woo-hoo!  It's time for my annual holiday sale! 

from now through the end of the year, all orders placed online at www.abbyrosephoto.net are 25% off.  Just use the promo code 'holiday' at checkout. 

the email announcement with all the juicy details will go out later today, but I thought I'd give my loyal blog readers a headstart ;-)  (not on my mailing list?  click here to join!)

Happy holidays!!

it's annual 'buy local week' - so head donwtown and go shopping!

The latest think local first directory will be out this month - be on the lookout, or swing by my studio for a copy.  I'm proud to be a member of this organization, and some of my work is even featured in the upcoming directory.  Check out the think local first website to learn more!

My last wedding of 2008 - and couldn't have asked for a nicer couple to wrap up the year with.  Although, why this California couple chose to wed in November in Michigan is a mystery to me ;-)

I love this shot of Randi getting ready
The flowers were just gorgeous - i heart purple!



a cute moment after the ceremony



I adore this shot - not really sure why

The wedding party braved the cold for some fun, outdoor shots



husband and wife!

Randi listening to her dad's toast

and one from their first dance...

Randi + Rob - it was such fun spending the day with you!  Hope you're having an amazing honeymoon.

Now that my wedding season has wrapped up, i'll be hard at work the next weeks finishing all the editing i've still got left, designing albums, and putting the finishing touches on my fab new space (stay tuned for pics!).

these two are getting married next September at the Henry Ford Museum - it's gonna be a great wedding!  They were in town recently, so we decided to get together for an engagement session.  They suggested Ashleigh's grandmother's house in Brighton, which turned out to be absolutely perfect - really stunning grounds!  Here's a couple of faves:
She has the most amazing blue eyes!









yup - that is snow you see!  The first snowfall of the year ;-)


Thanks for braving the cold guys, and for laughing and cuddling so nicely on demand ;-)

Cousins Rachel and Jaclyn decided to join forces when it came time for their bat-mitzvahs - that means double the fun!

Here's the girls reading from the Torah at Adat Shalom
they each had the cutest custom pointers - love it!





Here they are all dressed up for their evening party at Andiamos

Both of their dresses were to die for - I swear, they didn't make 'em this cool when I was 13.  I cringe remembering my Bat Mitzvah dress ;-)

The ballroom looked great - loved all the bright colors



the hora!





the moms!

this was a happening party - check out how packed the dancefloor was!

Congratulations Rachel and Jaclyn!  Hope you girls had a blast!

It's been such a pleasure getting to know these gals!  I'm shooting Katie's wedding next year, and recently did some headshots for Sarah.  So when Emily's 21st birthday came around, they decided to get a session for her!  I love that ;-)

Anyhow - are these not the prettiest girls ever?!
i just love this one - it really captures their relationship!

the birthday girl - lookin' gorgeous!

another of my favorites:



AWWWWWWW!!

thanks ladies!  so fun to see everyone and I can't wait for the wedding! 

This was such a fun session!  This family has been blessed with not one, but TWO sets of blue-eyed, red-headed twins.  Can you even believe it?!

twins #1

and twins #2



and a couple with mom...



thanks for the fun session guys!  great to finally meet everyone!

As soon as I met David and Ashley, I knew they were "my people" - i'm so excited to get to work with them on their wedding day!

We met up last week for an engagement session on what I fear may be one of the last nice days of 2008 - we definitely made the most of it!

I love how happy these two make each other!
how adorable are Ashley's freckles?!

soon the pretty fall colors will be gone...

some election day humor ;-)

LOVE these next two:





Thanks Ashley and David!  Can't wait for the wedding this spring - it'll be here before we know it!

I've been super-busy shooting and editing these past few weeks - but wanted to share some photos from election night - I've made a point to keep my personal politics off this blog, but what an amazing and historical day!!  These are from my point-and-shoot (hence their relative sucky-ness) - but I think they still sum up the mood ;-)

I kind of wish I'd had my 'real' gear with me to properly document the evening (my inner-photojournalist never rests!) although just being part of the celebration was amazing...plus, seeing as I managed to somehow lose my keys during an impromptu parade through downtown, it was probably for the best that my 5D was safe and sound at home ;-)

All that I can say is WOW!  This was one amazing party for one amazing young lady!!  As soon as I met the Tyner family and heard about their plans I knew it was going to be a Bat Mitzvah to remember! 

We started with some Synagogue portraits

The Bat Mitzvah girl!


How cute is this family?!

A nice moment with grandma

And than it was time to PARTY at MBargo/Lucky Strike in Novi - such a fun spot!  I LOVED all the details that Susan and her team at 753 space design studio put together - the decor was all sourced from recycled materials, there was on-site screen printing, funky blacklight - and check out these awesome posters they created from some headshots I took! SO rock 'n roll!



the hora!!

The Magen Boys, all the way from Canada, kept the party going - this crowd was dancing up such a storm that the dancefloor nearly collapsed (literally!)...

Congratulations Gillian and family - what a fun night!