Published

I was so excited to find Becky and Devins' July wedding featured in this year's issue of the Kalamazoo Bride Magazine. This isn't their first blog appearance, you may recognize them from their sexy and chic engagement session downtown last fall. Becky and Devin had a beautiful wedding, they exchanged vows overlooking Gull Lake on a beautiful July day and wrapped up the evening with a gorgeous tented reception at the Kellogg Manor, which is an incredibly gorgeous venue for those brides out there looking for an elegant and sophisticated venue.

I've said this before, but only because I really truly mean it, Kalamazoo Bride Magazine is a wonderful resource for brides looking for local venues and vendors in southwest Michigan, seriously I found this magazine a HUGE help when I was planning my wedding...which is starting to fee like eons ago :) I give them to all my Kalamazoo area brides and they've all told me it was a huge help. You can find them in any local Barnes and Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond, their website, and of course me ;)

Congrats Becky and Devin!

Megan and Sam are engaged!

I'm thrilled to finally share some images from Megan and Sam's engagement session this fall. We had such a beautiful fall afternoon wandering around the Michigan State campus with their pup! Now that I'm a proud puppy mommy too I have such fun including them in our sessions, they add such spunk and laughter. Megan and Sam were so delightful to shoot, we have fun just walking around campus, finding gorgeous light, beautiful colors, and just hanging out like we were old friends. Thank you to you both for a beautiful session!

LOVE this, total credit to Megan for her creativity. What a cool way to do save the dates!...and how cute is the puppy head turn, favorite!

Inframe Bride Magazine is featuring my recent trash the dress session in their January contest! If you comment on Inframe Bride's blog post about the trash the dress session and post the link to your facebook, you'll entered to win a gift certificate to Bliss Accessories.

How cute are these? so wish I knew about these when I got married!

Check out the Inframe Bride blog to get more details on the contest and how you could win one of these gorgeous hair pieces or other accessories from Bliss Accessories!

Maria and Scott are engaged!

Meet Maria and Scott, these guys are awesome! No, seriously I really mean that. Maria booked with me via email and we didn't have the chance to meet and get to know each other better prior to our shoot but as soon as we started shooting it felt like old friends! I even got the chance to hang out with their super adorable husky, Toby. Maria and Scott, I'm so flattered to have been your photographer, and now even more excited that I'll see you again for wedding day! You two are sweet, adorable together, and just fun to be around... enjoy a few of my favs :)

Erika and Scott are engaged!

I've been so excited to finally get this session posted. It's not everyday that I have the chance to get out of Michigan and shoot somewhere new, especially not in my favorite city Chicago. I grew up in Chicago, and had always planned to move back after college to start my career, obviously God had different plans and with no complaints. I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams, here I have found my husband and home. I proudly call Grand Rapids my home but sometimes I miss my favorite city, so when Erika and Scott tossed out the idea of doing their engagement session there, I jumped at the chance to head back and shoot. We stopped and some of the best spots in the city...though I forgot about the awesome afternoon Chicago traffic...let's just say I was a little late for our session. Thank goodness Erika and Scott were so understanding, plus extra bonus...we had a chance to see the city at night and shoot a few night time pics against the night skyline.

If you know me you know that I am TERRIFIED of spiders, (Kurt can tell you some funny and embarrassing stories about my phobia) I wouldn't have gone near this fence but thankfully Erika and Scott are way cooler then me because these spider webs looked pretty sweet with the light shining through from behind.

perfect end to a perfect evening, thanks guys for getting me out of Michigan for a sweet shoot, looking forward to wedding day!