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The rain gods were stirring all day, but we were miraculously able to do a first look, bridal party photos, AND the ceremony, before it started POURING rain within minutes after the ceremony ended. Rain or no rain, Cameron and Lauren’s urban, elegant, and modern style was absolutely gorgeous and Laura and I had a […]

“And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.”—The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White Venue and catering: Inn at St JohnsHair: Ashlee AllenMakeup: Lauren MenzelDJ: DJ Joey AFlorist: Southgate KrogerCake: Cakes by StephanieVideo: PRSRVE company Special thanks to Laura Finley, […]

I shall call this Chris + Cena + Secret garden on a magical lake. What an absolutely beautiful evening spent with these two in this gorgeous location.

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you.” Joshua 1:9

“You don’t need many people to be happy, just a few real ones who appreciate and love you for who you are.” – Wiz Khalifa

“Connection doesn’t care about the laws of the land. Your soul will be pulled to the people and place it belongs.” -Unknown

“When the evening shadow and stars appear, and there is no one there to dry your tears, oh I’ll hold you for a million years to make you feel my love.” – Adele Special thanks to the super cool (and super delish) Wright and Company for allowing us to shoot in their restaurant 🙂

At the end of the night, I watched Nick and Ashley’s guests form a human tunnel and laughed as Nick and Ashley and their guests danced their way through the tunnel, smiling and laughing the entire way through. I thought “OH MY GOSH, this is literally the happiest day of people’s lives.” Of course I […]

Earthy, bohemian, nature. John and Danielle, you are speaking my language! When I photographed their engagement session last fall, I knew their wedding day would be incredible. Northern Michigan boasts some of the most gorgeous scenery and quaint little towns you have ever seen. So I was thrilled when Danielle told me their wedding would […]

We’ve lived in Michigan for 12 years and we’ve known the Abrams family for all 12 of those years! Although both of our families have moved from the neighborhood where we met, we have kept in touch and I have photographed their awesome family over the years. We had a gorgeous evening on Silver Lake […]