Simon McConico | Valo Photography

Oh my my my my… I love shooting weddings. Rob and Christina’s wedding just continued to keep me on my toes.  Tons of home made things, small details, and lots of fantastic vendors to work with.

Rob and Christina contacted me from New York where they live and work.  Both of them have been involved in theater and the arts and it was evident at their wedding.  Christinas dress was handmade and so were all of the flowers.  The flowers were paper and crafted by St. Jude’s Creations and looked fantastic.  The wedding was at the beautiful Villa Terrace, which is an awesome location overlooking like Michigan.

I love to see the different emotions that people go through at a wedding… from the nervous first steps to the first kiss.

They had an adaptation of one of my favorite author/illustrator, Shel Silverstein’s work “The Missing Piece Meets The Big O”

We had some fantastic light for photos after the ceremony.

Of all the great personal touches, this one takes the cake. Rob is a big Back to the Future fan and Christina surprised him with renting a Delorean (from TimeMachineRental.com) to go from the Villa Terrace to the reception site, Cuvee.  Pretty much the most fantastic thing ever.

Heck… I even got in on the action.

The cake was from Eat Cake and was not only gorgeous, but was the best smelling cake ever. I could smell the berries before the cake was even cut.

Later that night we went out to the car and took more photos and had a great time quoting lines from Back to the Future and attempting to go 88mph. Didn’t work…

A big thanks to Dynamic Events for helping pull everything together and make this a great night for Rob and Christina.  There are more photos coming from the Crazy Booth… I’ll post those in just a bit… too crazy for my computer to handle.

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Weddings. Love. Those two things are pretty great separate, but when you put them together, it makes the day so much better.  Joey and Mehgan are a fantastic couple.  Joey is a very kind, gentle person and Mehgan is a person you talk to and know that she is 100% genuine.  It was such a privilege to be invited to shoot their wedding day.

Their day was perfect (other than some crazy wind).  They got married at the Wilson Center for the Arts, which is a fantastic place.  As a photographer, it was awesome due to the fact that one wall was full of windows.  Light is key to photos and this place had some of the best light I could have asked for.  Check out the photos below:

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I love culture. I love when two cultures mix and create a melting pot of traditions, clothes, and food. I had the honor of photographing a Nigerian/American wedding for Tope and Ebony. There was so much to photograph! From the amazing Nigerian food to the colorful dress and ethnic dances, everything was beautiful.

Jake and I were able to photograph Tope and Ebony a little while back for their engagement session. It was fun to get to know them a bit before the wedding and hear all about their love for each other over a burger and fries. It was very easy to see how much they loved each other before the wedding, so that day it was great to share in their excitement.

Ebony had a beautiful dress for the wedding.  It was stunning by itself and looked perfect on her.

Tope was smiling all day… I can’t blame him.

The traditional Nigerian dress was fantastic.  I loved the bright colors and the intricate details.  The Sculpture Garden provided a great background for the photos.

She was too cute!

The toasts.

I was in love with the cake… both inside and out

After dinner the wedding party got changed into traditional Nigerian dress and were throwing down on the dance floor.

They were posing for the camera all night long.

In some American weddings there is the dollar dance, where people pay money to dance with the bride or groom.  The best man and maid of honor normally collect the cash and it is a fun way to give money to the new couple.  At this wedding though, the dollar dance was awesome.  As Tope and Ebony danced to traditional music, people came up from the crowd and would place money on their heads and it would fall to the ground where the bridal party and others would pick it up for the couple.  This dance went on for quite a while.  It was a lot of fun to be a part of the dance and be able to capture the emotion and energy that was in the room.

At the end of the night we said good bye and left tired from shooting all day and dancing all night.  Thanks again Tope and Ebony for asking Valo to shoot your wedding!

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