if i could see all my friends tonight
September 13, 2010
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we spent a weekend on lake michigan with the perfect summer weather. we slept in bunk beds like we were back in the dorms again. we went swimming in the clear water and we played cornhole on the deck. we caught up over pancakes and eggs at breakfast and i told people about london. we laughed. we watched two good friends get married on the beach, and we toasted to them with glasses of bell’s oberon (the best). we danced barefoot while the sun set over lake michigan. we walked along the water in the dark and sat around a bonfire late into the night. and when it was time to leave, i wished i could take everyone with me.
the blue hour 
love ALL of these, brian. LOVE. the cake pic might be my favorite :)
bells is the best. i love oberon! what a lovely scene… makes me homesick.
this is probably one of my favorite series of yours, brian. wow! love the writing, as well. it’s one of the things that scares me about moving to london… homesickness.
oh my goodness…goosebumps, b!!! miss you much.
Looks like you had a FAB time!
HUGS
char.x
Really lovely.
Weddings make me cry. This one looks perfect.
so glad you have this memory to savor. friends are vital.
this looks and sounds like so much fun.
yay for friends!
this is just so lovely. you are very lucky you know.
Okay, now I get the ‘not wanting to leave summer just yet’ vibe. If it was like this, instead of London August, I might feel the same!
what a beautiful set of photographs. sounds like so much fun.
It all sounds absolutely perfect! And you captured it all so well.
love this. so much.
makes me miss all my friends that are spread around the country.
Stunning pictures. (Here via aubade on Tumblr…)
amazing dude
These are such lovely photos Brian, they took my breath away when I first saw this post. You always seem to capture such emotion in the smallest of moments. Looks like an absolutely perfect weekend.
oh boy, i so wanna dive into this series, looks like pure joy! i hope you’re not too homesick x.
fantastic story and pix
Great title…great post…great photographs.
Hats off to you mate.
What a beautiful, beautiful time.
Looks like an amazing time! Two Hearted is my favorite Bells.
this is great. i adore the photo with the girls’ legs.
Brian, I want to have the same feeling as you. All your photos are very special!
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Beautiful Brian!
Looks like it was truly a fabulous time :)
Looks like you had a lovely time!!
these are really beautiful photos. and as a born and raised michigander currently living in belgium (all i have to say is ‘preach’ about this european summer/fall weather business. i mean, really?!) these photos seriously have me jonesin’ for my extended holiday back in the mitten state next summer. sigh…
I love those photos they are really lovely! I like the first photo and the one of the sea it looks amazing, it just makes me want to dive-in the sea!
Brian, that was simply awesome.
Ditto on the goosebumps. Thank you.
what a wonderful time.
beaut photos as always..
beautiful. love that first photo especially.
hi brian, your pictures are very beautiful. there’s this kind of intimate relation between yourself and the people captured that is very subtley and pleasantly portrayed. it’s very warm.
just found this and am speechless. thank you.
Hey Brian,
I’ve had this page bookmarked since you posted it, I keep coming back to it cause it’s so great. Especially love the ‘after wedding’ ones, I agree with Jessie two posts above. Thanks for sharing.