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micki + troy {the wedding}

It’s pretty safe to say that the wedding of Micki + Troy rocked our photographic world.  We had an inkling of an idea that this would be the case….from the very first time she emailed me and talked about our similar musical tastes, to their uber cute engagement session in the little town of Yellow Springs, we knew they both had a unique style that we were so thrilled to capture.

Every little detail of this beautiful  outdoor wedding, complete with barn and old fashioned cake reception, made my little  artsy heart *swoon*.

Micki was beyond stunning in her Calvin Klein dress that so perfectly fit her summer wedding theme.

And the girls!! Just ADORABLE.

The boys, hanging in the room beforehand.

Troy, and his famous “million dollar” smile.  Well, it’s famous in my book. ;)

Rocking the socks.

The super shy flower girl! ;)

The happy Mr. and Mrs!

Every little detail was so well thought out….

I was in love with their cake! All 10 of them!

Troy’s family has a restaurant in Yellow Springs and did such a great job catering.  The food and cakes were WONDERFUL!

Beautiful old barn at dusk filled with twinkling lights = perfection.

They had very touching toasts….(a photographer I know may or may not have been crying behind her camera)

Troy also surprised Micki with a poem he wrote for her. :)

Micki’s sweet little sister.

You may gather from this photo that the cake scene got a bit messy!

Such a beautiful night, beautiful wedding, and one amazing couple!  Micki + Troy, we can’t thank you enough for having us as your photographers!  We’ve loved our time with you two, and being a witness to the amazing love you have for one another.  We wish you much joy through the years together.

jess +brett

August 3, 2010 - 9:50 am

meghan - these are beyond. such a creative celebration, but your photography take it to another level. awesome work.

August 3, 2010 - 9:50 am

lucy - jess, this wedding? so right up your alley! love these wedding photos…and her style, traditional meets shabby chic…so HEART this! beautiful couple, beautiful wedding, beautiful photos. love all the way around!

August 3, 2010 - 9:52 am

Lainey - Great job! These images are beautiful. It looked like such a fun, love-filled wedding.

August 3, 2010 - 9:54 am

Ashley - I loveeee your blog and check it all the time but I have to say I’m speechless. This has to be one of my favorite posts ever, the wedding is beautiful and you can feel the love emanate through your work! Absolutely stunning!!!

August 3, 2010 - 11:51 am

Amber - I love this session! It even made me a little teary-eyed! Great job!

August 3, 2010 - 1:00 pm

bobbi - favorite 3z wedding to date… no contest. blown away by the amazingness :)

August 3, 2010 - 8:51 pm

rebecky - The coolest, most creative wedding I have ever seen. I love it. I can not believe how incrediable this wedding is. I am flipping here.

August 4, 2010 - 12:02 pm

kaila - oh how I love this wedding! The colors, the beauty, and all the thought put into it! Great job!

August 4, 2010 - 3:16 pm

AmyPunky Photography - Love her dress!!! Gorgeous wedding!!!

August 4, 2010 - 3:53 pm

brian rickey - What a colorful wedding, I love the yellow dresses! Great work as usual especially the reception shots!

August 4, 2010 - 4:41 pm

Sam - I have been following the blog for awhile, and this is one of your best posts by far! I was wondering if you happened to know where the bride got her beautiful earrings?!

August 4, 2010 - 10:19 pm

holly - oh my goodness. seriously my most favorite wedding you’ve ever shot. BEAUTIFUL. can’t stop reading this. love.

August 4, 2010 - 10:23 pm

holly - ps: thanks for putting me in a good mood with this. where was this gem of a wedding+reception located?

August 5, 2010 - 1:26 pm

Micki - JESS AND BRETT – we ADORE them. :) Wow!! Thanks for all the compliments on the wedding!

*Sam – the earrings are from Anthropologie. :)
*Holly – the wedding/reception was at Polen Farm in Kettering, OH.

Thanks!

August 9, 2010 - 10:19 am

Julianna Collett - Simple and classy I love it and you captured it so well!

August 12, 2010 - 8:49 pm

Amber Fox - Wow! Great color in these shots. And I love their style! This is the sort of wedding photographers dream about. I love it! Absolutely beautiful!

August 13, 2010 - 9:44 pm

karen - I love this wedding. Great job capturing it!

August 14, 2010 - 10:39 am

Myriam - I LOVE!!!! these images are wonderful, so classe and simply…

August 21, 2010 - 12:54 am

Michelle Davies - You two had a wonderful and very romantic wedding. Everyone there I am sure felt very much a big part of your union. May you two have forever happiness, love, and cherished moments…. God Bless You Both!

November 9, 2010 - 5:26 pm

Mary - THIS WEDDING IS WONDERFUL! How did I just come across this?! Seriously GORGEOUS. What a beautiful bride!

a little preview….

….from the beautiful wedding of these two lovebirds.

I can’t wait to share the full post next week!

July 30, 2010 - 9:45 am

Maggie - Hooray! I can’t wait to see this one!

July 31, 2010 - 12:41 am

holly - more please!

August 1, 2010 - 3:12 pm

Amber - I can’t wait either!!!

August 3, 2010 - 9:41 pm

Jenny Walters - This set is absolutely amazing! A wedding so unique and simple and pretty… you captured all of that!

XYZ turns 6!

Xavier Yuriah Zwolinski- quickly shortened to “Riah” by big bro Adin…pronounced RYE-UH….not REE-UH, or RAH. (I know Dad, he should have just been Billy Ray to make it easier on folks.)

Six years ago today our little Riah boy came into this world, and without a doubt, it was completely brightened!!

Of my four births stories, Riah’s is the funniest.  From me vacuuming our entire house while having major contractions (I would pause and breathe, and then resume), to waiting too long to head to the hospital and having a policeman ask me if I wanted to get out of the car in stopped traffic to “squat”….I kid you not…..to arriving at the hospital and having him within 10 minutes.  He had a black mohawk of hair, and he won me over from the first second.

We went bowling to celebrate his birthday, which he has done since he turned three.

I am working on allowing my kids the freedom of dressing themselves (this a a HUGE step for me).  Therefore, I take NO credit for this awesome ensemble he is sporting.  He was killing me with the buttoned down white shirt…Oh well.

Silly band mania!!!!

Gabe tried bowling for the first time. :)

Then we came back home for some cookie cake.

Last week Brett was testing his  lighting and Riah and I sat in.  I loved these.  I love my boy. :)

Your smile and energy are contagious, and we are so blessed to have you.

Happy birthday sweetheart!!

July 29, 2010 - 12:11 pm

Donna - Love those last pictures of you and your boy! They grow up sooo fast!!! Happy Birthday!

July 29, 2010 - 2:37 pm

Gail - Okay, the silly bands..they are EVERYWHERE aren’t they? My nieces and nephews’ collections could fill a truck!!!

Happy birthday to Riah…. he just has such a sweet little look about him.

Those photos of Gabe? TOO TOO TOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!

PS – Brett and Nick could swap closets, I swear ….

July 29, 2010 - 3:27 pm

Sherah - Happy birthday Riah! You were born on my wedding day. Yom Huledet Sameach!

July 29, 2010 - 9:46 pm

Jess W. - Happy Birthday to Riah!!! I happen to dig his get-up. ;)

July 31, 2010 - 9:09 pm

Betsy - OMG, I love this post. First of all, Happy Late birthday to your XYZ!! (Coolest monogram EVER!) I LOVE those light testing photos of you two.

Oh and Gabe bowling? LOVE!!! We need to go do that! Gabe is so dang cute.

July 31, 2010 - 10:26 pm

Kylee - Your family is precious! :) Just reading your blog I can see how much you love bein a mama — it makes me look forward to it someday!

August 1, 2010 - 2:06 pm

Maya Laurent - Happy birthday to Riah! And those last three photos of you two…oh my goodness!

August 2, 2010 - 5:48 pm

Caitlin - those last three shots of you and your boy gave me goosebumps! so sweet :)

Eric, Jill, Naomi, Noah, Sarah, and Sophia {studio3z family}

This precious family is very near and dear to our hearts.  Eric and Jill have been friends of ours since back when they were single.  We have many wonderful memories with them, and we have been blessed to see them marry, have baby one, two, three and four!

We were THRILLED to go out to their new home and do a fun family session of them.  They have dreamed of having a home with a piece of land to raise their kids on, and recently they got just that!  It really is a lovely home and property, and I’m sure they will make many happy memories as a family together there.

This is Sarah :)  She’s my buddy.

I love how loving and carefree the kids seem here.

Sweetie pie Sophia :)She had just turned *1* a couple weeks before we took these.

Caution: A little too much of this…..

…..may lead to THIS.  (Trust us on this)

OK, so we were a little OBSESSED with smiley little sweetie pie….Can you blame us???!

Noah, doing the boy thing.

I remember we had to say some gross and mildly inappropriate things….but look at their faces. :) :) :)

and this is their plot of land they are walking…

Sarah got tired of photos and took a 10 minute swinging break.

Pretty, big sister Naomi.

Noah, or mini-Eric as some call him!

Jill, Eric…..I love these two photos SOOO much!!  They are just completely you two.

:)

Ahhh, such a fun night with such wonderful friends.  Love you guys!

P.S. Happy early birthday to my birthday buddy Naomi!! ;)

July 26, 2010 - 8:37 pm

Gail - Ahhhh..what a WONDERFUL family session Jess! You guys rocked it out. They must be in love with these!

July 27, 2010 - 8:34 am

Maggie - I am in love with “plot of land walking” picture and all four kids on a blanket…AW!

July 27, 2010 - 8:46 am

AmyPunky Photography - Beautiful family!!!

July 27, 2010 - 12:09 pm

lucy - love these pics jess and brett! they are so fun and colorful! heart the broyles family!

July 27, 2010 - 12:27 pm

Jill Broyles - I just now saw these. These are fabulous! Thank you so much Brett and Jesse! And Happy Birthday right back to you Jesse!

August 9, 2010 - 1:19 pm

Belle - Noah is so much like his father, and Naomi so like her mom.. These pictures are wonderful! Such a beautiful family. I love it when a dream comes true!