Families & Children

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If you follow along with this blog then you may recognize this sweet family. Liz and Mel and sweet little Harrison! I photographed their maternity photos a while ago and Harrison’s newborn photos in his adorable nursery. Seeing him this fall made me so happy….he’s getting SO big! I met up with these three at […]

Engagement

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I just love these two! I met Brad and Katie a couple years ago at Jeff & Amanda’s crazy fun New Year’s Eve wedding so when Katie reached out to me about shooting their engagement photos I was beyond excited! I’m a photographer based in the Grand Rapids area but I met up with them […]

Families & Children

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Ok…I have to start by saying that this family is stinkin’ adorable. I’m not sure I have ever seen a big brother love his little sister as much as this which totally melts my heart! We met up at Wahlfield Park for updated fall family photos with this family of five (including their sweet Golden […]

Families & Children

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Gavin and his momma are seriously the cutest as can be! We met up at Grange Fruit Farm in Rockford Michigan for a fun fall photo session on a gorgeous autumn day. Gavin wasn’t so sure about having his photo taken at first but we just played in the colorful leaves, walked across the “mud […]

Portraits

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I love being a photographer especially when I get to travel to beautiful places like Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula and photograph beautiful people! These two cuties are Mitch and Jen. I photographed their wedding in Grand Rapids almost five years ago and their engagement in Chicago a little before that! We […]

Families & Children

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Oh my goodness, I don’t even know how to tell you how much I adore this gorgeous family! I met them a couple years ago and have been able to photograph their beautiful faces several times since….including a recent newborn session for Miss Harper! We met up at Roselle Park in ada for some fall […]

Families & Children

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This beautiful family is new to the blog which makes me SO happy! I already knew Jaclyn from working with her and Bree’s company Sprout + Thrive – an awesome resource for parents and caregivers that helps support baby’s development, but this time I got to play with her sweet family instead! We met up […]

Families & Children

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Don’t you just love beautiful families that are full of smiles?! I know I sure do! I met up with Amaya and Elynn’s family at one of my favorite parks in Ada (Roselle Park) for their family photos. It was a little chilly but we played tag and had endless fun which kept us warm! […]

Engagement

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You guys, I have been dyyyying to share these photos! This fall engagement session was taken just outside of Grand Rapids at a beautiful location with a private and serene lake, fields with endless crops planted with texture and a golden hour that I would PAY for! I mean….I can’t make this stuff up! Stunningly […]

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