Families & Children

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Oh goodness, you are going to love this beautiful family and sweet Sutton who is six months old! I met them at their West Michigan home for an in-home family session to celebrate sweet Sutton joining the family. I just adore these images and these big, beautiful smiles….don’t you?! What an absolutely gorgeous family! I […]

Engagement

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Riley and Gabby are getting married next year and their day is going to be nothing short of perfection. With Red Heels Events at the helm planning their day and these two dressed to the nines, I can’t wait to be there camera in hand! We met on the most beautiful late summer evening in […]

Engagement

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Bryan and Annie were seriously fun. We met for their engagement photos at my favorite Lake Michigan beach and ended up capturing some of my all time favorite photos. Pops of champagne, splashing in the water and endless laughing. It certainly was a good time! Annie – I can’t wait to photograph you as a […]

Maternity

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This maternity session may go down being one of my favorites ever! Being a Grand Rapids photographer is so fun but there’s just something special about maternity photos. Celebrating with two parents who are excitedly awaiting the arrival of their greatest blessing…knowing that this sweet baby is going to change their lives for only better. […]

Portraits

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This beautiful family is so special to us. Bree is a part of my daughter’s medical team, turned clients, turned friends….but I’m not sure in which order 😉 I love seeing them whenever we can…we even traveled to NYC last year and stayed with them, visiting the Statue of Liberty and eating the best pizza. […]

Families & Children

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I simply adore this family. Meeting at their home in Grand Rapids for Penelope’s newborn session, giving me an opportunity to create classic images is always my favorite type of photography. Images that they’ll love forever! One of my favorite memories in my career has been shooting big brother, Chip’s, newborn photos a few years […]

Seniors

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Ella is a senior! I remember photographing her at her mom’s wedding several years ago and I can’t believe she’s this beautiful woman who is graduating high school. We met up for her senior photos at a couple locations in Michigan around Grand Rapids and Rockford. It was so fun! We started Ella’s session on […]

Engagement

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Nolan and Rachael are absolutely stunning. I think I’m pretty lucky that they found me when searching for photographers in MI for engagement and wedding photos…resulting in these downtown Grand Rapids engagement images. This is just part one of their session…part two will be coming soon. I had to split it up because they just […]

Portraits

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This cutie is Aiden. Our team photographed his mom and dad’s wedding what seems to be so many years ago and I was blessed to photograph James and Kim while they were excitedly waiting for Aiden to arrive. Finally, I was able to meet them at their home near Lansing for newborn photos and once […]

I’m a wedding and portrait photographer, and I’m also a disability advocate working to make the wedding industry more accessible, thoughtful, and welcoming. I believe love stories deserve to be told in spaces where care, dignity, and access are part of the experience - not an afterthought.

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