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Lake Michigan Family Photographer // Felipe’s Family! This past weekend, my family and I drove up to Ludington to meet up with this absolutely gorgeous family.  Annette is one of my good friends from way back….I honestly don’t remember when we started being friends, but it was a looong time ago, I promise 🙂  Her […]

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Grandville Family Photographer // Pippa’s Family! What a fun session this was.  It’s not very often that family sessions I photograph consist of all adults, but it certainly was a nice change of pace.  Instead of chasing toddlers hoping and praying for a smile here and there, I was instead making my best bird noises […]

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Michigan Family Photographer // Mila’s Family! I met up with this gorgeous family last week and we had so much fun!  I love when photo sessions turn into mini adventures….splashing in the river to cool down.  Days like these are what make my job so awesome! Mila and her two older sisters, Emily and Ava, […]

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Beck & Reid’s Family! : Family photos in a field full of wildflowers!

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Gabby’s Family! : Family photos in a field of wildflowers with three gorgeous, curly-haired little girls!

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Fremont Family Photographer // Arie’s Family! : A sweet family of seven in a field of wildflowers!

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Grand Rapids Maternity Photographer // David + Mary + Baby Boy! : Maternity photos in the spring in Michigan with two cute little boys in a gorgeous field!

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Grand Rapids Family Photographer // Ashlynn & Makenna’s Family! : Family portraits with a cute set of twin girls at a local farm…with chickens!

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Michigan Family Photographer // Arden’s Family! : Family photography on the farm with free range chickens, a free roaming horse and barn cats!

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.

This work is deeply personal to me. I’m helping build an industry that’s ready for my daughter, Gabby - so that when it’s her turn to dream, celebrate, and be celebrated, the world is already open to her, just as she is.

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I’m Kellie. 

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