Rachel and Ben had a classic Christmas engagement.  They had a private celebration a week before, steak dinner and everything.  The last present that Ben gave Rachel was a ring.  She said yes and eight months later they are now saying I do. Rachel and Ben live in San Diego, but they decided to have […]

Ashley and Chris met while Chris was in the navy and stationed with Ashleigh’s cousin in Jacksonville.  They stayed friends for several years before they finally started dating over two years ago.  Chris proposed in May, while they were on a trip in Washington DC.  He popped the question at the Lincoln Memorial, right front […]

Ginger and Winston decided to get married at the famous Windmill Island in Holland, MI.  They could not have picked a better place or day for their wedding.  I have to admit, even though I have lived in Holland for almost 5 years now, this was the first time I had visited Windmill Island.  I […]

Erika and Stephen’s relationship started out long distance.  Erika lived in Indiana, while Stephen was over here in Michigan.  They started to play the Nintendo game, Animal Crossing together and boded during that time.  Erika finally moved up to Michigan four years ago.  Last year, they decided to go on a camping trip up in […]

Tami and Shawn got married on July 28, 2017 at the gorgeous Christian Reformed Conference Grounds.  It took a little bit of hunting, but they finally found the perfect spot to say “I do”.  This venue is located right on Lake Michigan in Grand Haven.  It was such a beautiful place to have a wedding and […]

I have been following Ariel and Eric’s story since winter last year.  They live all the way down in Florida but decided to have their wedding in Eric’s home town of Muskegon at his parents house.  Eric has very fond memories of that place, that is also why they wanted to do their engagement session […]

I had the honor to shoot Sara and Brian’s engagement photos this Summer.  They live in Illinois, and would be having their wedding there next year.  They decided to come down to South Haven for their 6 year anniversary and have their engagement photos taken at the same time.  Sara’s family comes to South Haven […]

Katie and Brandon had their wedding at the gorgeous Gull Lake Country Club in Richland, MI.  The venue sat on top of a hill, overlooking Gull Lake.  They held their ceremony outdoors, down the hill next to the water.  You could not have asked for a more beautiful location.  The weather was also beautiful that […]

  Mark and Michelle got engaged over Memorial Day last year at the George Eastman Gardens in Mark’s hometown, Rochester, NY.  For their wedding, they decided to have in St. Joseph, MI, where they currently live.  Both the ceremony and the reception was held in the beautiful Heritage Center.  Mark and Michelle were super excited the whole […]

My friend Molly (aka my favorite second shooter) and I realized that we both don’t have any good professional photos of ourselves.  We decided that this needed to be fixed pronto, so we booked an awesome studio in downtown Grand Rapids, MI and played models for an hour.  Well, sort of. We aren’t that serious […]