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BASED IN Grand Rapids MICHIGAN

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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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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 […]

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 […]

Sparta Michigan Newborn Photography

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This newborn photography session taken in Sparta Michigan belongs to some of our dearest friends. Mike, sweet little Isla’s dad, became friends with my husband a long time ago, in middle or high school, and was eventually a groomsman at our wedding. Since then, he married the love of his wife, Alicia, and they started […]

Grand Rapids Michigan Lucky Fin Session

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This Grand Rapids Michigan Lucky Fin session at The Highlands belongs to the sweetest family. After chatting with Emily online, I knew that they would be fun to be around and a joy to photograph. There are so many wonderful people in the world and a lot of them belong to the Lucky Fin community […]

Grand Rapids Lucky Fin Photo Session

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This Grand Rapids Lucky Fin photo session at The Highlands is of one of my fave girls…..Miss Katrina! I was able to photograph this sweetie when she was in the NICU right before her amputation surgery. Being able to watch her grow since then has been such a treat. She is full of life, always […]

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