Angela.&.eric

Nov 9, 2008 Wedding

Angela & Eric's day was filled with such joy, laughter & love, love, love. the entire day took place in the beautiful city of Ann Arbor. the ladies first started with their hair & make-up at the Bell Tower Hotel & then finished getting ready at the Inn at the Michigan League. their beautiful ceremony was at the Lydia Mendelson Theater (also in the Michigan League!) & the rest of the celebration continued on in the League Ballroom! it was a day & night filled with so many great traditions, personal touches, smiles, unforgettable toasts and A-M-A-Z-I-N-G food & dancing! the John Lawrence Band was in the house & man-oh-man are they incredible! below are some of my top favorite images from the day (so hard to narrow down)! if you would like to see even more, though, be sure to check out the slideshow at the end of this post.

Angela & Eric, i really cannot express to you both enough what getting to know you better this past year has meant to me.

i have thoroughly enjoyed all our chats, along with when you were in town & we were able to visit... and most definitely being able to spend the entire day with you & your loved ones on your wedding day! you both have an incredibly caring, supportive & loving family -- it is no wonder to me why two amazing, caring, supportive & loving people, such as yourselves

, ended up finding each other. i wish you a lifetime of an incredible journey together.

i had the best time reliving the day as i narrowed down some for your BIG sneak peek below.

thank you again for your patience... i hope you enjoy!

Angela getting her make-up done & just glowing :

i loooove this ring shot so much :

before leaving the Bell Tower Hotel, i stopped in Eric's room to snap a few... & can you guess that i LOVED his entire outfit?

he was all smiles the entire day :

Tom Tompson Florist did a wonderful job....

...and her dress was truly extraordinary :

from left to right, Angela's Aunt & Mother :

looking so pretty!

getting ready time! :

there was so much laughter that day alll day :

one word, absolutely BEAUTY-FULL :

i just love this portrait of Angela :

and doesn't she have the best smile?

i *heart* this so much :

i adore this portrait of Eric :

Eric, too, has the best smile!

another fave!

their Ketubah was gorgeous :

the Badeken, which happens right before the ceremony, is when Eric gets to see Angela for the first time...

...the veiling of Angela by Eric during the Badeken is an ancient custom and signals Eric's commitment to protect Angela -- it is always an incredibly heartfelt & beautiful moment :

a sweet moment between Eric & Angela's father, as her parents give her away :

Angela circles Eric seven times -- 'just as the world was built in seven days, Angela is figuratively building their new world together' :

congrats to the new Mr. & Mrs. Ceresnie!!! yay!

i just about died when i met their dog -- talk about a super uber cutie-patootie!!!

the guys & the gals!

their bridal party was simply fantastic

a few fun newlywed shots :

we definitely had to do some shots around the Bell Tower because Angela's great grandfather actually helped build it!! talk about AMAZING, and so very special

love this :

all you need is love :

a top, top favorite from the day :

as well as this series that followed below :

just a few of the fabulous fancy details :

their first dance!

talk about being surrounded by love, love, love!

the Hora was a blast!

i adore their chemistry... it is evident in everything they do :

a great candid moment caught of Eric's parents :

the cake was created by Queen of Hearts & the piece on top of the cake was actually from their grandparent's wedding cake originally (with just a little bit of polishing up done to it beforehand, of course!

) :