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BASED IN Grand Rapids MICHIGAN

kellie hetler photography

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I'm Kellie and I'm so happy you're here. This blog a journal about my life, travels and favorite images. Stay a while and say hello!

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West Michigan Outdoor Newborn Photos

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Newborn photos have been a favorite of mine lately…..especially when I get to meet cuties like Kamden! I met up with his family at their home in West Michigan for outdoor newborn photos on a super hot summer morning where we were trying to beat the heat. Only one week before these photos, this handsome […]

Grand Rapids Wedding Planners

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Taking headshots for people that I love working with is always so, so fun! I met up with these lovely ladies from All Buttoned Up Events, who just happen to be amazing Grand Rapids wedding planners, at Aquinas College to talk about our fun industry and take some updated photos for their team. Each lady […]

Jenison Newborn Photos

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Miss Elouise is here! I met up with her family for her newborn photos at Hager Park in Jenison. We tried to meet early to beat the heat and rain and we were successful! Elouise was sweet, cuddly and her mom and dad were crazy in love with her! Seeing their happiness was a wonderful […]

West Michigan Wildflower Family Photos

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This gorgeous family and I met up for their family photos at a field full of wildflowers in West Michigan. The evening was basically perfect with pretty sunshine streaming through the trees. Their sweet son, Adam, was so full of joy….I didn’t even have to ask him to smile. My goodness, that sweetie is just […]

Happy 5th Birthday!

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Happy 5th birthday to my sweet Gabriella.

Fremont Maternity Photo Session

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This Fremont Michigan maternity photo session is so much fun. Not only is the location a gorgeous field full of yellow wildflowers but the sweet couple, David and Lindsay, brought along their two pups. We were only going to have them in a handful of images, but those sweet dogs had something else in mind. […]

Fremont Wildflower Family Photos

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When Carly contacted me about shooting her family photos in Fremont in a field full of wildflowers I was beyond excited. Her words really made me sit back and think…. She said that after being in quarantine for so long, she wanted to take family photos to celebrate what’s important. Isn’t that the best thing? […]

Hager Park Family Pics

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This beautiful family is always one of my favorites and this year we took their family pics at Hager Park in Jenison. I originally met mom, Aletha, when she was a Grand Rapids wedding planner, but now she is killing it as a midcentury home designer (True Home Restorations) and her designs are gorgeous! I […]

Hager Park Family Photos

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This family is seriously so fun to photograph. Sweet little Maggie and Maura are full of giggles and silly little faces that make me smile! I met up with them for their family photos at Hager Park on a perfect summer morning before it got crazy hot. Happy first birthday Maura Jo! This photo is […]

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