While on a long camping trip along the western coast of Michigan last summer, I received an email from the sweetest bride-to-be!  She had seen my work, and wanted to inquire about wedding photography and engagement photos.  After only a few emails back and forth, I could tell I would love working with this couple!  […]

“I would love to do photos in the snow!  I love snow!”  Ok, so I’m paraphrasing here, however, my sweet and beautiful friend, Marisa, shared what she had envisioned for her next family portrait session as we chatted during a play date with our kiddos some time last year. After all, she has traveled all […]

Many of you may know that we had a dog years ago. We found her in 2011, a mere 5 pounds, on the hottest of Sunday summer afternoons at a random sale on the side of the road.  She was the tiniest little thing hiding in the back of a really big kennel.  After leaving […]

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!  It has been so wonderful to soak in this magical season with our boys – decorating indoors and out, driving around to see lights, giving gifts to family, baking cookies for Santa, ice skating and so much more!  They have no idea how much they make our days […]

It’s crazy to believe that 6 years ago today we welcomed our second baby boy into the world!  His due date was Christmas Day, however, like his older brother, he arrived 3 days early!  And we got to bring him home from the hospital on Christmas Day!  Emerson Ray, there are so many things we […]