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“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 […]

I have a dream. Well, let’s be honest, I have a lot of dreams, but this post is about lakehouse dreams. When we first moved to Michigan, we often heard things like “we’re going up north,” or “we are vacationing up north,” or “we have a cottage up north.” We soon found out that “up […]

“We are all tree people I guess!” Before the wedding, Jenny described the look and vibe of the ceremony, reception, and location of their bridal party photos. It all came down to intimacy and nature. And of course trees. Laura (my homie and second shooter) and I LOVED that trees were a huge part of […]

“You wear white, and I’ll wear out the words ‘I love you.’” – Train So many huge and beautiful congrats to Nate and Sarah! And always thanks to my amazing second shooter, Laura, and to Ann and Kurtis from Ann Travis Events for the planning and beautiful decor of this wedding day! Planning and florals: […]