Just Married – Heather and Courtney
Congrats newlyweds Heather and Courtney! To get a reminder when more photos are ready click here!
Outdoor October Autumn Wedding Preview – Katie & Lawrence
Here's a sneak peek at the reception slideshow from Katie & Lawrence's beautiful outdoor October autumn wedding day! Thanks to all the guests who were raving about the photos, we've added more to enjoy a flashback of yesterday's colorful celebration! Check out the full-screen version here Like our Facebook page & see more photos or get a reminder by email here →
Colorful Summer Wedding Palais Royale Ballroom Album – Katie & Brian
Here's a peek at the album design for Katie and Brian's June wedding day story. Their story started in Plymouth, Indiana with preparation and informal portraits at their parents' homes. From there it was on to Saint Michael's church to celebrate with the wedding ceremony. The newlyweds traveled north to South Bend for portraits downtown near the Morris Performing Arts' →
First Friday Fashion Favorite Photo Contest Winner
Congrats, Aim! With a landslide of fan votes this photo wins the First Friday Fashion (fail) contest! Thanks to all our friends & fans on facebook and all who came out to model! Keep an eye out on our Facebook page for more fashionable contests ahead! -eB
Love Like Crazy – Susie & Billy’s 35th Anniversary
Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! On a sunny afternoon at Bendix Woods park, between the E and the R* of the pine trees that spell out "Studebaker," my parents were married 35 years ago today. Mom had a lovely dress and a bouquet of white and yellow flowers. Dad and the groomsmen had a snazzy white tuxedo, mom picked light yellow dresses →
Just Married! Katie & Brian
Congrats newlyweds Katie & Brian! It finally feels like a summer weekend, and just in time for Katie & Brian's wedding celebration! We started off in Plymouth while everyone prepared then headed to Saint Michael's church where the newlyweds were married. After a drive north to South Bend it was time to celebrate the night away at the Palais Royale ballroom →
Dianna and Brian’s 5th Anniversary! Congrats!
Happy 5th anniversary newlyweds Dianna & Brian! We get lots of compliments on the red trimmed wedding dress Dianna styled in her May 2006 wedding! Very vibrant day out on the greens at South Bend Country Club. The newlyweds cut one of the first wedding cakes we photographed with custom topper (or middler) - a model of Brian's Grand National used →
Kristyn & Patrick’s 4th Wedding Anniversary
Happy anniversary and a flashback from 4 years ago of Kristyn and Patrick's spring wedding at Tippecanoe Place here in South Bend. It was a great celebration at the old Studebaker mansion in the historic district downtown. Enjoy some of our favorites from the celebration! Kristyn made a dramatic entrance to the landing of the grand staircase at the mansion. I →
Low light concert photography: Analecta at Generic Store
Last night I dropped by Generic in downtown South Bend to catch Analecta play a live set. Decided to play with my Nikon D700's high ISO settings in low light. I positioned myself in an open spot across from most of the moving lighting where pretty much all the light was above and behind the bassist up front. It would →
Notre Dame Log Chapel Favorites
I started the weekend early celebrating a wedding at the Log Chapel on the Notre Dame University campus with the Haynes family. It was a great morning for a summer wedding ceremony! I'd like to share a few favorites before I head out to this evening's photo festivities. Enjoy! Daughter Victoria's playful smile as vows and rings were exchanged The Eucharist cup →
Just Married – Diana & Roger!
We had a blast celebrating with Diana and Roger for their summer wedding at Southgate Church in South Bend, Indiana. It's always a treat to join family friends for their wedding celebrations and see lots of familiar, smiling faces. Diana and Roger had the biggest smiles of all, what a great day for the newlyweds! Click the photo above or click →
Matt’s Senior Session
I was pretty stoked while planning Matt's Senior Session that I heard he was in a band. I've been mixing audio for live, local music since the early days back in the Underground basement. Whenever I have extra crew to run things I'll grab a camera and head for the stage to photograph the energy of a live rock show. Meet →
Jackie & Nick – Downtown South Bend Engagement
Started spring before the equinox this year, and not a day too soon for Jackie and Nick's engagement shoot around downtown South Bend. See you guys soon for the big day! See more of their great spring Saturday shoot here. Enjoy the springtime sunshine! * * * UPDATE - See the Wedding Day Story here! * * *
Tessa & Jonny’s Copshaholm Mansion Garden Wedding
Rain on your wedding day has nothing to do with luck or irony. It poured last Friday before an outdoor wedding and bride and groom Tessa & Jonny were chill the whole time. I don't think I saw them worry about it once. When you've had an amazing love story like theirs come together from across oceans, a little rainfall →
Friday wedding with friends
I love exciting wedding days. Seriously. I love how friends, families, and the community comes together to share in the celebration. Tomorrow we share in one of my favorite parts of our photography as we tell a friend's wedding story for Tessa and Jonny. More photos to come!
Sneak Peek – Mary & Josh
Sneak peek from Mary's salon time at the Beehive in South Bend. Time to head out for the wedding and celebration! Click HERE to see the wedding day slide show and get a reminder when the entire gallery of today's fantastic photos are ready!
Beth and Jeff’s Engagement Session
Memorial Day seriously messed with my internal calendar. From March till November my calendar weeks start on Saturday. This week, Monday became Saturday with a morning wedding and two evening portrait shoots. For all the caffeine I drank that morning and afternoon, I never felt tired out being on the go for 14 hours straight because of one of the →
Congrats Molly & Aaron!
What a day to celebrate with Molly & Aaron! Probably the best weather of the year to kick of the Memorial Day weekend for this wonderful wedding day with the Abernethy and Roussell families. The newlyweds were an absolute blast to spend the day alongside enjoying the happiness between them, the laughs shared from siblings' toasts, the live music and →
Partying at the Palais
Saturday I joined 3 fellow photographers to snap away and celebrate Rachel & Ivan's wedding celebration at the Palais Royale ballroom in downtown South Bend. While working with Matthew from Zeta Alpha Studios on what was undoubtedly the biggest and busiest wedding day shoot of the year for all 4 of us was also probably the most fun I've had →