Most days you'll find me sitting at my kitchen counter, clad in a mix of J.Crew and Zara (in neutral colors, of course), pouring my heart into this business of mine while dancing along to my latest Spotify playlist and sipping on a cup of hot tea. I'm an award-winning, published wedding photographer that is obsessed with all things classic and elegant. I'm a former California girl, but a true Midwesterner at heart. I love warm hugs, live music and getting texts from my brides that they cried when they saw their wedding photos!! I live for mornings on my yoga mat and green juice after. Among friends, I'm known for never missing an episode of The Bachelor on Monday nights, overusing exclamation points, and disliking coffee (but loving coffee shops)!
CLASSIC PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE NATURALLY ELEGANT BRIDE
Mary & James were married this past May on a beautiful Spring day. The rain was threatening to break through the clouds, but in the end, the rain held of and not a drop fell! After a beautiful ceremony under a floral arch, we headed over to Curwood Castle to take photos.
Katy and Joe said I do on a beautiful day in April. Their wedding ceremony took place at Antioch Lutheran Church in Farmington Hills and then the party headed over to Bay Pointe Golf Club for the reception. Katy and her girls wore the cutest floral robes while sipping mimosas and getting ready and I just love how the guys all wore bow ties with their tuxes!
Earlier this Summer I met up with Kristel & Zakary on the University of Michigan’s campus (My alma mater! Go Blue!) for a couples photography session. Kristel’s boyfriend, Zakary, is in the military and he was home on leave for a few days and she wanted some photos taken of the two of them.
I was so happy when Kaitlin asked me to take maternity portraits of her. We grew up around the block from each other, but didn’t meet until Freshman year of high school. Once we discovered we lived so close to each other, we were pretty inseparable in the summers!
There is nothing I enjoy more than live music (you can see my concert photography here). I’ve always loved going to concerts, but living in Southern California for 4 years took it to the next level. Every major act came through, some even playing multiple nights, and there were also lots of big artists playing free events around town.
Emily and I were driving to a park in the Sterling Heights area for her senior session when I spotted the prettiest wildflower field flooded with soft morning light! I may have screamed “pull over, pull over,” a few times in my excitement and I’m so glad I did!