Jamie Grant Photography

Bart & Kristen | Wedding

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:45:44 +0000

Wedding season is in full bloom! My second photographer, Kathleen, and I kicked it off with Kristen and Bart up in the suburbs of Chicago. Such a sweet couple and a beautiful celebration!!

Bart and Kristen hosted their celebration at their home church and then the gorgeous Byron Colby Barn in Grays Lake IL. While I had met with Kristen and her mom for our consultation and planning meeting, it was the first time I got to meet Bart as well as photograph the two of them. Loved them! Kristen was so down to earth and laid back. And Bart… well he was just crazy about Kristen. They met at a Buffalo Wild Wings several years ago and hit it off…. how adorable is that?! Here are just a few from their day!

Can’t take credit for that awesome picture of Bart seeing Kristen for the first time…. that was all Kathleen! Check out her site here!

Living Water | Completed Well

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:25:03 +0000

Well, I promise I was more faithful in giving to Living Water than I was at updating the status of our progress The crazy wedding season in the fall got the best of me and I could only barely keep my head above water! Eeek. Yes. So I totally dropped the ball with the updates. However, I am THRILLED to tell you that we did BUILD AN ENTIRE WELL! The project was completed and a village in Kenya now has clean drinking water!

Thank you for all your support and encouragement in this endeavor! I got so much positive feedback. So check out the final update for our progress site http://www.jamiegrantphotography.com/water…. and all my fabulous 2011 brides and grooms…. know that your wedding day made a lasting impact on so many!

Blessings,
Jamie

David & Emily | Wedding

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:52:43 +0000

David and Emily were one of the sweetest (and cutest) couples ever. They were so genuine, thoughtful and kind… making sure I was cared for in every way. Their January wedding was themed peacock and Emily beautifully wove the colors and details all throughout the day. I loved getting to be apart of their day this past month. Here are some teasers from their wedding day!

Her dad was was her hair stylist so he was right by her side all day making sure every curl was in place. It looked gorgeous!

Once again for this January wedding we were hoping for a bit of snow…. but nope. However we did get some decent warmth that day and some clear blue skies!

Emily and her dad have a great relationship and he was sooo proud walking her down that aisle!

Check out all these amazing details….. oooh love love love.

Dan & Courtney | Wedding

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:57:56 +0000

I know Courtney through the college ministry my husband leads… and she never ceases to amaze me with all her sass and spunk. I love it. Her hubby Dan and her met through Fuel after signing up for the same missions trip. Though they weren’t “technically” allowed to begin dating to others going on the trip – their love continued to blossom leading up to the trip and by the end of it… they were pretty crazy about each other.

I was thrilled to get to photograph Courtney and Dan. One of the most fun bridal parties… ever.

Courtney & Dan got married at Eastland Suites so got to use one of their gorgeous suites for getting ready in!

I’ve found that in nearly every wedding I get to be apart of SOMETHING always goes wrong. But always, at the end of the day, the couple is married and the quirks and crazies that happen only make their story more memorable. This day, Courtney’s zipper got stuck. I mean badly stuck. After a good while of working at it, we just covered it up and didn’t fret.

Dan & Courtney originally had a June wedding set, but ended up moving it up to December. Our hopes for a light snow didn’t quite happen but we were able to get some gorgeous pictures regardless!

My cheeks hurt from laughing so hard at these guys…. Oh my.

We headed downtown Bloomington for photos in between the wedding and reception. It was COLD outside… but good sports all around!

One of my favorites from the day…

Mmmm I love this next set!

Cousins | Personal

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:39:03 +0000

Love my sweet little niece and nephew, Keira and Kellen! Elyse had so much fun playing with her cousins this past week when we traveled down to Louisville.

Elyse | Personal

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:46:24 +0000

Our new favorite activity is playing in the sink! We get nice and soaked but have an absolute ball. She was being a little ham today and just making me laugh…. love my little girl!

Matt & Kendel | Engagement

admin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:44:31 +0000

I get to photograph Matt & Kendel’s wedding next August. They were the sweetest, most fun-loving couple! He was just a plain goofball, and Kendel just laughed the whole time! It was quite entertaining – and I so loved hanging out with them for the afternoon!

They both love to read so we had fun with some books we picked out from Babbitt’s books downtown Normal (and a couple they brought along). We had a great time. Here are some from their session!

Jordan & Marqui | Engagement

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:34:20 +0000

ohhhhh Jordan & Marqui. Another couple I deeply love and have gotten to know over the last several months. Marqui came on staff as my husband’s administrative assistant for the college ministry we’re apart of. The beautiful thing…. we not only got her awesomeness in our little close clan of staff, but her fiance as well. They’re getting married at the end of April but have been dating since high school…. you’ll notice their high school sweatshirts towards the bottom of the post. We had such a good time… a lot of adventure – such as a near collision on the way out of Denny’s (one spot that’s been particularly meaningful to them during their dating years) and an encounter with some type of wild animal we heard snorting through the tall grasses. Here’s their teaser!

Since Denny’s was a particularly fond restaurant to the two of them, we hit up a milkshake for the first part of the session.

Elyse | My Baby

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:49:50 +0000

Elyse was helping me rake the leaves the other day… though I can’t say we were very successful in getting much accomplished. We had a lot of fun though

Alan & Kara | Engagement

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:59:33 +0000

Our first scheduled session was canceled due to rain and our rain date has overcast skies in the forecast. But the sun graced us with her presence and we got a beeaautiful day! Our early morning session made for some gorgeous light and since Alan & Kara met through work (both work in agricultural) we had to hit up some fields outside Bloomington.

These first few that we took ended up being some of my favorites…. they were quite easy to photograph with how relaxed they were with each other.

One of my favorite trees in Bloomington. Love it.

We were planning on doing a little drive by shooting but ended up settling at this old barn. A new spot for me that I fell in love with.

Alan & Kara…. what a joy it was to get to know you both! I look forward to your wedding next year!!