Aparna + Ankit: Lake Michigan Engagement

There are fewer things we would rather do with a Saturday afternoon than going on wooded, lakeshore adventures with these two. This was a positively magical evening what from Aparna's gorgeous dresses to Ankit's brilliant call to head out to the lake for sunset photos - words can't describe how much we are already in love with these two. They are wonderful, so funny, and up for just about anything. Seriously though, how many brides-to-be are up for jumping into the crashing waves? Now we just have to find a way to distract ourselves from the fact that we have to wait eight months still for their wedding weekend next May!

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

Earlier this summer we reached another pretty big moment for our family - we reached 2,000 likes on Facebook! So, naturally, we had to dedicate that achievement with something special and we knew just what to do - throw a Friends inspired photo shoot overlooking our beautiful and gorgeous city, Grand Rapids!

Thank you to all of our wonderful and amazing followers, friends, and family who have supported us from the very beginning - cheering us on in the moments of joy, coming alongside us in those seasons of difficulty, and joining us on this exhilarating journey of storytelling. Here's to that continued adventure - and of course, the many amazing friends we have still to meet!

Oh... and remember - we'll be there for you ;)

Kayla + Paul: The Andres Wedding Trailer

Getting to spend your weekends with sweet, sweet couples like Kayla+Paul is honestly the dream. And then when they throw weddings as gorgeous as this one right here, you are straight up in heaven!

Despite their wedding day falling on one of the warmest days of the year nothing could wear out these two or their incredibly fun, adorable, and joyous souls. Throughout their entire day there was an overflowing surplus of smiles, giggles, and your-heart-just-skipped-a-beat moments. From having one of the most awesome and wonderful bridal parties that helped make their day absolutely perfect, to picking out some of the most gorgeous places to go take photos (let's just talk about the Saint Joseph beach for a second!) - Kayla and Paul's day was pure storybook.

We shared so many wonderful moments with our couples this summer and as we say goodbye to summer officially, we are looking back on this day in particular with a great amount of fondness and love. Kayla and Paul are two of the kindest and most beautiful people you will ever meet, and this trailer just begins to scratch the surface of how breathtaking their day was. Join us in celebrating Mr. + Dr. Andres!

Photographer: Alyssa and Drew Photography

Florist: Tossin' Tulips

Wedding Dress Designer: Sophia's Bridal - Maggie Sottero Designs

Hair and Makeup: Affinity Salon and Spa

DJ: Pure Energy

Cake Designer: Danae Larson

Cupcake Designer: Kayla and Vicki Andres

Venue: Gravity Wine, Hilton Garden Inn

Lauren + Bryon: The Rue Wedding Trailer

There are few things that make us as happy as a bubbly, smiley, loving couple on their wedding day - it's kinda why we love doing what we do. So when we had the opportunity to spend the entire day with Lauren+Bryon, one of the most bubbly, happy, and kind couples you could ever hope to meet, we were on cloud nine!

After seeing the wedding films we created for his cousin, Whitney, Bryon, and Lauren reached out to us asking if we would share in the wedding with them as well, and we are so overwhelming glad they did! Not only was this our first Chicago wedding, which was exciting in and of itself, Lauren and Bryon had their reception at the gorgeous and fantastically ritzy Arlington Park Race Tracks. But those are just two small reasons why this day was so much fun. From two wonderfully supportive and caring families there celebrating with these sweethearts, to two beyond adorable nephews who dressed up as jockeys for the reception, there was no short supply of giggles, smiles, and moments you couldn't help but swoon over. 

We are often spoiled with the most amazing couples in the world, and Lauren+Bryon are without a doubt on that list. Wishing these two, now and always, the absolutely happiest in all their journeys together as Mr+Mrs Rue!

Photographer: Bella Vie Studio - Kristin Cashmore

Florist: Petal Peddlers

Wedding Dress Designer: Volles Bridal - Maggie Sottero Designs

Band: Libido Funk Circus

Cake Designer: Central Continental

Venue: St. Peter Lutheran Church, Arlington Park

Cassie + Joshua: The Teigen Wedding Trailer

There is something so wonderful, so awe-inspiring, so enrapturing about a wedding of friends that you are just overcome with emotions and are filled with this joy indescribable. This perfectly captures what Cassie+Josh's wedding day was for us. Over the last few years we've gotten to know Josh, and subsequently Cassie - the love of his life - and we were so excited when Josh told us he was planning to propose. But we were even more thrilled when he asked if we'd film and photograph that most amazingly special life changing moment. There wasn't a dry eye in the candle lit barn filled with photos of the two of them throughout the years the night Josh asked Cassie to be his wife. More so though, there was no shortage of smiles and unending laughter after she said "yes".

Cassie and Josh have been by each other's side for years now, having fallen in love back in their high school days when they both began to realize how much they each cared for one another, and more so their Creator. It was at a youth group fall retreat that Josh first caught Cassie's eye during a private devotional time. It was in that moment that Cassie thought to herself, "Lord, this is the type of man I want to marry - someone completely and utterly focused on you." It was a passing thought she had, but little did she know this was in fact the man that she would one day call her husband. Over these many years that have followed these two have grown deeper in love with one another, and deeper still into their faith and calling. They beautifully personify the passage in Proverbs 27, sharpening and building one another up to be the best person and Christ follower that they can be.

These two have a love story that makes our hearts melt, not because of chance encounters or long standing love, but because of how selflessly they adore and care for one another. Theirs is a type of love that once you have seen it you are changed truly and wholly for the better. We aren't quite certain where the Lord is going to take them on this big and wild adventure they have set out on together, but we are so excited to be able to walk beside them on that journey, because there isn't a doubt in our minds that they aren't going to do amazing things in this world for the cause of Love. 

Here's to these two beautiful and gorgeous souls, their never ending love for one another, and their steadfast faithfulness to their Lord. Here's to MR+MRS Teigen!

Photographer: Noah PreFontaine

Florist: Ludema Floral

Cake Designer: Cakabakery

Wedding Dress Designer: Marie Gabriel Couture

Venue: Herbrucks Residence, Christ Chapel @ Cornerstone University, Boulder Creek Golf Club

Stephanie + Kaveh: Gull Lake Wedding Trailer

The beginning of every wedding season is something we look forward to and when we realized we were getting to kick off our 2016 wedding season with Stephanie + Kaveh we were thrilled! Not only were we excited to spend this late spring day with this bubbly, sweet, and caring couple, we were beyond stoked when we heard that their day was going to be set at the gorgeous W.K. Kellogg Manor House on the beautiful and scenic Gull Lake. And Stephanie and Kaveh's day could not have gone more fantastically!

From an outdoor, lakeside ceremony, to a lush and sun filled garden cocktail hour that made you forget you were in Michigan and instead somewhere in the Tuscan countryside, this was the start of a wedding season every cinematographer and photographer dreams about. But more so this was just such a wonderful day because of the couple we were spending it with! Their adorableness just radiated and they were so much fun to spend the day with. From their adventurous spirit being up for anything (including a dreamy sunset scene) to just being so passionately in love, we were smitten with them.

We are so excited to see what is next for these two, and we are wishing them every single happiness in their journey together as husband and wife. Congratulations Mr+Mrs Sadeghzade!

Photographer: Chrissa Ahrens

Florist: Sharon Yantis of Floral Creations by Sharon

Cake: Continental Pastries

DJ: David White with Music Host Entertainment

Venue: W.K. Kellogg Manor House

Five Years of Storytelling

Five years of storytelling is a truly special moment. From the adventures that have led us across the country, and across the world, to the stories that made us laugh, and those that brought tears to our eyes; storytelling for us is about bringing people to people. To realize, to take a moment and fully recognize, that this has been the journey we have been on for the last five years is unbelievably humbling. To be a part of a much larger story that encompasses our entire world, and to be able to share the stories of those we meet along the way on our own journey - it's indescribable.

For five years we have grown together, we have overcome challenges together, and have continued to learn what it is to be storytellers who love unconditionally, together. From humble beginnings in a college dorm room, to now traveling the world to help share the stories of those in need - and also those working to create a world of peace, a world we all want. It's hard to believe where we are now and who we have become as a team, and more so as individuals. 

This year we are celebrating an ongoing journey of storytelling, a continuing adventure; looking back and reflecting, but also eagerly looking ahead to the future. Dreaming of where these next five years will take us, and all the new adventures we'll be going on. And while no one knows what tomorrow may bring with it, we are excited nonetheless, because we are a family of storytellers who tell stories that bring people, to people.