Curtis & Jordin Wiklund, A Husband and Wife Photography Team in Birmingham, Michigan, specializing in weddings, high school senior pictures, family portraits, and lifestyle photography.
Thank you all for following along with us through the years. We have not stopped. We have simply re-branded and launched our new websites!
Our new website for personal and wedding photography work is: curtiswiklundphoto.com
Our new website for high school seniors is: seniorsruntheworld.com
See you all there!
Becca has been a dear friend to Jordin and me for a long time, and she also started working for us last summer (see this post). When she got engaged, deep down we hoped we would get to shoot her wedding, but we knew it would probably be out of town and may not work out. I am thankful it did, because this wedding on a sheep farm in Pittsburgh was one of the sweetest weekends we have ever been a part of. Being with her family, long time friends who moved to New York years back, watching Becca and Todd worshipping during their ceremony, shooting such a heart felt daddy daughter dance (video coming at some point)… My job makes me cry tears of joy. This was also the first time we’ve brought Casen along on a work trip! He stayed in a hotel with a friend while we shot. This is our life now :)
Here is a preview from the batch of film I got back today (more on film at the end).
The last few weddings I have been “hybrid shooting” both film and digital. I knew I loved the look of film, but I am blown away with how much our work flow alone is improved by it. I received these photos back from the film lab today, was able to do a quick sort (because I shoot way less and more intentionally with film), barely had to do any editing (the only editing I do digitally anyways is to get my digital pictures to look like my film pictures), and that was it. This would have taken so much longer for me to do digitally. I would love to shoot more film at weddings.
All images shot with a Contax 645 using Kodak Portra 400.
Sometimes I pick a picture to post as a sneak peek after a wedding, but I knew I would post this whole sequence as soon as I shot it. It actually made me a bit emotional (I blame that on our baby to be). I just loved watching the genuine joy and the laughter that would come every time Alexa and Matt were together. They fill each other with life, and my cheeks hurt from smiling at it.
Soak up their love. The joys of dancing as a new husband and wife.
And listen to this beautiful song by my friend Brad, who performed this live as she walked down the aisle:
More of Brad’s music here: http://yrlk.bandcamp.com/track/from-blue-to-green It’s brilliant. “The Runner” is another favorite of mine. And “Don’t Keep Me”. The whole album is amazing.
There is something unique about the spirit of Steven and Lisa. It was felt in their home, their families, and every single beautiful handmade detail. This little snippet does not even come close to “capturing the aura, nay, the essence, of this wedding day” (Jordin’s whimsical reflection).
To be continued.
One of the sweetest things to experience in life is getting to watch a friend fall crazy in love with someone who was truly made just for them. I (Jordin) would like to wish a happy anniversary to Robin and CJ, a couple that Curtis and I both love and admire. This past Christmas, Robin had us design a few wall pieces where we layered their vows (written in chalk) over some of their wedding pictures that we took almost two years ago! We love designing creative pieces that are unique to our clients and absolutely LOVED this idea. A single sentence from Robin’s vows stuck out to us as we worked on the project and describes their relationship so well. “I never knew what it meant to be “fully known” until I met you.” Robin and CJ, we know that this year will be even better than the last as God continues to bless your life and marriage. We love you guys. -Jordin
A couple recent favorites.
