You can expect to be at Lake Michigan for engagement photos when you’re a photographer on the West side of the state. I’ve photographed hundreds of shoots on the lakeshore, and I don’t think I’ll ever get bored of it. I just had most incredible engagement session at Windstnest Park in West Olive, Michigan. When […]

If your horses feel like family, I encourage you to try and include them for your engagement session (and family shoots, too)! This post covers work from an engagement shoot, but I’ll definitely be making one that displays a family shoot I’ve done with one! These two lovebirds brought their two gorgeous horses along, which […]

I got to work with these two for their couples session in Grand Rapids and wanted to share some of the posing ideas I used! I’ve been working with Guadalupe and Mario for a few years now, documenting their family, and I was so thrilled they wanted to do a shoot just for the two […]

This was my second time using the Detroit Institute of Arts as an engagement shoot location. Picture this: I got to shoot at the DIA last month, and let me tell you, I was absolutely buzzing to go back. Then, along came Courtney and AJ. Literally the perfect couple for a session! Not only did […]

I work with families often, and here are some family photoshoot tips to try especially when you’ve got little ones involved! I’ve been photographing Kate and Eric for a few years now. From their anniversary, maternity, and now the second family session they’ve done with me! This most recent one turned out to be nothing […]

I’ve been shooting in West Michigan for over a decade, so I’m sharing some of my favorite locations for engagement photoshoots in my neck of the woods. I do quite a bit of traveling now but these spots in my hometown will always have a place in my heart. These are public areas and parks […]

I got to work with Jade and Kuro for their engagement photos in Chicago recently. Let me tell you: it was everything I dreamt it would be. Not only are these two incredible humans, but they are blast to be around. From the moment we met at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, where Jade works, […]

Lauryn and Reed opted to have her engagement session in the stunning Traverse City, Michigan. Imagine a canvas painted with the hues of the setting sun, a tapestry of golden light wrapping around a loving couple as they embrace amidst the rolling hills of a vineyard. This is what an engagement session in Northern Michigan […]

I had a fun experience with an impromptu photoshoot while visiting New York City. It’s actually a funny story. I was working with another couple on their elopement portraits on a busy pier. I asked strangers if they’d be willing to let us use the swing they were sitting on in exchange for a mini […]

This new gallery is exceptionally special to me. For one, this Michigan Photographer was able to pack up her gear and capture a session in beautiful North Carolina. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, the couple in front of my lens included my lovely cousin, Sarah! This couple’s session was such a sweet celebration of […]