The Boyz
Had a nice time With Shelly and Jamie photographing their beach wedding and enjoyed doing a few shots using the Grand Haven Pier. A “Trash the Dress” session occurred at sunset it was a good time!
Mark and Molly’s wedding ceremony and reception were both in the beautiful Detroit Masonic Temple. I have included just a couple to share here with you.
The location of the Temple is :
(313) 832-7100
You know I have missed out on many potential clients because of missed connections, I have done many diff marketing things to boost public awareness of my brand and it has cost me a pretty penny at that. I guess I have myself to blame for not being a voice and providing images for people to view in blogs on a regular basis. I believe in the quality of my work and the passion i have for it but more importantly the goal has always been to provide my clients with images that aren’t dated or out of style but beautiful crisp colorful images that jump at you with life and soul. Thats what I set out to do and getting there is all about connecting with my clients on a personal level and doing my best to understand what they want and possibly offer things they haven’t considered. Developing that connection is something every bride should be looking for when hiring a photographer. Its def important the images the photographer shows you are top notch but its also really important that you feel some connection. Yes this is a business but its a business about romance, love, soul connections, these are some of the things that brought you to the point of saying yes to someone and these are the things your photographer should draw out of you for amazing lifestyle photos on your wedding day.
Please contact me I have some dates open in 2012. 😀
Lets set up a consultation
kevinbos@bosmanphotography.com
When you discuss the flow of the day you begin to see the things that you maybe hadn’t given thought to.
There are some time killers in the flow of the day.
One that i always bring up with my brides is what do you do after you are announced husband and wife. Many people do the stand issue stand in a line with the wedding party and shake hands. this forces people to stand in a line and one by one puts them in a face to face encounter with the wedding party, parents and bride and groom. While some people value this tradition what they don’t maybe think of is that the older people don’t like standing long periods of time. People don’t really know the wedding party too often. People get real wordy and try to give you an inspiring speech.
When things are done this way you could literally loose 1 1/2 hours to this kind of scenario. Do you really want to put people through that? Also do you have the time to use? Most of the time getting out and doing a photo walk before dinner at the reception is a short window of time especially if the drive between the two is 1/2 hr or more.
After the you are now husband an wife part i recommend walking out with your wedding party to a room. I would have the pastor tell people they are free to go to the reception. If you are walking through a tunnel of people outside the church then have people get their bubbles or flower petals on the way out and have them line up. Do the walk through get in the car and head around the block for a few. When you return we can get the family formals with both bride and groom in them and after that head out to do a photo walk. After all when you are at the reception you will ussually eat before anyone so you will be done and free to roam and visit with your guests until you are ready for your first dance.
I also recommend cutting the cake after you are announced at the reception. That way you already have everyone’s attention and you cut it up and by the time dinner is over the staff will have all the cake cut already. People are often busy with dinner and conversations when the cake is cut after dinner then there is the wait for the cake to be cut by the staff before you can get that and on with your evening.
Hair salon and getting ready shots are part of the story of your day, it adds something to your custom designed wedding albums.
I am a big fan of props! Some neat props are:
wine bottles and glasses
streamers
umbrellas solid colored (red is a nice bold color)
empty picture frames
letters spelling out your new last name
framed sunglasses for the guys or for both guys and girls
Bath robes
Golf club and ball
Thank you cards to hold up for your thank you photo on the cards you send out to your guests after your wedding.
It’s up to you but i am a big fan of the bride and groom taking ownership of their wedding day and having fun with it!
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I had a good experience at Total Health Chiropractic with Dr Christopher Miller Recently. He needed a head shot for his business and his news letters so I brought the studio to him saving him valuable time from having to schedule and do it at some studio. While setting things up Dr. Miller came in and introduced himself and showed me what he was up to with renovations around the place. He has a lot of plans having to do with massive amounts of coral and a huge water tank right at the entrance to the building. There are three special message chairs facing the tank on the other side. I imagine the future marine life that will be in the tank will serve to create a relaxing and enjoyable environment while in the chairs. Dr. Miller was a pretty good guy, there were lots of helpful staff and they took the time to put plaques up all around the building. In each Plaque was a picture of a person and their testimonies of how Dr. Miller and his colleague have taken peoples pain and gave them back their lives. They had some very specialized equipment to help deal with peoples messed up spines among other things and a machine that exercised 180 muscles along the spring to get things back to normal. I believe it is the only one in Michigan if i recall correctly. He is the guy to go to when back surgeries fail and no doubt a good Dr to see to prevent having to have back surgery. He shares the practice with another Dr working together to bring people back to health. The atmosphere there was like being among family. I would have no hesitation recommending him to anyone with back issues!
A snow day at Dimnit with Angela and Jon. The Ceremony took place on The beautiful Hope College Campus at the Dimnit Chapel. The after party reception took place at the BOB on the top floor called EVE. Very hip and trendy looking venue on the fourth floor! I think the snow added for a nice effect on the scene for photos. I’d say prob better than the dingy spring grass! 🙂
Angela Strikin a pose !
Jon lookin GQ for the Camera!
Top Floor at The BOB called EVE
Prepping for a day with Angela and Jon on their wedding day. It’s kinda strange that the sun has been shining favorably down on us all week and the spring like fever is in the air with no snow in sight and yet today there isn’t any grass visible because it is blanketed in a couple inches of white! I guess being prepared for 30 degrees is what’s going down today. The warmth of Hope College’s Dimnit Chapel will be welcomed.
I look forward to seeing all the beautiful stained glass again and that rose window.
It should be a fun reception at the BOB on the 4th floor.
Must get back to prepping…
Good day all!
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