I am so excited for the opportunity to document Nathan and Elena’s wedding day in East Lansing next year!  They drove in from Lansing to do their engagement session on the closing day of ArtPrize.  I had figured the crowds would have diminished a bit as Nathan and Elena wanted pretty downtown photos (versus urban decay).  Wow… was I wrong.  It was tricky trying to find an area not swarming with ArtPrize tourists.  I’m pretty happy with what we were able to find.  Nearly all of the downtown photos were taken with at least 50 people standing within 75 feet of us.  They also wanted more of a garden/romantic theme which brought us to Holmdene.  It’s always a nice challenge to shoot at a location that SO many photographers frequent and come out with your own unique vision.  Elena also REALLY wanted a rendition of a Twilight photo (which I cannot seem to find online now) so we went back to the studio and gave it our best shot at two different versions!  We nailed one of the photos but I’m pretty sure the other Twilight photo was a composite as the lighting and even the angle would have been impossible in a single take.  Real life is better anyway.  :)