During the wedding down season, one of my favorite things to photograph (because let’s be honest, I’ll go crazy not using my camera for months waiting for wedding season to kick up again) is newborn and family lifestyle sessions! If you aren’t familiar with lifestyle sessions, they are sessions done in your own home and involve capturing life with your family! Everything from reading books with your kids, cooking breakfast, doing crafts, coloring or just having fun and documenting a day in the life as a family! I haven’t been sharing a ton of these sessions on the blog, but my goal is to share a lot more of them that I’ve done recently since it is a slower time of year for weddings! I was so excited when Danielle reach out to me to photograph a session at their home with her and her husband, Chris, and their brand new baby boy Ivan! I went to grade school with Danielle and Chris and grew up around the corner from Danielle! We danced and cheered together and would run into each other all the time on the buses when we were both at Michigan! It was so nice to catch up with her and document these special newborn moments for her family! Danielle and Chris, I hope you love the photos of your new family of 3! xx, Jen
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)!