Cassidy and CJ went to a Red Wings hockey game in Detroit on November 24th, 2018. Both have always been major Red Wings fans and actually met playing men’s league hockey in Iron River, Michigan! Their engagement session included their beloved pups, braving the cold, late fall weather of Northern Michigan, and of course, the ice rink.
Read MoreLena and Justin drove to the Gogebic County courthouse on snowy, late December morning. Their fat tire bikes were loaded in the back of their truck, and their two pups, Debo and Chico, waited with tails wagging in the backseat. For Lena and Justin, eloping was an easy decision for them - partly romantic, but also logistics. With Lena being a teacher, Christmas vacation was the perfect time to elope and to escape on a little getaway together.
Read MoreEntering age 26 doesn’t feel as scary as entering age 25 did. Something about turning a quarter of a century just made me feel old. I was stuck looming over the question of have I done enough so far if my life is a quarter of the way lived? But if there’s anything I’ve learned in the past year, it is that I’m still so young and feel full of life.
Read MoreMadelyn is a 2020 senior and an aspiring photographer herself! Her senior session brought us all around Baraga county, wandering through fields and brush, and stopping by the shores of Lake Superior.
Read MoreHolly is one the sweetest souls you could ever meet and of my neighbors out in the small community of Keweenaw Bay. Her session brought us down to sites along the Sturgeon River, her grandparents’ dairy farm, and fields of barley. In the end, we definitely needed to include the cows.
Read MoreIn honor of our 2020 high school seniors, I’ll be hosting a senior blogging marathon! Leeah attends Baraga Area Schools. Her session brought us through red pine stands, beneath walnut trees, around abandoned buildings, and along Lake Superior.
Read MoreOn a gorgeous September afternoon in Copper Harbor, Casey and Kim wed at Our Lady of the Pines church - the same church Casey’s parents were married years before! Their wedding day took the couple climbing on the rocky shores of Lake Superior and to the docks of Lac La Belle, then ended under string lights and the vast starry sky of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula.
Read MoreIf ya’ll need a laugh… that’s literally what this post is for. Did you know that I actually took my husband’s senior photos years ago before either of us even dreamt of dating?! This post shares a little about our love story and spoiler: I shared BOTH of our senior photos. Enjoy our baby faces and the funny story of how we came to be.
Read MoreWhile quite a few of us are currently confined our homes and have a little more idle time on our hands, this is the perfect time to document what’s around you! But due to social distancing regulations in place, you can’t hire a photographer to come into your home anytime soon. This blog post offers various tricks to help you take better photos in your home on your own, even if all you have is an iPhone camera.
Read MoreInspired by the reward of hard work that farm life provides, my dear friend, Jessica, invited me out to document a snowy winter morning with her horse companion of 10 years, Diamond, or Diams for short. Despite the challenges and uncertainty life presents, her one true constant has always been Diams. When away from the world in the pasture, time is able to slow down and stresses cease.
Read MoreNeed a light-hearted break from the heavy content hitting your newsfeeds lately? Jeeves, our beloved German Shepard-husky mix, is already 6 months old! Don’t let his serious face deceive you - he loves long walks, “boofing” at the deer, and sneaking spoonfuls of peanut butter when dad isn’t looking.
Read MoreImpending rain and snow clouds loomed across the autumn horizon as Dylan and Amber finished getting ready at camp for their engagement photos. Occasionally, we were met with the interruption of light bursts of cold rain, but Dylan and Amber remained cozied up with each other and laughed it off. This incredible couple exchanges vows this August at camp!
Read MoreWith their love story beginning at church, Hannah and Ethan united their souls in the presence of God at the South Range Apostolic Church in late November. While snow isn’t uncommon in Upper Michigan’s autumn, they were greeted with the heaviest snowstorm of the season that came in time for Thanksgiving too.
Read MoreEthan and Hannah took a trip to family friend’s expansive sunflower field near Mass City. Despite it being rather bright upon arrival, the fields were still directly out of a dream! In the end, they wound up at Hannah’s family’s farm in Pelkie, where they went wandering through fields, climbing on hay bales, and had a few goat and cow photobombers.
Read MoreOn a cool, sunny October afternoon, Amanda and Brandon celebrated their union in their backyard with just their close family and friends. The maple canopy began burning bright red and orange above their homemade arbor of ash, as if the trees knew to time their changing leaves for their day despite most other surrounding trees still holding their green. This couple is near and dear to me, and I was honored to be able to both stand as a bridesmaid and photograph their love story shenanigans!
Read MorePersonality doesn't come across repeating poses from pins that have been shared a million times over on Pinterest. Personality comes when YOU decide to be YOU. Brandon and Amanda, two of our dear friends, invited me to their new home in Midland, Michigan. They took their beloved "grocery getter” for a spin, cleaned up their lawn for their backyard wedding to be, and worked on their new hardwood floors HGTV-style - all while having fun and being unapologetically themselves!
Read MoreOn Friday, September 27th, 2019, Dustin and I exchanged our marriage vows beneath a cathedral of red pines at the Mouth of the Huron River. Dylan and Marisa at Boy Girl Beauty World captured our wedding weekend so incredibly! Our wedding part 1 highlights our ceremony day along the Huron River at the border of Marquette and Baraga counties. We ran down beaches, hiked around Michigan forests, and ended the night with a bonfire.
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