Journal - Alex Priebe

Episodes

1. 20

   Autumn Wedding at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle

   Katie and Jimmy were married on a beautiful fall day (Michigan’s finest!) at the Detroit Yacht Club on Belle Isle. A few of my favorite moments were Katie’s first look with her dad, Jimmy’s reaction to seeing Katie in her wedding dress, and Jimmy jumping up on the stage with the live band during...

   Sep 13, 2019
2. 19

   Woodsy Backyard Wedding in the U.P.

   I was deeply honored to document Bryana and Brett’s backyard wedding at their home near Houghton in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This same house was Brett’s childhood home; he and his brothers used to ride bikes in the backyard they converted to their ceremony and reception site. Bryana is a...

   May 27, 2019
3. 18

   Elegant Wedding at Wellers Carriage House

   The elegant and historic Wellers Carriage House was the perfect location for Michelle and Andrew’s wedding celebration. I was especially moved during the personal vows they shared beneath the outdoor pergola, and the joy of their day will be etched in my mind as the huge smile that I saw on...

   Jan 28, 2019
4. 17

   Foggy Morning Portraits at Saugatuck Dunes State Park

   Something about the lake always stirs my soul, calls me to deeper things. Where the land meets the sea I'm reminded of how small I am, and how wondrous and beautiful it is to simply be alive. It took several years in a landlocked state for me to appreciate Lake Michigan as deeply as I do now, so...

   Nov 30, 2017
5. 16

   Bohemian Wedding in a Colorado Mountain Town

   39°35'44.4"N 105°42'50.2"W. Those were the precise coordinates Whitney and Joel provided me with for their ceremony site. Navigate your way there and you'll find yourself on Guanella Pass, a mountain summit surrounded by breathtaking views. The week of the wedding winter winds swept in along with...

   Nov 16, 2017
6. 15

   DIY Backyard Wedding in Maryland

   In early May, I made my way out to the East Coast for Hannah and Houston's wedding in the backyard of Houston's childhood home. For a day already charged with profound meaning, I have always been drawn to backyard weddings, their subtle beauty, and the emotional weight inherent in a place of...

   Jun 20, 2017
7. 14

   Romantic Morning Portraits in California

   Petrichor Keaton Henson This session came about at the tail end of a photography retreat I attended in northern California led by Nirav Patel & Michael Ash Smith. I rose early on our final morning in Elk to take in the sunrise, and the Pacific coast greeted me with some of the most beautiful…

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   Mar 20, 2017
8. 2016

   2016: Year In Review

   This past November I travelled to the coast of northern California for a photography retreat with a small group of brilliant and inspiring artists. During my short stay I was fortunate to be reminded of what is truly important in this life and work, and to have my goals brought sharply into focus...

   Feb 11, 2017
9. 12

   Anniversary Session in Rocky Mountain National Park

   The beautiful mess and mystery of marriage is found in the day-to-day hard work and often unseen sacrifices of real life. Those choosing-to-love, self-denying, grace-extending moments which build up a marriage, painfully at times. After three years of married life myself, I am faced with the...

   Oct 14, 2016
10. 11

    Intimate Backyard Wedding in the Texas Countryside

    Nestled among the rolling hills of the sage-green Texas countryside rests the small town of Wimberley. Here, beside a grove of peach trees and surrounded by twenty-two of their dearest friends and family, Marlaina and Sean exchanged marriage vows. With no dances, speeches, or formal events to…

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    Jul 22, 2016
11. 10

    Adventure Portraits in Tallulah Gorge State Park

    At the tail-end of our trip through Tennessee and Georgia I had the opportunity to run through a mini workshop/case study on posing with my good friend Levi, who happens to be one of the best in the business when it comes to honest and emotional portraiture. Halie and Alec—a killer photography…

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    Mar 19, 2016
12. 9

    Meaningful Ceremony in a Mountain Meadow

    Candice and TJ began their ceremony somewhat untraditionally—and with such beautiful intentionality—by sharing part of their story, and the significance of the particular meadow we had convened in last autumn. It was an intimate time of reflection on their hopes, dreams, and struggles to make it…

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    Jan 22, 2016
13. 2015

    2015: year in review

    Hidden away between the brick walls of our tiny row-house, Abby and I keep a safe filled mostly with standard legal documents—birth certificates, tax returns, and the like. A few days ago, I unfastened its metal latch and after some rifling, recovered the artifact I had been seeking: a plain,...

    Jan 13, 2016
14. 7

    Elegant Wedding in Downtown Denver at Coo Hills

    Some time ago, Aaron proposed to Rebecca on the famous Chain Bridge of Budapest, so it seemed only fitting that they said their vows on another bridge, only this one within walking distance of their home here in Colorado. We spent all afternoon amongst the windswept streets of downtown Denver,...

    Nov 20, 2015
15. 6

    Farm Wedding with a Surprise Flash Mob Dance

    Lucy and Austin's wedding day was arrayed in vibrant color, packed with joy all around, and featured cameo appearances by the resident goats, chickens and llamas of the Lyons Farmette. The natural beauty of Colorado surrounded us on every side as their close-knit community of family and friends...

    Oct 2, 2015
16. 5

    Sunset Engagement Session at Rocky Mountain National Park

    Right off the bat I must confess that this session was one of my favorites thus far of 2015—hands down. And while my opinion may not be entirely objective (what with the fact that Laurel and John are two of my favorites because 1. they love Istanbul, 2. they have vastly generous and...

    Jul 21, 2015
17. 4

    DIY Urban Wedding at in at Cluster Studios

    Jordan and Aaron's wedding day brimmed with near-palpable authenticity and the overflowing-with-joy love of their close-knit community of family and friends. From the gold spray-painted dinosaur figurines adorning the tabletops, to their DIY tepee photo-booth; from Jordan's dress which was...

    Jul 15, 2015
18. 3

    Aaron & Jordan: Silver Plume Exploration & Mountain Engagement

    Silver Plume is a tiny, historic (supposedly haunted?!) Colorado mountain town that I have found myself completely smitten by as of late. With abandoned mines, miniature pastel cottages, winding hiking trails, friendly neighborhood pups, multicolored street shops— not to mention the utterly...

    Jun 5, 2015