Leland, MI Wedding
Sam + Riley, Leland Lodge
By Rockhill Studio, Traverse City Wedding Photographer
Sam and Riley will forever be favorites of mine to photograph. I remember their engagement session, it was the perfect spring day with snow still on the ground, but clear, sunny skies and it couldn’t have been more perfect. We laughed and wandered around the Petoskey area and got a taste of what these two were going to be like on the wedding day. I could hardly wait in anticipation! And their wedding day was every bit amazing, and more so, than the engagement session. Another perfect weather day with abundant sunshine, and these two even more radiant in love.
We started out photographing their getting ready at the Leland Lodge.
After the guys hung out at the bar for a quick drink and the girls put their finishing touches on, the bride and groom had a private first look with each other. And it was PERFECT timing too…the dock was in the process of removing from the water for the season, and we came so close to having to do this on the beach, rather than the dock which Sam and Riley wanted!
After the first look, we had a little time for some pics with the wedding party and afterwards took the bride and groom to the beach and Fishtown.
Back to the Lodge and the Leland Country Club for the ceremony and reception.
Ok, Sam and Riley are just literally perfect.
Ok, let me explain these below pictures from the cake cutting. They cut the cake picture perfect (yeah, slight pun there) and right as they were to feed it to each other…BAM! Cake bite dropped to the floor. You can see the falling piece in that third picture but Sam and Rileys faces are my favorite. I just love this couple!
The rest of the evening their party danced, enjoyed amazing desserts, cheesed it up in the photo booth, and had the most wonderful time celebrating Sam and Riley.
Congratulations to the new Mr. & Mrs.!!