by Dave Rosen | Aug 5, 2019 | Fort Wayne Engagement, Wedding
Molly and Nick are married! Feels like we were photographing their engagement session just yesterday. This Union 12 wedding was a blast! The people, the venue, and this awesome couple made every aspect of this wedding so fun. Before you read about their wedding day though, you have to read about their sweet engagement session with us. You can view all of their photos and read about their session here (CLICK ME)! Now that you’ve their engagement session, you can read all their wedding details. Get ready…
The day started with Molly and Nick getting ready with their wedding party; Molly with her bridesmaids and Nick with his groomsmen. Union 12 offers a beautiful getting ready location to all their brides and grooms! It has several getting ready areas, lots of windows for natural light, and is conveniently located on the property. After Molly and her bridesmaids popped some champagne and added final getting ready details, it was ceremony time!
Union 12 has a beautiful covered patio for the ceremony location. One by one, groups of bridesmaids and groomsmen walked down the aisle as Nick anxiously waited to see Molly. Once everyone was in place, Molly’s mom walked her down the aisle. As soon as their eyes met, both Molly and Nick were beaming with happiness! Their ceremony had a lot of laughs and funny moments – It was a fun celebration! After braiding the cord of three strands, Molly and Nick were pronounced husband and wife! They kissed, and with joy walked back down the aisle. This time as husband and wife!
After their ceremony, guests headed inside to the reception. Once family portraits were completed, we took the wedding part outside for some portraits! It was really hot and humid during this time, so we worked as quickly as possible to capture the moment and get everyone back in to the air conditioning! After portraits, there were toasts, cake cutting, dancing, photo booth action, and more! At the end of the night, we took some epic sunset photos – Just wait until you see the photos! We loved every bit of this Union 12 wedding. Working with this group of people was a blast – We loved getting to know Molly and Nick through the awesome process of getting married. We hope you enjoy your wedding photos for years to come! Best wishes to you both!
Cheers,
– Dustin & Corynn
Ceremony time! Look at Nick’s face when he sees Molly for the first time!
Northeast Indiana weather could not make up it’s mind on Molly & Nick’s wedding day. It would be sunny one minute, and storming the next! Luckily, the majority of the day was blue skies and sunshine. We snapped the photo above right after a storm had passed. If you think this sky is epic, just wait until you see the sunset photo from the end of the night… 
See what we mean? This sunset was EPIC. Blue skies, to stormy skies, to gorgeous sunset skies. Molly and Nick had it all on their wedding day! (Also, Dustin was laying down on the soaking wet ground to get this epic shot – so worth it.) 
In case you would like to see some of our other recent weddings, check out the links below!
Heather & Mark – Empyrean Wedding Fort Wayne
Chelsea & Cory – Destination Wedding in Mexico
Lindsey & Josh – Joseph Decuis Farmstead Wedding
Molly and Nick also wanted a photobooth at their reception. We offer an additional service for our brides and grooms who are looking for a fun way to get their guest more involved in their wedding photos. We provide an awesome backdrop, additional staff to manage the booth, immediate printing of the photos, and fun props for the guests to use! You can see below how much fun Molly and Nick’s guests had with the photobooth add on.
by Dustin McKibben | Jul 30, 2019 | Engagement, Fort Wayne Engagement
Introducing Sara and Ian! We’ve gotten to know these two pretty well over their past two mini engagement sessions with us. Last winter, we met up with Sara and Ian in Roanoke, walking along the sweet streets of the little downtown. It was so cold that day – one of the coldest days of the year! That is when we decided to make it a mini session and do another session in the summer! Their next session was at Fort Wayne’s own Three Rivers Festival! We have never done a Three Rivers Festival engagement session before, at least not on one of the hottest days of the year, so this was a fun experience to say the least! If the preview photos below aren’t enough for you, the rest of their photos are online here.
During our first session together, it was so cold! Indiana had just been blanketed in snow and temperatures were in the negatives! As you can imagine, we had a short and sweet session because of this. Still, the cold didn’t stop these two from being super sweet together. Winter sessions can be extra fun because photos naturally look more cozy and sweet – Just look at them! Downtown Roanoke provided a perfect setting too. If you’ve never been, you need to treat yourself to a visit here. There are local boutiques, ice cream shops, antique furniture stores, and restaurants all for discovery! We started taking photos by some snow-covered pine trees, then moved to one of the many little garden/patio areas in the little downtown. Of course, we couldn’t go to downtown Roanoke and not take photos in front of the amazing Joseph Decuis restaurant. These two snuggled up on one of the front steps of the restaurant and made our job super easy. Again, just look at them. After a little while, I think everyone was a little (a lot) numb from the cold, so we called it a day!
The weather was just a little bit different during their next session. Okay… a lot different! Ironically, Fort Wayne was under a heat advisory! We joked, “You two had engagement photos done on one of the coldest days of the year, and one of the hottest! Not many people can say that.” Weather extremes and other “problems” may arise, but we always make are couples comfortable with the situation at hand and make their sessions special and memorable. The hot weather may have made troubled others, but not these two! For those of you reading this who are not all familiar with the awesome city of Fort Wayne, every year the city puts on a big festival – There are rides, concerts, and a wonderful selection of fair foods. Capturing Sara and Ian here was a blast! There was just so much to capture and endless possibilities. We started with taking some photos with the setting sun, then when it was a little darker, we went by the rides to catch all the action of the festival. Everything about this session was fun, new, and creative! We loved getting to work with these two again.
Sara and Ian will be getting married this October. It was so fun getting to know these two during their wintery, downtown Roanoke and Three Rivers Festival engagement sessions. Whether in a cute, snow-covered town or a downtown festival in the city during a heat advisory, it’s very clear how much these two love each other! We can’t wait to capture all of this love again (and hopefully with more mild weather)! See you guys soon! Happy planning…
Cheers,
– Dustin & Corynn
This is where the weather turns! The coldest day of winter to the hottest summer day. They are still happy and smiling!
To read up on some of our other awesome couples and see more sweet photos, click the couples below!
Hillary & Ethan
Sara & Tim
Courtney & Matt
by Dustin McKibben | Jul 21, 2019 | Engagement, Indianapolis Engagement
Meet Hillary and Ethan! We had so much fun getting to know these two in the beautiful city on Indianapolis. We also had fun getting to work with their adorable dog, Fenley. Cutest family ever! Hillary and Ethan wanted to capture their love at several locations in Indianapolis, so we started at the gorgeous White River State Park. For their first outfit, they decided to rep their favorite sports teams (not the same)! Ethan is a huge Red Sox fan, while Hillary is a major Cubs fan. I guess not even sports rivalries can keep these two from tying the knot!
For the second location, we went near the Indianapolis Capitol building. This is one of our favorite backdrops in Indianapolis! This is where Hillary and Ethan wore their more formal outfit! Throughout the entire session, we had blue skies, puffy white clouds, and golden sunshine – We could not have asked for better weather to photograph in. Well, we could have done without the heat and humidity. Not complaining though! We ended up having to reschedule their session several times due to weather, so we were super happy with the weather on the day of this session!
After photos at the capitol building, we went down by the canal for some super sweet sunset pictures. We started up by some trees on the pathways, then went along the water. The sunset over the canal was so beautiful! These two were a blast to get to know. We loved getting to work with them and learn a little more about them before their wedding! These two will be getting married in November at the Bluffs at Conner Prairie. This is a new Indianapolis wedding venue, so we are really excited to photograph Hillary and Ethan’s wedding there! We are looking forward to going to the city to capture these two tie the knot. Until then, happy planning!
Cheers,
– Dustin & Corynn
by Dustin McKibben | Jul 17, 2019 | Engagement, Indianapolis Engagement
Meet Sara & Tim! We met these two down in the great city of Indianapolis for their engagement session. Rather than photographing this down-to-earth couple in the hustle and bustle of the city, we decided to do a backyard session along the lake that their home is on. Despite the heat and the crazy humidity, these two were great in front of the camera! We loved getting to know them while photographing their engagement session. Now for the details…
We began their engagement session at home in their backyard. We loved how cozy and comfortable this session was! Believe it or not, we had to reschedule this session THREE TIMES because of weather. We thought for sure it was going to rain again, but it didn’t! We ended up with some sunshine and blue skies! The next location we went to was down by the dam near their house. Water means a lot to Sara and Tim, so capturing their engagement and love here was essential. We love how those photos turned out! After photos in their backyard and by the water, it was time for an outfit change! If you can’t tell from the photos, these two love motorcycles! Tim rebuilds them as a hobby. So of course, we just had to capture Sara and Tim on one! We also got to capture these two with Tim’s huge collection of restored motorcycles. It was awesome! We’re so glad we got to capture these two with something that is so important to them! This session was a lot of fun – We loved getting to work with Sara and TIm, while capturing some super unique moments for them both.
These two will be getting married in september at the beautiful Mavris Arts & Event Center in Indianapolis! This historic venue has a beautiful industrial look – wooden beams, exposed brick walls, and artwork hanging from wall to wall. It is a gorgeous venue. We can’t wait to photograph these two there! Happy planning and we’ll see you guys soon!
Cheers,
– Dustin & Corynn
by Dustin McKibben | Jul 4, 2019 | Engagement, Fort Wayne Engagement
Meet Courtney and Matt! We had so much fun getting to know these guys during their engagement session. Below are some highlights of their session and all the details during! Last time we saw Courtney was when we were photographing her brothers wedding! We love working with the same family multiple times, makes us feel like we are part of the family.
We met up with these two at Metea Park, a gorgeous park in Fort Wayne with lots of greenery and locations. It’s beautiful all year long, so it’s a go-to for us!
We can’t wait for these guys’ wedding later this year! Happy planning! See you soon.
by Dustin McKibben | Jun 21, 2019 | Engagement, Fort Wayne Engagement
“Can we bring our dogs to our engagement session?”
We get this question a lot! Of COURSE you can. We love when our couples bring their sweet fur babies along during their sessions! Rachel and Jonathan brought their two super sweet pups with them – We adored getting to capture the 4 of them! Just look at those happy puppy faces!
For their engagement session, Rachel and Jonathan met us at the beautiful Foster Park in Fort Wayne – one of our favorite Fort Wayne parks because of all of the greenery and many photo opportunities! We’ve actually known Rachel for a long time. This is because Rachel’s Mom and my step Mom are actually best friends! We’ve known her so long that we even did her senior photos in high school (Wow, we feel old). Now she’s all grown up and getting married! Getting to know Jonathan and Rachel through their session was super fun! These two have a lot of fun stories up their sleeves and we can’t wait to get to know them better at their wedding! We got to exploring Foster Park with these two – They even got up in a tree for some photos!
These two will be getting married this summer at the Orchard ridge Country club. Can’t wait to capture you guys on your best day ever!
Cheers,
– Dustin & Corynn
