megan and jon

And again... W O W. So much beauty, and so much fun. We were thrilled to work with Megan and Jon - laid back, charming, and totally in love. In the winter, we shot this gorgeous couple in our studio and a bit outdoors for their engagement shots, then we drove up to Lake Linden in the early summer to work with Megan on a bridal shoot in the historic Laurium Manor Inn. A very special thank you to the owners of this amazing place for always letting us come up and shoot on their property. Have you been there?! It is truly spectacular. Massive, ornate, and completely intact. It operates as a B&B now, and has everything from the original icebox (love!) to the elephant skin wallpaper in the dining room. Crazy and amazing. Megan was a natural and needed little coaching from us on being comfortable in front of the camera.For their wedding, the Brockit crew took an early morning, caffeine-assisted drive south to an undisclosed location which was the site of a vintage resort now turned private, family estate - complete with lake, beautiful dock, and trails over the river and through the woods. BUT we did not know this. We did makeup and prep at an off-site house about 12 miles away, and although we are not backyard photographers, we were anticipating perhaps a large backyard wedding. When we pulled up to sprawling property, massive tents, and parking for tour buses (kinda) we were happy to have the 2-way radios that are a mandatory part of the gear. Plus, its really fun to say things like: "photog 1 to asst. um... what's your 20, over" "photog 1, I'm charging batteries in the garage, over." "copy that, we're needing the groom to get his butt to the dock please" "roger roger, one groom on the way, over and out."Megan and Jon had a gorgeous ceremony, backlit by sunlight off the lake, and between the sunflowers, the purple dresses, and a striking couple, we pretty much just pointed the cameras in random directions and opened the shutter curtains. The time between ceremony and reception is always our favorite, and we pulled the stops out on this one. Lens flare through the trees, ankle deep in a slippery waterfall, and lots of kissing and laughing. We can't believe nobody slipped and headed downstream though... and as if to test our luck, we convinced (this wasn't hard) the bride and groom to hop in a rowboat while we chased them in a canoe. Kudos to photog asst. and shooter Louisa who helped steer the canoe and document this beautiful ridiculousness.Their reception was highlighted by an array of sweet-smelling cakes (holy awesome work by Gopher's Cafe in Marquette) an engaging DJ, and food catered by our friends at the Library up in Houghton. Oh - least we forget the tour-bus. Yes - this was to run people from a couple locations during the night but this plan was slightly delayed when the driver high-centered the 45 foot bus in the sandy driveway. This was totally photogenic and even more amusing when a tractor was used to pull it out! We'll share the photos once we're sure the statue of limitations has passed.We finished off the night with some star-sky night shots of Megan and Jon on the dock, which is the topic for an earlier blog post and covers some fun technical and artistic details of how we worked to get this shot.So, yes. W O W. And if all this wasn't enough, Louisa was further inspired and documented her own thoughts when she got home. Its truly inspiring, and you'll have to wait for it...Megan and Jon - best to you both.