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THE ART OF THE BRAISE // TRAVERSE MAGAZINE

We've been a bit absent from the blog for a while!  That tends to happen as we wrap up our wedding season and move into a different phase of our work... this Winter we have stayed pretty dang busy though!  We're communicating with 2017 and 2018 clients, wrapping up our remaining videography projects of 2016, creating new pieces of artwork, painting and organizing our home/office/studio spaces, generally scheming about the future, and working on editorial projects!  For this particular project in the February issue of Traverse Magazine, I had the great opportunity to photograph dishes by Chef Myles Anton of Trattoria Stella (which just happened to be named the most romantic restaurant in Michigan by USA Today).  I wanted to share the magazine spreads as well as a few outtakes.  There's nothing like cooking in cast iron in the cold months - yum.

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LAUREN & JOE // TRAVERSE CITY ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY

These cuties are getting married in Detroit in just a couple weeks!!  EEK!  But they came to Traverse City to catch the fall colors before they're gone.  I think it was a success ;)  I'm very excited to be seeing these two again soon, but for now enjoy these beautiful reds, yellows, and oranges.

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