Nicole & Nikolaus

I just put the finishing touches on and delivered this gallery for my first wedding of 2024. So far, I have 4 more scheduled for this year, and already a few for 2025. If the rest are even half as fun as this day was, and the brides just as sweet…I will be declaring myself to have the best job ever. This day was seriously so laid back and relaxed. I found myself calm with zero signs of stress or anxiety. Which is crazy considering the lighting conditions were a little less than ideal. I mean, an indoor winter wedding on an overcast day late in the afternoon. Luckily, I brought four speed lights with me: one on camera with a modifier, one kicker light that I carried with me as needed, and two on nine-foot stands for the dance floor.

The wedding was at the Tabor Hill Winery & Restaurant in Buchanan MI, and the staff and onsite coordinator were a dream to work with and so accommodating. The were very considerate of my lighting needs (asking me what I needed on or off), and even gave me a corner of the serving area to stash my gear. The DJ was also great as we discussed the disco lights needing to be turned of during the traditional first dances.

Nicole and Niklaus, their wedding party and family were also polite and a dream to work with. I wish them all of the best in their new life together!

Lawhorn Family || Fall Truck Mini

I am just looking back to one of my favorite sessions of 2023. On one of my many treks down m-99, I spotted this super cool old truck at parked out front of a cute white barn, which happens to be a rustic wedding venue called Country Happenings. I reached out to them and was able to book a few hours on a Sunday afternoon last October. I found some cute fall themed throw pillows and blankets at the Dollar General and stopped at a farmer’s market for some mums…and Voila! Such a beautiful set for some fall mini sessions. I actually didn’t get a very good response to my call, but my beautiful niece booked a session for her sweet family. Since there was only the one session, I gave her a full hour instead of the normal 15 minutes. It took a little while for her little guy to warm up to me, but we ended up getting so many great shots. It was such a fun and beautiful day, and I will definitely be reaching out to Country Happenings again for the use of their cute truck. I’m thinking maybe some winter truck minis this year…

Angelina || 2024 Senior

The season for senior sessions has begun, and it couldn’t have started better for me with this sweet girl. She had a vision for her session, and it was so easy to execute seeing as it involved taking pictures in my very own back yard. I told her to be herself, and she fell very easy into a rhythm of natural poses. We captured her amongst the tall weeds, and walking down the warn\kept path. She nailed it like the super model that she is, and we ended up with a beautiful gallery with too many favorites to choose from. I couldn’t have asked for a better session!