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I hadn’t met Kalli and Adam until the day of their wedding and somehow felt like we were instant friends. Laura and I had the most beautiful day celebrating Kalli and Adam with their incredible family and friends at Downtown Market in Grand Rapids! One of my very favorite Michigan venues! Congratulations to these two […]

I am fully aware of the heartache and hassle and pain many couples had to go through last year as they saw their wedding dreams crumble. But I’m seeing a trend among those couples that I’m photographing this year. They are grateful, humbled, and just SO EXCITED to be celebrating their wedding in a way […]

Steve and Marisa chose a wedding venue I had never been before, and if you know me, I LOVE the challenge and excitement of a new location! Laura and I spent the loveliest day exploring downtown Detroit with these two and their incredible family and friends, and ending the night at the top of the […]

In what world do we do an engagement session in 2019 and then have a wedding two years later? Oh yeah, that one where couples everywhere were supposed to get married in 2020 but were all forced to push pause on their lives for an entire year. Well, the PAUSE BUTTON IS OFF baby, because […]

Hello couples! Congratulations on your engagement! If an engagement session is in your future plans, let’s chat. This session is pretty dang significant because 1) it allows you to connect with your photographer (which is so great for both sides for the wedding day), 2) it will probably be the first and last professional photo […]

Huge timeline tip! While every single photo from your wedding day is equally important to tell your story, you will absolutely want and adore the photos of just you and your lover the very most. Yet, that chunk of time during the wedding day to capture just the two of you is often given the […]

Hello? Everyone ok from the 2020 election? I’m hoping you still love your neighbor and haven’t unfriended half of your social media friends list. What a crazy few days. Let’s take a break, shall we? Enjoy Robert and Haley’s downtown Ann Arbor engagement! What a fun, amazing couple to work with!

This has been the year of the “micro weddings.” And you know what? I LOOOOVE THEM. Couples just want to get married this year and are finding creative and beautiful ways to tie the knot. Andrea and Brandon said their I do’s at the beautiful Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, and then had an intimate […]

Fun fact: I photographed Jordon’s high school senior photos TEN YEARS ago. Whaaaaat. And now he’s marrying Julia, who is the sweetest, most beautiful girl, and I’m SUPER excited to photograph their wedding next year! I think I may have to dig up some of Jordan’s senior photos and share them over on Instagram 🙂 […]