Nicole Ladonne Photography

I'm in Hawaii!

2009-07-07T14:52:00.003-04:00

My little sister just got a job in Waianae, Oahu teaching high school Spanish! Being a good sister, I offered to go along with her for two weeks to help get her settled in ;)

This is the view from her apartment- can you believe it!?

I will be back on July 21st. If you need anything from me in the meantime, I do have limited e-mail access so definitely send me a note and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

Stacy and Adam are Married!

2009-07-04T18:54:00.008-04:00

Stacy and Adam were married yesterday in a beautiful backyard ceremony! I just love backyard weddings- they're so warm and intimate :) This one was wonderful- perfect weather, lovely details, and a gorgeous couple!

Stacy had the right idea with these comfy shoes!

I love this image. Sooo pretty!

Stacy and Adam chose to see each other before the ceremony, and we were able to get some nice images of the "reveal."

This is Stacy and Adam's son, Brayden! What a cutie!

Such a beautiful family!

I just had to make two detail collages for this wedding- first up, the ceremony details!

Robin's view!

And mine :)

Thanks to Robin for this one too! She was shooting from inside the house :)

Gorgeous.

And now- the reception details! Stunning!

And it was a party!

First dance.

Second first dance ;)

And to end- a few from from the photo booth we set up!

Kaitlyn!

2009-07-01T19:45:00.004-04:00

I have never met a more animated and eloquent 2 year old! Stevie T and I had a great time on Sunday, chasing this little cutie around her backyard!

"Tooooo big." I could still hear her when editing this one :)

Stella and Jules are Married!

2009-06-30T13:56:00.010-04:00

You may remember Stella and Jules from their super fun San Francisco engagement session! They were married this past Saturday, in Ann Arbor, and it was one of the most beautiful, loving, and fun-filled weddings I've ever been to. There is no doubt that these two are perfect for each other, and I was filled to the brim with happiness that my dear friend, Stevie T and I could spend such a perfect day with them.

First off, Stella getting gorgeous!

I love this one of Jules helping Jeffrey with his tie :)

Stella's mom had a very special necklace made for her.

Stella had her son, Jeffrey, walk her down the aisle. So sweet!

I looove this one of Stella during the ceremony! Isn't she beautiful!?

Stella and her son shared an emotional moment after the ceremony.

The whole day I was trying to figure out who Stella looked like, and when editing this photo it hit me- Ingrid Bergman!

So pretty!

I love the Michigan League, such a beautiful place for a wedding!

The dragonflies on the cake are so cute.

Family and friends looking on during their first dance :)

Such cool rings!

Thank you, Stella and Jules, for choosing me to document your wonderful day!

Tracy and Jordan are Married!

2009-06-22T21:10:00.008-04:00

Tracy and Jordan were married on Saturday in Glen Arbor, MI! I may be biased, since they are like family to me, but everything about their wedding was SO perfect! It was a whirlwind weekend of laughter, tears, love and a whole lot of fun!

I am so in love with Tracy's dress!

She is so beautiful!!!

This one takes my breath away.

Tracy and Jordan were married on the beach behind Tracy's grandfather's cabin.

Could this location be any more perfect?

The bridal party consisted of Tracy and Jordan's siblings.

Yes, I took a lot of couple's portraits at this wedding! :)

I had the photo on the right planned out at the rehearsal the day before. :)

The reception was at the Glen Lake Yacht Club. Gorgeous.

The reception details! This wedding was very do-it-yourself; with the details all designed by Tracy and Jordan, and put together by the couple and their families!

There were a lot of shutterbugs at the reception :)

And the night ended in a fantastic party!

Thank you, Tracy and Jordan, for including me in your day! I love you guys and wish you nothing but the best!

Brent's Senior Photos!

2009-06-22T16:41:00.004-04:00

Brent will be graduating from Chelsea High School next year! I was honored to be able to shoot senior portraits for him the other day. I had a great time with Brent, his dog and his jeep! (well, his dad's jeep... ) :)

This dog is amazing. And HUGE! People were literally pulling their cars over to comment on how huge this dog is!

I love this one. A lot.

Brent's little sister joined in on the photo fun!

Isn't she so pretty?!

And to end- a shot with the Jeep!

Thank you, Brent and family for the fun session!

Meaghan and Daniel are Married!

2009-06-17T09:58:00.011-04:00

I'm going to have a hard time expressing how lucky I feel to have been a part of Meaghan and Daniel's wedding. I don't think I can adequately describe to you how amazing this couple is, and how absolutely beautiful their day was. I hope these photos will give you some idea :)

We started off, getting ready at Kensington Court, which is also where their reception was held.

I just love the one on the right. She's so beautiful.

Meaghan and Dan got to spend a little time together before the ceremony.

Their Ketubah is so pretty!

Ketubah signing with their family and friends.

Meaghan and Daniel's ceremony was so beautiful. It was held at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor. They had both a Rabbi and a Minister officiating, and they included religious and personal touches from both of their upbringings.

I think these photos will prove how awesome these two are. This is totally unprompted by me- when we walked outside, this is what they did :)

I loved their bridal party!

Meaghan and Dan's friends did a great job with their get-away car ;)

A little Law Quad time.

Their first dance was amazing!!

And to end- the Hora!

Rae and Poom are Engaged!

2009-06-16T13:12:00.004-04:00

I had a great time shooting Rae and Poom's engagement photos the other day! They are both University of Michigan grads, and since we'll be doing photos on Central Campus for their wedding day, we headed up to North Campus for their engagement session. I hardly ever get up to North Campus, even though I live about a minute away... :) It was a nice change of pace for me, and I think we found some really fun spots!
Rae and Poom will be getting married in August! It's coming up, guys!

We started out at the famous wave field!

Love this one. They're so cute!

Big trees make me happy :)

We spent a little time exploring the Media Union.

Snuggly study break?

Thanks for the fun session, Rae and Poom! I'll see you soon!

Baby Brayden!

2009-06-09T16:13:00.004-04:00

Brayden is the adorable son of my July 3rd couple, Stacy and Adam!

Mom and Dad were working hard to get these smiles :)

Love this one of Brayden looking in the mirror :)

He was sooo sleepy.

I'll see you three soon!

The Fetters Family!

2009-06-04T20:39:00.005-04:00

I had a great time with the Fetters family last week! What can I say?

Four boys = tons of energy, and tons of fun!

All four of the boys play soccer! So we had to get some with their uniforms!

I love the following series. So much :)

Katie and Paul are Married!

2009-05-25T19:16:00.003-04:00

I've known Katie since she was maybe, 11? and I can honestly say I have never seen her look as beautiful, and has happy as she did yesterday.
Katie and Paul, my deepest and most heartfelt congratulations to you. You make a perfect couple :)

Katie and all of the bridesmaids had henna done before the wedding. Katie had Paul's initials hidden in hers!

Stunning.

Thanks to Robin for getting these great shots of St. Joseph's!

I adore these two of Katie and her dad. :)

This gorgeous image is Robin's as well!

Such beautiful light!

Their reception was at Barton Hills Country Club.

I love this shot of the parents during the maid of honor's toast!

My favorite part of a wedding- the first dance.

The father-daughter, and mother-son dances.

And to end- beer brewed by Katie's dad!

Molly and Robert are Married!

2009-05-25T12:30:00.007-04:00

Beautiful Bride, Roller Rink, Cigars and Candy. Needless to say, Molly and Robert's wedding was a blast :)

Doesn't Molly look gorgeous?!

They were both so excited!!!

St. Rene's was a very beautiful setting.

And then, the real fun began.

One of my favorite bridal party photos ever :)

A cute bride in roller skates, does it get any better than that?

Their reception was at Gazebo Banquet Hall in Warren.

I love this. Robert was playing with his ring all day, I was happy to get such a nice shot of it.

The wonderful Delia Turner was second shooting for me that day. She really has a way with groomsmen :)

gumballs, anyone?

Thanks, Molly and Robert for letting me be a part of such a great day!

Anna and Loren are Married!

2009-05-15T14:55:00.008-04:00

Anna and Loren were married this past Monday in an intimate ceremony in Ann Arbor. It was such a fun, warm afternoon, that I'm so grateful to have been a part of.

Flowers and kitty. So pretty.

Anna was such a beautiful bride.

My first bride to ride the bus to her own wedding :)

I'm sooo happy the tree blossoms are back.

Their reception was at Eve, my favorite restaurant ever! I was very excited :)

Simply lovely details.

How pretty is Anna's delicate ring?!

This happened a lot :)

Congratulations, guys!!!

Morgan on the beach!

2009-05-13T13:59:00.006-04:00

I've been photographing little Morgan since she was 6 months old! When she and her family moved to California, I was sad I wouldn't be able to see her again, but as luck would have it, on my last day in Cali last week I was able to drive down to Santa Cruz to hang out with her and her mom, Becca, on the beach! This girl just keeps getting cuter! :)

Morgan's a total beach babe- gotta go barefoot!

Gorgeous.

I just love these. Kudos to Becca for keeping such a cute prop on hand :)

Definitely my favorite. Cute little girl + ice cream cone + sand in hair = most adorable!

Thanks for letting me photograph your amazing daughter, Becca and Nick! Hopefully I'll be back out your way again soon!

Stella and Jules are Engaged!

2009-05-13T13:08:00.007-04:00

Stella and Jules are engaged and getting married in June! I was so excited to be able to shoot their engagement photos in San Francisco- where they live with Stella's adorable son, Jeffrey. You'll see him at the end of this post! :) It was so much fun driving all over the beautiful city with these two lovebirds!

The amazing view from Bernal Hill- their neighborhood :)

They are a very good looking couple.

These murals are AMAZING!

Showing off their dancing skills!

Possibly my favorite. I love how they look like they're part of the scene :)

The Palace of Fine Arts.

And... Jeffrey!

Stella and Jules, you are two of the coolest people ever. I can't wait for your wedding next month!

Stephanie and Charles are Engaged!

2009-05-10T22:15:00.005-04:00

Here are a few more from Stephanie and Charles's Laguna Beach Engagement session!

Stephanie and Charles- you two are awesome, and I can't wait to see you again in August!

oh ocean, i miss you already...

How cute is Stephanie on her tip toes? ;)

Cypress tree! So California.

Hi-larious. I love you two for doing this.

One of my favorites, for sure!

Sooo cute.

Thanks again, guys, for the fabulous day!

Baby Brady!!

2009-05-10T12:13:00.004-04:00

Happy Mother's Day, Michelle! I hope you're enjoying your first mother's day with you adorable little guy. Here's the rest of Brady's preview!

I thought it was wonderful that Michelle's mother could be there for the session!

Three generations.

I just love his little onesie!

A couple of the new little family.

Oh how I love sleeping babies.

Ryan is very artistic, and made that beautiful tree that stands above Brady's crib!

Fingers and toes :)

Brady's grandma made that quilt! I love this one, it looks like he's waving goodbye :)

Rene and Mike- Eye Candy for Pearls Events!

2009-05-04T13:17:00.004-04:00

Rene and Mike's wedding has just been featured on the Pearls Events Blog!

Click on the image below to go check it out!

Thank you to Aletha at Pearls Events!

Just one from Laguna Beach!

2009-05-02T01:49:00.006-04:00

Today I spent a wonderful day with Stephanie and Charles in Orange County! I'll put up a great preview when I get back to Michigan, but I wanted to get one up before I head out to San Francisco in the morning!

I hope you like it! Stephanie and Charles- you guys are so much fun! :)

Baby Brady's Preview!

2009-04-28T22:38:00.001-04:00

Michelle and Ryan had me over today to photograph their amazing little guy! I wanted to get a quick little preview up here before I leave for California tomorrow morning. I'll be gone for a week- shooting what promise to be two fantastic engagement sessions!

Michelle and Ryan, enjoy your preview, and I'll put some more up for you when I return! :)

Could he be anymore perfect?!

Have a good week everyone! I'll be thinking of you all when I'm basking in the SoCal sunshine ;)

Tracy and Jordan are Engaged!

2009-04-22T14:42:00.004-04:00

Tracy and Jordan are getting married in June- on the beach in Glen Arbor, MI! Tracy is Andy's cousin, and I always tell him how lucky he is to have such amazing cousins like Tracy in his life. Seriously, she's fantastic. And Jordan's not so bad himself ;)

I really love these, but - Spring where are you? :)

So sweet.

I love everything about this one. The willow branches in the foreground, the goose in the background, and Tracy and Jordan all snuggly in between :)

The one on the left is possibly my favorite. I saw this building when we were driving by and knew exactly what shots I wanted there.

Yay! We found a little Spring!

Tracy and Jordan- thanks for coming all the way out here for these! I hope you like them as much as I do :)

Rene and Mike are Married!

2009-04-20T10:24:00.005-04:00

Rene and Mike were married this past Saturday. The ceremony was at St. Andrew Church in Rochester, with the reception held at Cherry Creek Golf Club in Shelby Township. It was an absolutely gorgeous day- I don't think anything could have been more perfect for these two! From the fabulous, sunny weather, to the absolutely breath-taking details of their wedding, it was such a stunning and fun-filled event :)

First up, Rene's bouquet. So pretty. Attached is a charm with her grandparent's wedding photo- I just loved that idea!

Stunning. Rene looked AMAZING! And check out that bling :)

A cute moment with the flower girl, Gabriella.

This one gets me a little choked up.

Cherry Creek had some great little spots for photos!

I LOOOVE these.

The reception details were amazing. I was blown away when I entered the room.

Have I mentioned how much I love first dances?! :)

Rene and her friends had choreographed a dance to Jagged Edge and Run DMC's "Let's Get Married." It was seriously amazing, and had everyone on their feet.

Rene, you are hot. Like woah.

And a ring shot to end. Thanks, Kristyn, from Castle Video Productions for your help setting this up :)

Laurel and Bob are Engaged!

2009-04-14T19:02:00.003-04:00

I spent last weekend in Chicago with my mom and sister. While I was there, I scheduled some time with Laurel and Bob for their engagement session! I had lots of fun meeting these guys, and gallivanting around the city! They're getting married in Chicago this November, and I can't wait to go back and see them.

We started the afternoon with a couple of minutes in a beautiful greenhouse in Lincoln Park- before we got kicked out because it was closing :)

Sometimes other people make beautiful backdrops!

I love the city vantage point from the Observatory!

What a view!

A fun Chicago landmark :)

We ducked into a garden next to the Art Museum for these next few.

I really like this one. Casual and cool.

Thanks for the fun session, guys! Can't wait to see you in November!

Anna and Loren are Engaged!...

2009-04-14T16:31:00.005-04:00

And getting married next month! :) I'm thrilled to have gotten to know these two a little better- what a sweet couple! I'm very excited for their intimate event coming up in a few weeks. Here are a few of my favorites from their session...

We started out in the Law Quad. Love these! :)

Anna loves these trees- Magnolias right?

These may be my favorites! So sweet. And Anna is so beautiful in the second one!

And... a little selective focus to end with :)

Tivoli and Mike's wedding!

2009-04-05T17:06:00.007-04:00

I had forgotten how much fun it is to second shoot! :) Robin, from Once Upon A Memory Photography, and my own frequent second shooter, had me along yesterday to help out with Mike and Tivoli's wedding at the Inn at St. Johns!

Robin is fabulous to work with, and as the second photographer, I was able to relax more, and focus on being creative. I could totally get used to that! Here are a couple of my favorites from their big day!

I just loooove both of these!

The chapel at St. Johns is stunning!

A cute moment during the ceremony :)

Their first dance was so sweet!

And to end, a rock shot.

Thanks for having me along, Robin! You're the best :)