Craig David Butler
In this life we have one chance to make a difference.
Detroit wedding photographer located in Plymouth, Michigan
Specializing in organic, timeless photography
Craig David Butler Studios, Inc. | 900 Starkweather St., Plymouth, MI 48170
Craig Butler
Owner, lead photographer of Craig David Butler Studios, Inc.
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experience, and the photos reflected that. Looking at my wife with tears in her eyes, I knew I never wanted any bride to ever experience that feeling. I had her put on her dress back on and took my own photos of her, and I haven't been able to stay away from capturing weddings since. My passion lies with capturing the heart and soul of every wedding. Weddings are not as much about artificial, posed photos as it is capturing those raw moments of emotion: your first look with your father, the laughs and tears with your partner for life, or a meaningful memorial of a loved one who has passed. It is my goal to preserve these moments for generations to come with photography that will stand against the test of time.
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With 23 years of experience and over 850 weddings, you can be confident that your wedding photography and videography will be in the hands of a professional you trust. Let's meet over coffee so you can see first hand the passion for art, memories, and love that I share with each couple I have the honor of photographing.
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There are people that amaze, not by the wealth they amass or the victories they acheive but by the lives they touch. Those people are the ones that make a difference in this world. Everything I have done in the past 23 years as a professional photographer has been to touch the lives of the people I have been so lucky to have worked with. Capturing a moment in time, an instant, a feeling and preserving it. I often say "in twenty years from now the people that are most important to us might no longer be with us. So to have their images on one of the most important days of your life is paramount in what I do."
Photography has fascinated me ever since I could remember. My father shot weddings as a hobby when I was growing up, and I still remember being intrigued by his film photography equipment. Although photography continued to be a hobby in my life, my calling to become a wedding photographer didn't happen until my wife and I experienced disaster with our own wedding photos. We hired someone with no