Marina Grand Resort beach wedding, New Buffalo Michigan

What a beautiful and fun wedding I had a chance to photograph first at Marina Grand Resort in New Buffalo Michigan and Mickey's Sport Bar and the beach afterwards.

Romantic beach wedding of nice young couple, Jessica and Carl,  turned into a fun and memorable, mostly indoor wedding at contemporary Mickey's Sports Bar and Grill in New Buffalo Michigan.
Jessica and Carl wished for a romantic beach wedding in New Buffalo. The nautical feel of Marina Grand Resort tied well with the theme of the wedding and young couple decided to stay there for the weekend. They could not choose better, Marina Grand Resort is fabulous, the rooms are modern, spacious and bright. We photographed the getting ready part there, it was a joy and the result is here for your enjoyment.
The weather seemed to cooperate quite well this past Saturday, with sunny skies and occasional clouds in the morning. That changed very quickly when we parked our cars at the beach. Suddenly it started to rain very hard,  like it will never going to stop. I am sure this was a very disappointing moment for everybody.  But nothing could stop Jessica and Carl from getting married that day. They are so much in love and rain is not going to change that. They decided to just go ahead and move the ceremony to the reception site at Mickey's. Family members quickly arranged for a ceremony site by the windows and even though it was not on the beach, the view from the large windows out to the gardens, with rain drops rolling down the windows made it quite romantic. There is something about the rain, so sentimental and romantic and as the minister said "The rain makes things grow and it will make your love grow stronger as well".

Eventually it did stop raining and we got a chance for some photos in the garden behind the Mickey's and on the beach as well. The misty air after the rain made for romantic photos on the beach. Who needs a sunny day, any day is pretty on the shores of Lake Michigan.

Reception venue and catering  - Mickey's Sports Bar and Grill, New Buffalo, MI

Accommodation - Marina Grand Resort, New Buffalo, MI

Hair - A Cut Above, New Buffalo, MI

Wedding officiant - Bonnie Corondan

New Buffalo as well as the whole SW Michigan along the shores of Lake Michigan is beautiful  destination for your destination wedding.

Fashion shoot with Incanto Bridal Boutique and Hotel Yasmin in Kosice

Fashion photo shoot with Incanto Bridal Boutique at Hotel Yasmin in Kosice, Slovakia.

Another successful project with Incanto Svadobny Salon, a popular bridal boutique in Kosice.
The owners of this wonderful boutique, located in the historic downtown of Kosice, are always a joy to work with. They are very professional and pleasant and they have the latest in European bridal and evening wear.  All the models were beautiful and joy to work with as well.

During my last visit in my hometown, Peter, one of the owners of Incanto, arranged for the photo shoot at one of the best downtown hotels, Hotel Yasmin. I was impressed with this modern, bright and beautiful hotel, a great location for the photo shoot and definitely a great hotel to stay during your visit in Kosice, and a must for dinner or a drink.

Incanto Bridal Boutique

Hotel Yasmin

Fun engagement in New Buffalo Michigan

I would like to share a few photos from a recent fun engagement photo session in New Buffalo, which for a change did not involve the beach and sunset, but instead we had trains, dogs and antiques.

Lindsay and Tim are a cute and fun couple and  they wanted to included their dogs in some of the photos. Both of their dogs are well behaved, but they still  managed to create some entertaining moments during the photo shoot. I had fun and believe it was a fun for everybody.  I am sure Lindsay and Tim will have some nice memories from their engagement photo session in Michigan.

Wedding destination - Venice, Italy

During my recent visit to Venice, Italy, I saw another wedding, or rather bride and groom,  on St. Mark's Square, the square that every tourist visiting Venice must see. This time, due to some construction work, the square was not so photogenic than it usually is, but it is still the must see place to just stroll, have a coffee at Cafe Florian, or a glass of prosecco in the evening while listening to the live music. It is a romantic place especially in the evening and no wonder, every wedding in Venice does include a photo shoot with bride and groom on St. Mark's Square.

When I saw this bride and groom, curious as usual, I stopped and watched the the beautiful bride feeding the pigeons on St. Mark's Square. Two young photographers were photographing the bride and groom, while tourist were watching with curiosity. Everybody loves to see happy young couple, just married, bride beautiful in her wedding gown and I am a no exception. Plus the photographer in me is curious to observe the photo shoot.

After a while, the bride and groom and their two photographers were leaving and I was happy to had a chance to see a beautiful bride, but also a little sad that I was not invited and could not follow them on their photo adventure in Venice.

Later that day, while having a dinner in the restaurant nearby our hotel, to my big surprise, I see the bride and groom with two photographers walking down the street. They are not taking any photos now, just strolling and talking and their language is a little familiar. Curious again and now a little more brave, due to the glass of wine I had with my dinner, I decide to say Hi. I decide to approach four young people speaking some foreign language. I introduce myself, compliment the beautiful bride and handsome groom and congratulate them on their luck to have a photo shoot in Venice.
I am so happy I did approach them, they genuinely appreciated my words and shared their story. The bride and groom were from Romania and just celebrated their one year anniversary. They decided to have a TTD session in Venice. They had two young talented photographers to accompany them. And very talented they are. They showed me the images they took during the day and let me tell you, they were amazing. It was very sweet to see all of them get very happy and proud when I expressed my admiration over the work. It always feels good when a fellow photographer compliments your work. And the compliments were very well deserved, the work I saw was spectacular.
The young and very talented photographer's name is Ciprian Lupan and to see his work you can visit his website at www.ciprian-lupan.ro


I wish the young couple the very best and also to the talented photographer I wish a lot of success.
It was a pleasure to meet you all.