Well guys, another year of ups and downs, but we made it! Things may have looked a little different, but there was no shortage of gorgeous photo opportunities! It may have been much more low key than normal, but I was able to experience some thing that have been on my list of goals as a Grand Rapids wedding photographer for a while now! Scroll through to recap another incredible year ..read more

e first post of 2022, I really want to focus on my absolute favorite thing to do – wedding albums! I want to introduce you to the Legacy Album, and show off this beautiful wedding album design. The Legacy Album is for those of you who really value heirloom keepsakes! Included in the Stiletto package, it comes standard as a 12×12 album with 20 spreads, so you really get a full view of your wedding day. It’s truly an item for you to cherish forever, and that your grandchildren will love looking through as well ..read more

A few months ago, I shared Katie & Ryan’s wedding ceremony on the blog. Fast forward a year from their ceremony, and that brings us to today’s post with their JW Marriott wedding reception! They originally wanted to keep their date in 2020, so we had their intimate ceremony, with plans to celebrate later in 2021. At the time, we of course didn’t know what the world would bring. Luckily, we were able to celebrate as planned, but Katie & Ryan were still thrown an extra surprise at their reception! Scroll through to find out ..read more

y’s blog post is a throwback to before I lived in Michigan, for this sunny Cedar Crest engagement session! My husband and I have been back home for 5 years now, and not at any point have we regretted it! But that’s not to negate the handful of pretty Kansas sessions I got to have! This one with Ashlea and Cody always comes to mind! We went to the Governor’s Mansion in Topeka, and with it’s rolling hills and fence-lined drive, it was a gorgeous setting! Topped with an absolutely incredible sunny day, this session just always screams “spring” to me ..read more

I am SO excited to share more from this fun & flirty Grand Haven engagement session! I shared a bunch already over on my Instagram, but honestly, I’m just head over heels about their entire gallery. Jessica contacted me back in the summer. Her and Chad are getting married in Missouri, but got engaged at Grand Haven, so they wanted photos there! We decided to start downtown and then head over to the beach. The evening could not have been more perfect, and these two showed up looking like Solid 10’s! They added more time on to their session to allow for two locations, and it really gave me a ..read more

I have said it time and time again that one of my favorite things about a wedding is how YOU you can make it! I once saw a piece of advice that I thought was a great idea. Think of planning a birthday party for you and your significant other. What elements would you include to celebrate them? Would you have a certain meal? What would your entertainment be? You can absolutely add those ideas when planning a wedding! But if you’re stuck on ideas, here are a few of my favorite fun & unique ways to add personality to your wedding that I’ve seen throughout the years ..read more

Throwing it back again today for Jaycee and Trevor’s Tunnel Park engagement session! 2017 was *the* year for bridal shows for me, so of course that’s where I met these two! These two were ..read more

Today’s St Andrew’s and Amway Grand wedding was an absolute highlight of my 2021 wedding season. I wasn’t even supposed to be photographing it! If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll see me mention my ride-or-die Partner in Crime, Heather. Well, for this particular wedding, Heather was “associate-shooting” for another amazing Michigan photographer, Allie Siarto. So Allie hired Heather to photograph this wedding on her behalf. Confused yet? So while this couple didn’t add on a second shooter, Heather wanted to have an assistant there, and let’s face it, we just have more fun at weddings when we ..read more

There are a lot of great reasons to have engagement photos taken, but my favorite is so you can print them in a reception guest book, like Liz & Colin did! I include engagement sessions in all of my packages, because it helps us to get to know each other. I get to see how the two of you fit together, and you get to decide if you can handle my corny dad jokes. It’s a great excuse to get dressed up a little and spend quality time together! But then…what do you do with your images? You might print a couple and display them around your house, but soon you’ll replace them with wedding photos. N ..read more

I am skipping ahead a month for my 2020 recaps for today’s St. Robert’s and Noto’s intimate wedding with Katie & Ryan! As we were all optimistic about 2020 being “our year”, these two were no different. But of course, things changed, and their wedding shifted to this small ceremony celebration. As we continue to navigate these – dare I say it – unprecedented times, I want my couples to be completely assured that I will work with them in whatever way necessary! For Katie & Ryan, we decided to split up their package. That way if they decided to not have a larger celebration later, no one ..read more