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
Patricia and Chris flew into town from Italy last week for their wedding and we met up early in the week to take their engagement photos before the big day. They made the drive from Shelbyville, MI (where their wedding was held this past weekend) to Downtown Plymouth and we spent some time wandering around town getting to know each other and geting some beautiful shots of them.
Stephanie and Paco met while studying at Penn State. They fell in love while spending late nights cooking at home and dancing around the living room. Next was a move to Chicago together where their love continued to grow. They got engaged in Italy when Paco proposed on the top of a hill overlooking his hometown of Bologna and they are getting married in Italy this Summer.
The weather report called for snow and rain, yet we had a beautiful day with blue skies and a stunning sunset in Ann Arbor for Kayla and Melissa’s engagement session. Kayla and Melissa are two of the sweetest people and I had such a blast getting to know them better during their engagement session.
It was a day filled with love and laughs as I photographed Kena and Stephen in Downtown Detroit. I was originally supposed to photograph their wedding in Boston, MA but due to some family circumstances, they ended up having a very small and intimate wedding a month earlier and then meeting up with me in Detroit (Stephen is getting his MBA at The University of Michigan, my alma mater) so Kena could wear her dress and they could still have wedding photos taken.
Last Saturday I got to photograph the Blake Shelton concert at The Palace of Auburn Hills! It was my first time seeing Blake in concert, and even though I only got to hear his first four songs, it was one heck of a show opening!
It was literally 16 degrees outside in Ann Arbor when I met up with Lisa & Gerid for their University of Michigan engagement photos but you would never know how cold it was by looking at these images. They absolutely knocked it out of the park!