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Hello and welcome to the K. Holly Photography Blog! I'm so glad you're here! ((hugs!)) I'm Kristen Holly Carlson, a Wedding & Lifestyle Photographer based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is my photo blog, continuously updated with my most recent weddings and sessions, along with a few personal stories and a behind the scenes look at what I do. Check back often!

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Amanda and Ben!

Married!

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I love them. Like really, really love them. Not only are they amazing people, and a totally gorgeous couple, but they’ve become good friends of ours. We were so happy to spend their day with them, running through fields, down dirt roads, and across docks on the lake. We made some amazing images together! Just when we were all done with pictures, everyone had enjoyed a fabulous dinner at Bay Pointe Inn, the music had started, and guests were mingling… something crazy and amazing happened…

They got on their wakeboards.

Amanda in her wedding gown, Ben in his suit.

They went together, and he did flips over her!

FLIPS!!!

I still can’t believe this happened.

For real.

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by Kristen

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jonigirvanphotography - Oh my goodness, I am in love with this shoot. So daring, and they turned out awesome!!!!

Marielle Hayes - It is so fun to see such amazing photographs! The first one on the dock is jaw dropping…and so are the wake boarding photographs! Awesome bride & groom!

Jackie - Now THAT’S cool!! :) That doesn’t happen very often, for sure.

Danielle Storey - Yeah…pretty hard to beat the wakeboarding photos, but I have to say, their first picture on the dock comes close. I don’t know what it is about that one, but what a beautiful photo.

kelly g - OMG! That is SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheryl - Kristen, these photos are amazing! I’m getting married in a few weeks at Gull Lake nearby… but there’s no way I can even come close to topping these (not to mention I can’t wakeboard!)

Beira - They are too cool! How awesome!!!

mom - wow. !!!

becky - coolest wedding ever.

Scarlett - oh my gosh Kristen, that is awesome!!

Jill - That is crazy! What a great capture and something fun and unexpected to shoot!!! Amazing Pictures!

Jessica - They may have to go in the record books as coolest couple ever! This is awesome!

Helen Makadia - WOW! Awesome!

Samantha V. - That is FLIPPIN awesome!! Love couples who can think out of the box!!!

Rebecca - Unreal!!!!! LOVE IT!

Jessica (MiPhotoBooth) - That is incredible! Holy Smokes- what a FUN couple!!

Vicki M - Holy cow, these two just may be the coolest bride and groom ever!

Jennifer - Rad. Just rad.

Christie Adams Photography - WOW!!! That is awesome!

Kimberly - O M G!! How crazy Awesome. Great images.

Andrea - REDICULOUSLY AWESOME is right!!!

Nicole - Oh my gosh, that is the coolest thing ever!!!

kim schmidt - that is awesome!!!!

Laura - That is the coolest thing I have ever seen a bride and groom do at a wedding!!! What a fun photography moment.

Amy - That is absolutely incredible. WOW!!

Lynette - That is insane! Love it!

Andy Owen - Ridiculously AWESOME. That’s so stinkin’ cool! Even better is that they’re apparently quite GOOD at this! :)

Sara - WOW! Now that is a memory they will definitely never forget!!! OR You!

Melissa B - What a riot!! So much fun, and great shots. Shooting moving targets while on a bumpy boat ride is tough! Nice work as always :)

Brit @ Landlocked Bride - OMG! I have to re-post this! So crazy awesome!

Dustin Francis - Definitely one badass couple! Great captures as well :)

Billie - OMG! That is so awesome! Love it to pieces!!

Joanne - That is AWESOME!!! You are a very lucky photographer…I’m sure not many(if any) get the chance to capture a moment like that! :)

Nicole - I had to be the first to comment! Amazing! That is so fun and different! Props to the couple =D and to you for capturing the photos!

Brooke - That’s EPIC! :D

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