favorite of mine from the day

The first dance is one of my favorite moments to photograph

simply breathtaking

breakin' it down for the masses

Coming Soon :: Carter and Family

With a new addition to their family, longtime friends and clients invited me over to their house to photograph Carter, their second child. This is just a quick preview of a future blog post. Hope you enjoy!

I love his hair!

One of my favorite photos of this family!

Mud, Sweat and Beers Fat Tire Fest 2010

The weather was absolutely perfect on Saturday for the first annual Mud, Sweat and Beers Fat Tire Festival. The event was held at Mt. Holiday in Traverse City and featured multiple races to include the a ten mile course called, ‘Pale Ale, a twenty mile ball buster, ‘Stout’ and for the kids, a mile long trail called, ‘Root Beer’. I raced in the Pale Ale category. Well, race is probably not the best word to describe my effort. I survived the race and managed not to come in last place. This race features a lot of climbing and for anyone that knows me, hills are not my friend. : )

My friends Jerry, Jeff and Tiffany rode in the ‘Stout’ race and all had very respectable times. In fact, Tiffany was 10 seconds away from placing third in her category!! The ‘Stout’ course “featured” 1300 feet of vertical climbing over 20 miles. Ouch!! The organizers are already talking about adding more elevation to the course for next year.

All in all, it was a lot of fun and we are all definitely looking forward to making this race an annual event. As for the photos, well, we didn’t get too many. Rhonda snapped a few before the race but once I finished, I was too wiped out to walk back to the truck to get the camera. Next year!!

Jeff, Tiffany and Darrin

Darrin (that's me!) near the finish line

Jerry mugging for the camera at the starting line

Darrin blasting off from the starting line

Course Map and Elevation Profile for the Pale Ale Course

Course Map and Elevation Profile for the Stout Course