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BASED IN Grand Rapids MICHIGAN

kellie hetler photography

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Hager Park Family Session | The Smith Family’s Photo session in Jenison

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Hager Park Family Session | The Smith Family’s Photo session in Jenison Last weekend I met the Smith Family at Hager Park for a fun family session.  The weather was great, the grass was tall and there were a few wildflowers sprinkled in between. I can still remember the first time I met Kelly, this […]

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Grand Rapids Family Photography | Elliott’s Lucky Fin Session!

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Grand Rapids Family Photography | Elliott’s Lucky Fin Session! Elliott’s family session in Grand Rapids was so fun! The weather was absolutely perfect for me to meet up with his family to show off his sweet Lucky Fin!  We took a little adventure down the path at one of my favorite Grand Rapids parks and […]

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West Michigan Family Photographer // Sadie’s Family!

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West Michigan Family Photographer // Sadie’s Family! Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting sweet Sadie for the very first time.  Her mom and I had the chance to talk back and forth online for quite some time thanks to social media, but seeing each other in person is a whole other story!  She […]

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Addyson & Her Lucky Fin!

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Addyson & Her Lucky Fin! Oh my, sweet Addyson has grown SO much since I first started photographing her a few years ago.  Even since last year, her sweet chubby cheeks have started melting away.  Time always seems to go quickly when you enjoy watching these cute little ones grow!  […]

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Katrina and her Lucky Fin!

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Katrina and her Lucky Fin! Katrina is a little spitfire.  She makes me smile each time I see her and is crazy cute!  Katrina is part of our Lucky Fin family so last weekend I was able to photograph her and her momma during our free mini sessions for limb […]

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Comstock Park Family Photographer // Renner’s Family in a Field of Wildflowers!

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Renner’s Family in a Field of Wildflowers! There are some people that you just get along with.  You have similar goals in life, advocate for similar people and beliefs, share laughs and heartbreaks over many of the same things…some people are just meant to be in your life.  That is […]

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Grand Rapids Photographer // Summer Mini Sessions!

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Grand Rapids Photographer // Summer Mini Sessions! It’s time for summer mini sessions again!  I’m not sure how each year seems to slip by so quickly, but here we are again…. Last year, we tried shooting at a field in Fremont for our summer mini sessions with natural wildflowers.  This year, my mom was my […]

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The University Club of Grand Rapids Wedding | Seth & Katie’s Downtown Summer Wedding

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The University Club of Grand Rapids Wedding | Seth & Katie’s Downtown Summer Wedding Seth & Katie’s University Club of Grand Rapids wedding was such a perfect day. I met Katie exactly five years before this day.  The day after their wedding, a Facebook memory popped up on my phone from a trip that my […]

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Lake Michigan Beach Wedding Inspiration | A Pink and Black Beach Wedding Reception with All Buttoned Up Events!

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Lake Michigan Beach Wedding Inspiration | A Pink and Black Beach Wedding Reception with All Buttoned Up Events! All Buttoned Up Events is such an incredible team of wedding coordinators and designers.  Everything they dream up is absolutely beautiful and executed to perfection! Last week I met up with their entire team on the shores […]

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