April 28, 2012






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It was a FUN Friday for this photographer! I first want to say just how great everyone was today. Always pleasant, smiling and wanting us to enjoy ourselves as well. Second I have to say Mrs. Jena Kirkendall made a STUNNING bride! So, for the second week in a row I was right back in Covington at the newly remodeled Madison Emerald Room for the wedding reception. We had amazing weather for the beautiful outdoor wedding ceremony at the Rose Garden in Ault Park. It seems not only am I making regular appearances at the Madison, but I also keep running into my good friend Nemar Maize with Maize Music! I love listening to Nemar mix music. When he's your DJ, you hear at least three times the number of songs you do with other DJ's. The wedding cake was from Bakery Hill, Florist was Kroger, Tuxes from the fine people at Folchi's, hair and make up from Mary Spencer and Jenna's bridal gown from Fabulous Bridal. It seems we've been seeing an awful lot of Jimmy's Limo. I'm not positive who helped them with their first dance but I know I recommended Bud Walters and it looked an awful lot like his magic!
Now of course I need a special line to thank the wonderful team from Jeff Hill Video. Not only is it always a pleasure to see them and work with them, but Jeff referred Jenna and Mario to us!
Having said all that, I think you can get a pretty good feel for everything by looking at the photos here and facebook. Enjoy!
August 28, 2011






Cincinnati Wedding Photographers Daniel Michael, Katie Schaefer and Aaron Gibson enjoyed a beautiful day with Chris and Megan today. Blue sky with some white clouds, 85, nice breeze, old friends, new friends, wonderful group of people... who could ask for more!?! After some prep photos with Megan, we headed to Spring Grove for the guys pictures where we hooked up with my old buddy Jeff Hill of Jeff Hill Wedding Videography. He had Tina and Katie with him who were just a joy to work with! I had two Katie's with me, so adding a third made it easy for the wedding party to remember our names! The flowers were just gorgeous as always when we get to work with Florist, MattFelds. Motor Toys took care of getting everyone around and were professional and easy to work with as usual.
From there, we headed to St. Ursula for the one of the more entertaining Catholic Wedding Ceremonys I've seen in a while! Father Tom, you're fantastic! Then it was off to the Wedding Reception at the Verdin Bell Event Centre downtown where Brooke and her crew were just fantastic. I love working with you guys. Thanks so much for taking such good care of us but also my friends. I've known Megan's sister Sarah for a couple years now. Prior to moving out of state she assisted with us for a summer. The Wedding Cake from Bonbonerie was amazing as always and the night couldn't have been more perfect.
Megan looked more amazing than I even thought she would be in her bridal gown from David's Bridal. I can't think of a thing that could have made their day any more amazing. I'm so happy for you guys. Sarah, thanks for bringing Megan and Chris to us. I love both of your families and look forward to Sarah's wedding and Ben's wedding down the line!
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August 21, 2011






Cincinnati Wedding Photographers Daniel Michael and Mitchell Cooke travel to Faith Community United Methodist Church for Dan and Jennifer's Wedding Ceremony. Following that is a stop at the overlook from Covington at Riverside Dr and then the Wedding Reception at the beautiful Drees Pavilion at Devou park in Northern Kentucky. Their reception was an amazing combination of beauty with the amazing view of downtown from Drees Pavilion, the delicious food from Elegant Fare and Wedding Cake from the lovely and talented Pat fromPatricia's Cakes and then the best entertainment around with the always sweet, energetic, fun and extremely talented group from the Airwave Band.
Jennifer's Floral arrangements were a stunning combination from Cincinnati Florist MattFeld's. Her hair and makeup were done at Mitchells Salon in West Chester. It was great to see my old friend Jeff Hill with his video camera in hand! I'm sure he got some great stuff but I'll just have to wait a little longer to see it! The gorgeous flowing gown was from Bridal and Formal.
Having said all that, Jennifer and Dan were wonderful. They were as sweet a couple as I could hope to have, laid back and photographed very comfortably. I'm not sure either one of them is capable of complaining about anything! Of course when your wedding day is perfect, what is there to complain about? Thank you guys for letting us be part of your wedding day and enjoy your sneak peek!
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