Sarah and Jason are high school sweethearts who turned a chance encounter in the school hallways into a love story that lasted a whole decade. Fast forward to their big day – a bash filled with love, laughter, and a lot of history. It was a gorgeous fall day. The weather literally could not be […]

Paige and Nick’s wedding took place on a beautiful summer day in Northern Michigan. We started our day meeting with the bride and her girls at the condo above the beautiful Kirkbride Hall venue! It was such a convenient location for the bride and her family to stay and have a place to get ready […]

Cami and Riley were married on the most beautiful June evening at sunset at Apple Blossom Chapel and Gardens. I adore this venue. Kathy and her team are always the most welcoming and professional. Her experience cannot be matched.  With Apple Blossom’s breathtaking landscapes, vibrant floral displays, and a tranquil ambiance, this enchanting garden setting […]

Cindy and Shanna are back on the blog for their big day! Just a short couple weeks after their engagement session, we celebrated their union in a beautiful wedding at Frederik Meijer Gardens. The day was unseasonably hot for early June. Cindy and Shanna originally chose this date because it’s typically a pleasant time of […]

We all know how tough 2020 was for a lot of people. The unknown, the uncertainty, the fear. 2020 was particularly scary for me because I was carrying my first child. The cancelled appointments, the social distance – it was A LOT. Plus working with all my wonderful 2020 couples on rescheduling and rearranging, I […]

A Beautiful Garden Wedding Getting to know Kaylie and Scott before their wedding day was so easy and so much fun. Kaylie had incredible vision for their engagement photos and after some scouting, we found the most amazing location at Grand Ravines. We spent two hours exploring and chatting among the wildflowers and setting sun. […]

A Stunning Greenhouse Wedding I’ve gotten to know Shari over the last few years through our connection with horses. She has been my dressage riding instructor for a couple years but I think it’s safe to say our personalities connected immediately and we became fast friends. When I first met Shari, she was only dating […]

A Michigan Historic Mansion Wedding Annika and Nate’s beautiful wedding day took place at the historic and the stunning Felt Mansion near Holland and Saugatuck Michigan. Their summer wedding was on one of the hottest days I can remember but the heat didn’t damper any spirits! Photography was very important to Annika and wow, this […]

Wedding planning can be fun, exciting, stressful, overwhelming and about a million other adjectives. There are over an abundance of vendors out there, especially here in West Michigan and that doesn’t exclude photographers. The good news? You have options! The bad news? The process of narrowing down that one photographer you must have on your […]

I’ve probably said this more than once, but 2019 was full of friends tying the knot. It has been such an exciting year watching some of the best people I know have the happiest times of their lives! When Pagiel + Zach asked me to photograph their wedding day, I would be lying if I […]