Michael Bush Photography

ss and made sure he understood our vision. He and his assistant captured so many special moments at our wedding, both posed and candid, and also highlighted the beautiful scenery at our venue. We are so excited to choose prints for albums and our home. My only recommendation if you book is to be clear on any shots you know you want taken so that Michael can prioritize. We highly recommend working with Michael Bush Photography!

be able to relive this day over and over for the rest of our lives. He is not just a photographer, he is an artist and a journalist. His photos captured so much more than the events of the day. The eyes, the emotions, the laughter and the tears and all of the feelings in between. It's portraits, and landscapes and candids. He captured it all for us and it has been amazing to see how one single image can transport us back to that day and all of those feelings and emotions. Michael is so incredibly talented, all you have to do is take a look at his work and you will see what I'm talking about. But you know what, there are a lot of talented photographers out there. I need to tell you a little about the man behind the lens. Since our engagement in the summer of 2018, Jeff and I had our hearts set on a Texas country barn wedding surrounded by all of our loved ones. We started our venue search in January of 2019 and on the first weekend of our search we were turned away by a country/barn venue that was at the top of our list. It was a stunning barn with excellent reviews. However, the day before our scheduled tour the venue owner told us in a private email that our wedding was not part of God's design for marriage and that he would not host our wedding at his venue. It was a devastating start to what should have been one of the happiest times in our lives. We began to question whether a Texas country wedding would even be a possibility for us. We were not prepared to come out again to each and every vendor and ask them if they would accept us. We decided to put our plans on hold to consider our options. We shared what happened to us with our friends, who shared it with their friends and it ended up making the local news. One of the first people to contact us after the news story hit was Michael. We still weren't sure we were even going to have a Texas wedding but he told us that he was upset to hear about our situation and offered to shoot our wedding for free. He felt compelled to reach out to us and offer his services because he wanted to make it right for us, complete strangers. He chose to come forward because he believes so strongly in equality and that everyone deserves love no matter what kind of couple you may be. We were blown away... and then we looked at his portfolio and we were blown away again. It's one thing to say that you are LGBT friendly, it's another to proactively reach out and offer your time and your talents to try to make a difference in the lives of complete strangers. That is the kind of man that Michael Bush is. In addition to being a talented photographer he is an amazing person and we were so incredibly fortunate to have him photograph our wedding. It might have been the best choice we made, even though he chose us first. You should choose him as well, you won't regret it.

arboretum as well as the wedding and got so many candid, adorable and downright perfect shots. He delivers everything you expect and need and then some. When he notices the light a certain way, or a background or something, he'll get quiet for a couple seconds. You can see the wheels turning. He'll then say, "let's try something." Do what he suggests. It's always magical.

moments. While we didn't end up taking pictures with our dogs, we were excited that he had the experience and the pictures to back it up.