2017

This was a year for me to find my voice. If you know me, that might sound funny because I’m quite a chatty person. Nonetheless, it’s taken work and time and patience to get to know myself and learn how to say what I really mean and not say what I don’t really mean. And how to take the photos I want to take and not the ones I don’t want to take (or can’t take!). Thank you so much to my community for supporting me and listening to me and giving me space to learn and grow. And thank you thank you THANK YOU to all my amazing clients. I literally would not be able to do this without you; you are what makes my job a dream come true.

This year I loved:

  • geometric landscapes
  • warm + soft colors
  • a photo for the sake of the memory + a story, not just the aesthetic
  • out of focus black + whites
  • dancing brides
  • crying grooms
  • a shot that looks like a still from an old french film
  • shadows
  • romance, romance, and more romance

This year I took photos in:

  • Dominican Republic
  • Whistler, BC
  • Seattle, WA
  • St. Paul, MN
  • Northport, MI
  • Leland, MI
  • Grand Haven, MI
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • Fennville, MI
  • Coloma, MI
  • Sweet home Holland, MI

Cheers to send 2017 out and cheers to welcome 2018 in!

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Fernwood

Hugo + Genevieve || Styled Shoot

I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.

Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice

What a dream! When Abby Fox (All Buttoned Up Events) came to me with the idea for a whimsical, poetic, winter wedding design I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. We spent weeks dreaming and scheming… and wow does that girl know how to plan. I’m still amazed at how she conjured something real out of what started as pipe dreams and mood boards!

A big big T H A N K Y O U to everyone who donated products, time, and- most importantly- creativity to this project.

Styling: Abigail Fox, All Buttoned Up Events

Dress: Spring Sweet Bridal

Paper Design: Carleigh Courey Design

Floral: Events by Ludemas

Hair + Makeup: Rachel Herron, Panopoulos, Grand Rapids

Rental: The Rental Company

To be in love with another person is to learn to be content with being happier than one deserves. Well, call me too romantic for my own good, but I feel I must learn to be content being happier than I deserve with such a job!

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