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About

Hi, we are Karyn and Joe May and we photograph with love! :)

Our journey together began about 14 yrs ago, we met by chance, we've loved, laughed, and grown. We are an extension of each other and are both unique in our own ways. To us photography is an art of observation, it's a way of feeling, of touching and of loving.. it remembers little details long after you have forgotten everything. life is a true gift, every relationship and bond has meaning and beauty is everywhere! Our goal is to share our love for photography through images you can cherish for a lifetime. 

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Kmay & Joe

The Grand Affair Free Bridal Event | Karyn May Photography

Happy Friday everyone!! Joe and I are super Excited to announce that we will be taking part in The Grand Affair -Free Bridal event at the Amway Grand Plaza and Hotel. This will be our first bridal show eva!! We are SUPER excited and consider it an honor to be participating in this amazing event and can’t wait to get the opportunity to showcase our work along side so many other amazing vendors. The event takes place on March 4th, 2012 from noon until 4pm. So, all you newly engaged couples stop on in, we would love to meet you! :) It’s the perfect opportunity to consult wedding experts, enjoy free giveaways, sample delicious cakes, innovative hors d’oeuvres, and tour the Beautiful Amway Grand Plaza hotels plush guest room accommodations and event settings.

We hope to see you there!! :)

….and since blog posts are better with pictures, here’s an arrangement created by the Fabulous Modern Day Floral who will also be showcasing their amazing work at the The Grand Affair- Free Bridal event!
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January 25, 2012 - 3:40 am Jenn-MDF - Karyn and Joe~ I'm weepy over here looking at that gorgeous picture of our pretty little table. How could you possible go wrong with garden roses and sequin??!! Congratulations on participating in the show. You will not be disappointed. Hugs~ Jenn

a little preview of an adorable couple…. :)

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January 13, 2012 - 10:40 pm Abby - Julie& Spencer look great! Love them! So glad to see they are going with you! Awesome pictures once again!

Wedding Wire | Brides Choice Award 2012 | Karyn May Photography

We are so excited to announce that we won the Wedding Wire “Bride’s Choice Award” for 2012!!
This means we are in the top 5% of Wedding Pros nationwide! The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined solely by the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds.
Thank you to all of our AWESOME clients for allowing us to be part of such an important day in your lives. It truly is an honor and we feel extremely blessed. We can’t thank you enough!! After all true love is a big deal! :)

Weddings, Wedding Venues
2012 Bride's Choice Awards | Best Wedding Photographers, Wedding Dresses, Wedding Cakes, Wedding Florists, Wedding Planners

Holiday Party | Karyn May Photography | Grand Rapids, MI Corporate Event Photographers

Happy New Year everyone!!! I can’t believe how quickly this past year flew by!! We are truly so thankful for all the wonderful people we’ve met and moments we’ve shared throughout the year! Were super EXCITED for 2012 and can’t wait to see what the New Year brings. :)

Here are a few more images from a couple of holiday parties we had the pleasure of documenting. Once again Classic Fare Catering did an AMAZING job planning these two events! It’s so hard to decide what was better… the food or the details, either way they were both Fabulous! Modern Day Floral provided all the Beautiful florals and linens… they always do such an exquisite job!!

Ok… onto the parties!!

Huntington Bank Executive Holiday Party
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Another Holiday Party. :)
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Freddy & Megan | Wedding | Karyn May Photography | Grand Rapids, MI Wedding Photographers

Meet Freddy & Megan! We just ADORE these two and know they have the happiest future ahead of them!!! Seriously… words just aren’t enough to tell everyone how unbelievably Awesome this couple is! They are SO wonderful, kind, classy, beautiful, and every other positive adjective out there. The entire day was a sweet celebration of their love for each other. They were married at their home church, Ada Bible in Kentwood with a reception following at Thornapple Pointe. It was a perfect Fall day!

Joe and I had so much fun with these two! They are truly gifted with wonderful family and great friends! If their future happiness is based on the love they were shown on their wedding day I’m confident these two will have a life filled with happiness and love!!!

Thank you Freddy and Meg for allowing us to be part of your special day! We love you guys to pieces!!! Best wishes for a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year!!

Love,

Kmay & Joe
xoxo

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Meg is incredibly Gorgeous and looked absolutely stunning!! Freddy… you sure are one lucky man!!
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Joe spent the morning with Freddy on the golf course.
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Freddy cleans up pretty nicely!! ;)
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loved her bouquet!
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we stopped for a few quick portraits… we were loving the warm light!
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LOVE!!
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I just loved the cute garden center pieces.
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Time to party!
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December 22, 2011 - 5:57 pm Cindy - Love all the warmth and color in this beautiful wedding!

December 22, 2011 - 3:41 pm Megan Shier - Thank you guys so much! We loved having you with us on the big day and cannot say enough about how blessed we are to have been sent in your direction! Looking forwarding to working together again when the time is right!!

December 22, 2011 - 10:36 am David Chandler - Look fabulous as ALWAYS.

Cody & Rachel | Wedding | Karyn May Photography | Grand Rapids, MI Wedding Photographers

I just love photographing Fall weddings, it’s by far my favorite season! Meet Cody & Rachel! These two are just plain sweet, adorable, kind and so happy together! The love and effort these two put into their wedding was truly incredible. They were married here in Grand Rapids at St. James Lutheran Church with a reception following downtown at the University Club . It was a bit chilly and VERY windy but it was a gorgeous Fall day! Their family and friends were so great, we had an awesome time celebrating and capturing their wedding.

Congratulations Cody & Rachel; you are a wonderful couple together and we wish you lots of love and happiness together!!!

Kmay & Joe
xoxo

We started the day at Rachel’s parents house.
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Loved Rachel’s dress!
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…..and here cute Nine West flats.
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Her Swarovski jewelry was beautiful.
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LOVE the beautifully rich colors in her bouquet!
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Love this one!
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see…. it was pretty windy.
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They even released white doves…
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my angle
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joe’s angle
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This fun wall was left over from Artprize.
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All the details were so beautiful!
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Rachel had a bird theme… and hand sewed all these cute little stuffed birds.
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…and they celebrated all night!
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December 14, 2011 - 9:59 am Cindy - Another A-May-Zing Wedding! Wonderful coverage of a beautiful wedding.

December 13, 2011 - 12:07 pm Marsha W - These are just beautiful! Windy conditions and all...just beautiful! :)

Holiday Party | Karyn May Photography | Grand Rapids, MI Corporate Event Photographers

Tis the season for holiday fun!! This is my absolute favorite time of year! Last week Joe and I had the pleasure of photographing a beautiful holiday party for one of the leading architectural firms in the midwest. The event was held in an industrial space in downtown Grand Rapids. This beautiful event was planned and catered by Classic Fare Catering and all the gorgeous flowers were provided by Modern Day Floral. This dynamic duo did an Amazing job, the place looked Fabulous!!! And, Oh boy.. was the food delish!! :)

It was an honor being part of this lovely event! Happy Holidays!! :)

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The employees rocked the photobooth! :)
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December 18, 2011 - 9:38 am Kellyb. - Just Gorgeous, Kmay and Joe! You two are awesome and I am glad you are getting the recognition you deserve:)) xoxo

December 12, 2011 - 9:22 pm Jenn-MDF - Karyn and Joe~You both captured this event absolutely perfectly!! Job well done!!

December 12, 2011 - 8:30 pm Cindy - Wonderfully elegant photos!

December 12, 2011 - 8:17 pm Julie - It was so fun to have the photobooth at the party! Love that my hubby and I made the cut for the blog! :D

December 12, 2011 - 7:27 pm Jessica R. - These are awesome :) What a fun party!

Matt & Audrey | Wedding | Karyn May Photography | Rochester Hills, MI Photographers

This couple was so Fantastic to work with! Meet Matt & Audrey! These two were married in Rochester Hills, MI at St. Mary’s of the Hills Church with a reception following at the Gorgeous Royal Park Hotel. They had one of those days where the weather was absolutely perfect! It was a beautiful Fall day with lots of warmth and sunshine. We had a blast celebrating with these two! Matt & Audrey seriously have such a great joy for life and are so genuine, they are truly a fun loving couple.

For us being able to document a couples first day as husband and wife is such a special thing! Congratulations Matt & Audrey! We had a blast celebrating with you and your amazing families!

Enjoy your preview!! :)

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Mike & Alicia | Wedding | Karyn May Photography | Grand Rapids, MI Wedding Photographers

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Joe and I love the holidays… it’s time for relaxing, spending time with our friends and families, and eating way too much!! :) We truly have sooooo much to be thankful for and our awesome clients are definitely at the top of the list.

Meet Mike & Alicia. They picked a perfect fall day for their wedding. It was beautiful! We were so excited for their wedding and are just as excited to share these images. I can’t say enough about this couple… they are super sweet, laid back, funny, and are totally smitten with each other! We shot their engagement session last summer in Chicago where they live and they were super fun! They even let us stay in their family condo for the weekend and got us hooked on Garrett’s popcorn!! We also had the pleasure of photographing Alicia’s older sisters wedding last year. Joe and I just adore them and their family!!

They were married at the Beautiful Cathedral of Saint Andrew with the reception following at Thousand Oaks. Here are a few of our favorites from their wedding.

Thank you Mike and Alicia! You guys are an Amazing couple and we wish you lots of love and happiness as you start your lives together!

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The cathedral is so beautiful!
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Once again, Shelly did a gorgeous job on the florals!
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I loved that each girl had a different color bouquet.
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Married!
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They took a carriage ride around the city…
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These two are Gorgeous!
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We stopped and Robinette’s for a few quick pic’s.
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love these ladies!
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Awe. Bff’s!
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sisters!
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December 28, 2011 - 9:46 pm Shelly Johnson - Hi Karyn & Joe, You guys are AWESOME. As usual, you have captured everything so beautifully.I hope your booking up for 2012. I'll do my best to send some business your way because I truely believe in you. I was wondering if it might be possible get get some photo's from you of Mike and Alicia's wedding to post on my Shelly's Designs Facebook? Of course I would give a photographer credit. Thanks so much for considering, Shelly Johnson 453-0024

November 27, 2011 - 3:11 pm Ericka Bradd - Karyn and Joe...amazing pictures! I'm so glad that you were able to document Alici and Mike's day so beautifully! My favorites are from their first dance and obviously the sister pics ;-)

Brandon & Nicole | Wedding | Karyn May Photography | Grand Rapids, MI Wedding Photographers

I can’t say it enough but, Joe and I are truly lucky to have THE most Amazing couples!!! Meet Brandon & Nicole. We enjoyed every bit of their wedding day and had the best of times with their family and friends. The wedding day passes by so quickly but these two seemed to live in every moment. This sweet couple live in New York but were married here in Grand Rapids. The ceremony was held at the beautiful First Park Congressional Church and the reception was at McFaddens Pearl Room. The day started off a little cloudy but quickly cleared up just in time for us to head downtown and capture a few fun shots! :) It was pure joy to work with these two!

Brandon and Nicole, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sharing your special day with us. We wish you the absolute BEST!!

We started the day off at Ecouter Salon and then headed to the Amway.
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Nicole’s dress was Beautiful!
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Nicole looked stunning!
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Brandon looked pretty dang handsome.
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Nicole did all the florals herself!! I think she did an Awesome job!
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Love
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faves!
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The beautiful ladies.
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The good looking guys.
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ceremony
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the details were adorable..
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first dance :)
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They ended the night with a sparkler send off…love this!
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December 3, 2011 - 5:48 pm Nicole - You guys did such an amazing job!!! We are in love with all of the photos and have too many favorites. You did an amazing job of capturing everything for this very special day to us! Thank you so much!!!!!

November 30, 2011 - 7:55 pm kelly sweet - I love how you captured this wedding!!! The skeleton keys are such a cool idea...love it. :) You and Joe rock... so does the bride for her unique ideas!

November 21, 2011 - 1:10 pm Stephanie | Stella Event Design - What a beautiful wedding! We did something similar with one of our weddings, using keys for escort cards, and it worked great!

November 20, 2011 - 12:36 pm Win Boon - Beautiful! Hope y'all are doing great! :)

November 20, 2011 - 11:55 am Cindy - Darling couple! Beautiful wedding!