Kara Purtell Photography

I was so excited to finally meet Max & Aleshia at our engagement session.  I had talked to Aleshia a couple =times during her planning that was made a little harder because she had to wait for Max to be able to come into the country before she made any reservations for the wedding.  Originally from England, Max now lives in Michigan, and is ready for the big day.  We met in Hastings at a park that had some old buildings from around the town.  For you Detroit area people it is kind of like Mill Race in Northville, or Greenfield Village.  It was really cool, and it was special to Aleshia who had grown up in the area.  We had a great day, and then went out for a beer at the place they will have their reception next month.  Here are a few of my fav’s.

Dave & Lauren were so sweet and patient with me as we walked around the park for their e-session.  I saw so many pretty spots for photos, I may have gone a little overboard, but I think it ended up being worth it!  I even climbed up in a tree to get some interesting angles, although I have to say I was less than graceful

We met up with Cameron & Beth in downtown Detroit for their engagement session last weekend.  It ended up being the perfect spot with perfect weather.  In about a quarter mile radius we had some really pretty spots, some grungy pretty spots, and some straight grunge.  It made for a lot of options and a lot of different shots.  They also came across the cool Detroit mural on their way into town, so we took advantage of that as well.  They were so fun to shoot – the way Cameron looks at Beth is just perfect, so we got a lot of shots of that  I’m so excited for their wedding and one of my favorite places – Lovett Hall at  The Henry Ford in just a couple months!!