Vintage Fashion in Lexington Michigan- by AJBC Photography Wedding

I can't get over how amazing this couple looked when we photographed them for this Wedding collection in Lexington, Michigan. Lake Huron made a beautiful backdrop, as did the amazing mint green classic car we were so lucky to be able to use, along with the downtown buildings.
Going to a small town that's used a lot for sessions and finding small, unique corners of the world to shoot so YOUR collection looks 100% unique is what we love to do. Because every bride and groom is unique and deserve that.
And just to repeat myself, I can't believe how amazing these two looked! I feel like we literally ripped them right out of a magazine. SO happy we got to work with them!!

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Abstract depiction of Sia's- Chandelier by Port Huron Artist AJBC Photography

Party girls don't get hurt
Can't feel anything, when will I learn
I push it down, push it down

I'm the one "for a good time call"
Phone's blowin' up, they're ringin' my doorbell
I feel the love, feel the love

1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink

Throw 'em back, 'til I lose count

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier

But I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes

Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cos I'm just holding on for tonight
Help me, I'm holding on for dear life, won't look down won't open my eyes
Keep my glass full until morning light, 'cos I'm just holding on for tonight
On for tonight

Sun is up, I'm a mess
Gotta get out now, gotta run from this
Here comes the shame, here comes the shame

1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink
1,2,3 1,2,3 drink

throw 'em back, 'til I loose count

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier
I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist
Like it doesn't exist
I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night, feel my tears as they dry
I'm gonna swing from the chandelier, from the chandelier

I'm just holding on for tonight

based on the Chandelier video by Sia 

SUBSCRIBE to Sia: http://bit.ly/1sudphS The official director's cut for the 4 time Grammy nominated hit "Chandelier" directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, featuring Maddie Ziegler. Download "Chandelier" on iTunes http://smarturl.it/SiaChandelier New album "1000 Forms of Fear" out now!

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As ridiculous as this series appears, I love it. I personally don't use alcohol to cope with life, and I don't find myself depressed (regardless of if my art makes me look like a hot mess, haha!) but I can imagine the haziness depicted in these images is what that would feel like. 
I urge you to watch the video to make sense of all this. I enjoyed this song but was totally blown away by the video. So simple yet so powerful. And Maddie Ziegler is downright brilliant! 
I chose to do this series out of focus because you don't need my face to understand what the individual might be going through. You just need the movement. Of course I had to play up the hair, because that IS Sia. That's all Sia is, which is even more cool. Which brings me back again to- It's not about the artist or the specific person, it's about the story. 

engagement session with reunited high school sweethearts by port huron michigan wedding photographer ajbc photography

This lovely lady right here is the very first person I met when I moved from Cros-Lex schools to the Port Huron Area. 
I remember touring Fort Gratiot Middle School with my mom, knowing no one. Jessica and her mom were walking next to us in the hallway. We started talking, and we've stayed in touch ever since. 

Fast forward a few years and Pat comes along. I don't even think any of us could drive yet and we were still passing notes to each other in the hallways. They got together and stayed together for a "long time" in the teen world, and then broke up like all kids do. 

Things changed. We graduated. Got jobs, became adults, got married, had kids. 
And then. The world spun just the right way and these 2 found each other again. 
10 years later they are making this beautiful family together and I could not be more happy for them! 

Hockey has been a huge part of both of their lives. Watching it, playing it, coaching it, so we made sure to get some ice shots before we wrapped up too. 

Seeing them together again just seems really right. They love and respect each other, and their kids are... well... I kind of want to steal both of them, they are so adorable and fun! 

Engagement Session at The River Walk and McMoran Arena in Down Town Port Huron Michigan with Wedding Photographer AJBC Photography

taking off the mask- port huron, michigan artistic beauty photographer

The mask. 
That mask that will ensure happiness for others and perfection on your part. That beautiful mask that makes everyone smile. That mask that keeps you safe. 

That mask also keeps you barely breathing and clouds your vision.

"Pose with that mask, my little bunny. You wear it so well," they say. 

Until one day you peal back the corner. You dare to breath easy. You see the ground you walk upon, for real, for the first time. And you can't stop. 

You feel that cool air hit your face and you wonder.... 

"What have I done?"
The light, it's bright. The noises, they are loud. 
And that feeling of safety is gone. 

Time to turn back. Time to ensure no one will ever have to know you tried to go against them. Time to make them happy again. Them.... Happy.... 

But. The colors. They are so bright. And you feel so alive. 
And them, and you, and them and you, and what about.... you? And your happiness? 
How could they keep you trapped like this? 
Ask them.
"How could you?"
And I ask you, to ask yourself, "How could you?"
You wore that mask like they asked you to. 
Shame on you. 

I say drop it. 
I ask you to let it all go. 

Breathe. Live. Look. Feel. 
And burn the mask. 
 

You wear that face of yours so well. 

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Want to be a part of the revolution? Good. Me too.