Tony and Ella got married July 11th at George George Park and had their reception at the Imperial House, both in Clinton Township. The day was not only their wedding day, but also Ella’s birthday! Here are just a few of the MANY photographs I took for them!
Tony and Ella are both from Albania, and they have some very cool traditions. Like for example, its customary to have the men in the grooms family shave the groom before the wedding. So I started my day hanging out with the guys for a bit.
After the groom was dressed and ready to go, then I moved on to the bride’s house where I was (literally) greeted with open arms! 
At the bride’s house, lots of family hang out and eat, drink and be merry while everybody waits for the bride to get dressed. The groom also comes over with all of his family members. The groom greets the bride, some gifts and such are exchanged and then everybody heads back over to the grooms house where the bride and her family is greeted by the groom’s family. Lots of back and forth between the two houses, but I think this tradition is really nice. It gives everybody a change to hang out a little before the ceremony and party and I loved it because I was able to take lots of photos.
The dessert spread was AH-MAZING! Just going through the pictures has me craving sweets…
What better way to decorate the tables then with buckets of ice cold beer and bottles of Hennessy? I think this is excellent planning – pretty much guarantees that your party is going to be fun! 
These folks sure loved to dance, I’m pretty sure that dance floor was never empty! The band sounded fantastic. I’d post a link to their website, but I actually forgot to get a card from them. If anybody is looking for a talented band that plays Albanian music, email me, I’d be happy to hunt down the contact info for them.
Congratulations Ella and Tony!! (and happy birthday Ella!)
Closing this post out with one of my favorite photos of the day. I happened to just be walking by and spotted these 2 children. Fired off a super quick frame just half a sec before they ran off chasing that balloon. Talk about a lucky shot!
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