TuAhn & Zachary...

Well... another FUN wedding!
Tu Ahn and Zach are originally from the Lansing, Michigan area but now live in Alabama so most of our correspondence was unfortunately through email. I finally got to meet Tu Ahn in person a month or so before the wedding and I knew right away that it was going to be a fun event!
She was funny and sarcastic (just like me) and was full of stories about her and Zach.
We had never filmed a Vietnamese wedding so we were definitely looking forward to seeing the different traditions! One tradition that we really LOVED and have talked about many times since was the eleven course dinner... seriously! Including crab, lobster, squid, shrimp, beef tenderloin, and an entire 25" fried walleye. It was an AWESOME spread! Family and friends had a blast eating and dancing the night away. Another thing I have to mention is that to successfully film an event dosen't only require an awesome venue and couples but also other great vendors. That said we had the opportunity to work with a photographer that we had never worked with before... Larissa Christine Photography. If you haven't seen her work, check it out!
Best wishes to Tu Ahn and Zach on their future together as Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Ostrander!

TuAnh & Zachary from Shane Tincu on Vimeo.

video: shane tincu films
photo: larissa christine photography

Sarah and Chuck...

If you look up the word "bliss" in the dictionary (Sarah and Chuck Bliss) it says "happiness and joy". I think their last name explains their wedding day perfect!
I talked to Sarah the day before her wedding and everything was going as planned except the weather.. rain was in the forecast! Driving to the bridal preps, I knew she was going to be bummed that is was foggy and starting to mist... I felt bad for her. Once we arrived to their suite at the Marriott Renaissance Center the love and excitement in the room pretty much made you forget about the threatening weather outside. Then a funny thing happened... Sarah slipped into her wedding dress and the clouds broke and the sun came out... it was a "bliss" moment:) Turned out to be a beautiful day... I love when that happens! The wedding ceremony was at St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church in Detroit. The church screamed HISTORY, it was beautiful! Our next stop was at the Heidelberg Project. Not sure how to explain the Heidelberg project other then to say if you have never seen it, you should check it out! Great place for a photo session.
Our final destination was the Century Banquet Center in Sterling Heights. Sarah and Chuck are HUGE dog lovers and you could tell by some of the decorations... dog cans painted and used as table vases, a dog statue cake topper, dog rescue donation made in lue of table favors... it was AWESOME! There was a vintage style candy station set up by Sarah's father for the kids, however, I think the adults enjoyed it more:)
So glad to have had the opportunity to capture Sarah and Chuck's special day and to once again work with one of our favorite photographers in Michigan Marek Dziekonski Photography!



video: shane tincu films
photo: marek dziekonski photography