Rebekah and Scott

Scott and Rebekah were married on June 13th at St Pats with their reception at the Crown Plaza. It was a beautiful wedding! We've just had a string of absolutely beautiful weddings lately, and I love blogging about them. It's fun to show off the hard work and creativity of our brides!

I always love these sorts of photos, with the groomsmen looking tough (even the little ones!) all in a line. This was shot at the Toledo Botanical Garden, which is beautiful year round! If you are looking for a place to take your bridal party photos, go check out Toledo Botanical Garden. This weekend is the Crosby Festival of the Arts, so it would be a great weekend to stop by!

Baby to be!

Kiersten and Travis are expecting their little baby at the end of this month and came in to have maternity photos taken. They were just an adorable couple and you could tell they are very excited to meet their baby! We can't wait to see them in July for the baby's first photo session!

Seniors 2010!

If you haven't been looking at our senior blog, you have been missing our newest senior sessions! Make sure you keep checking our other blog here every once in awhile to see what we're up to. This is Averi, and she chose the Celebrity session which is 7 outfits, so we had tons of fun with her!

Reve Salon and Spa

Reve Salon and Spa is located in downtown Sylvania. The salon and spa is actually five floors high and full of all things beautiful!





Many of our brides choose Reve to do their hair and makeup on their big day. It's a relaxing, beautiful place to spend the morning with your bridesmaids!





Check out their website here!

Brooke & Mike

Brooke and Mike were married on June 6, 2009 at St Michael's Historic church. They had a beautiful day in Northwest Ohio!



These girls are just adorable! I love their little dresses. I wonder what they were getting up to?



Congratulations Mike and Brooke! Thank you for letting us be a part of your day, we look forward to showing you the rest of your images!

Fam Photos!

Bernadette and Jim came to Grand Lubell to arrange a family photo session with their family, and they turned out very nice! The weather cooperated, the wind wasn't too strong and Stevie was able to find shade from the harsh shadows of the sun. If you haven't had your family photographed in awhile, give us a call to set up an appointment. It's very important to document your family's growth and they make great presents!

Growing Family!

Remember this adorable family/maternity session? Well, she had her baby and they came back in for another session!

Aren't they just so stinkin cute!? Our studio manager is pregnant and due in August. We've been talking about her maternity photos for a couple weeks now, and she's going to take them on Thursday! So I will definitely be posting some of her photographs ASAP! Stay tuned...

The Blue Nile

The other night I stopped in at the Blue Nile Restaurant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you haven't been to this restaurant, you should put it on your to-do list. This Ethiopian eatery unique, elegant, and boasts a "traditional Ethiopian royalty feast."

What the table looks like before you sit down.

Ethiopian food is meant to be eaten from the same plate. The website describes it like this:

Significant in the Ethiopian culture is eating from the same plate and sharing the same bread (called injera). It is said that people who eat from the same plate and break bread together will create a bond of friendship and personal loyalty.

Stop by the Blue Nile restaurant next time you visit Ann Arbor. Located on Washington Street, the Blue Nile is likely not far from your downtown destination.

An Engagement Party!

Monish and Nivita celebrated their engagement on May 24th with a Puja ceremony followed by dinner and dancing! Don't you just love all the colors and textures in the photo above?

The setting sun on the water made for beautiful portraits of the happy couple and their families.

What a fun, beautiful day! Congratulations on your engagement Nivita and Monish!

Katie & Patrick

Katie and Patrick were married last Saturday at Tamaron Country Club. They had beautiful weather, bright colors, and an overall beautiful wedding! I thoroughly enjoyed myself assisting Stevie on this shoot - and we all cannot stop talking about this wedding!

This was their 'Matrix' move, which was pretty funny to watch!

The girls had these matching sunglasses, which made for an adorable shot. If you are planning your wedding, don't forget about fun details like this!

Katie's dress and veil were just stunning! Her veil was really heavy, and the wind wasn't helping matters but you can't even tell in the pictures.

I'm in love with gerbera daisies. Seriously, how can you lose with a bouquet full of bright gerbera daisies!?

Congratulations Katie and Patrick! We can't wait for you to see the rest of your images. Hope you have so much fun on your honeymoon!

The Spot!

Do you know where a good spot to eat is? I know where THE Spot to Eat is! Sidney, Ohio. Bob stopped by the Spot a few weekends ago and took these photos. This restaurant was one of his grandfather's restaurant's main competitors back in the day. Bob's grandfather owned many Frisch's franchises across Southern Ohio from 1955 to 1970, and you can see one of them in the photo below behind the Dairy Queen!

Behind the Dairy Queen is Bob's grandfather's Frisch's restaurant.

The Spot's website said this about the history behind the restaurant:

The Spot Restaurant made its beginnings from a man named Spot Miller. In 1907, Spot brought his chuckwagon into town and set-up business at the corner of Court Street and Ohio Avenue. The city would not allow him to sell meals this way. His solution was to remove the wheels, and add some awnings to create a permanent structure.

The Chuckwagon was the restaurant between 1907 and 1934. In 1934, a more permanent building was erected at the Court and Ohio location. That structure was destroyed by a fire on New Year’s Eve in 1940. After its remodeling in 1941, the current facility is a fine example of the streamlined Art Moderne architectural style with its smooth, unornamented wall surface faced with gleaming white porcelain tile. A mid-century modern neon sign still hanging over the front door is still the Spot trademark. The inside of the restaurant has been remodeled approximately 25 times over the years. The last major renovation occurred in 1976 giving the restaurant it’s current layout.

So next time you are in Sidney, check out this historical restaurant!

Greenacres Foundation

Have you ever heard of the Greenacres Foundation? Let me tell you, this place is beautiful! A couple weekends ago, we traveled to Cincinnati to do a photoboothlive event at the Greenacres Foundation Art Center for Katie and Mike. The wedding was beautiful - Bob was able to capture a few beautiful photographs of the location as well as the newlyweds!

If you are looking to do an outside wedding, consider one of these beautiful tents! Hanging chandeliers from the top add elegance.

The bride and groom really had a lot of fun with the photoboothlive props!

Check out this ice sculpture! Katie and Mike both attended Miami University, so it was the perfect subject for their sculpture.

When the boss is away...

Classroom at our lab, where Bob is learning all sorts of new tricks!

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - Shuttlecocks

Rodin's The Thinker outside at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Bob is spending a few days in Kansas City at 'school' at our lab. He's already telling us all about the newest tricks he's learning - I'm sure we'll be spending Friday catching up on all the stuff he learned. Our long time supplier H&H Color Lab offers a university setting for their customers. He's also been able to spend some time at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Make sure you check out that link to the Shuttlecocks exhibit, there's a great story behind it!

Rita & Steve

Check out Rita and Steve's adorable engagement shoot! It's so much fun coming in on Monday and checking out the weekend shoots, especially since it makes for great blog material! We are definitely looking forward to photographing Steve and Rita's wedding in July.

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I assisted Stevie at a beautiful wedding on Saturday that I cannot wait to blog about. Bob is out of town this week, so I will also be updating our blog on his adventures later today!