Owen + Ashley // Michillinda Lodge Wedding

Owen + Ashley // Michillinda Lodge Wedding

Owen and Ashley, two compassionate doctors and really good people, wanted to get married overlooking Lake Michigan, a favorite place of theirs. They crossed their fingers for good weather and were married on a gorgeous August day at Michillinda Lodge.

Grae + Becky // Elberta Life Saving Station Wedding

Grae + Becky // Elberta Life Saving Station Wedding

The couple chose to get married in the Northern Michigan town where Becky spent her summers since she was six years old. She wore a gown made by her great-grandmother. It was the same dress that her mother wore and her grandmother wore before that. The bridal party (seriously, the most fun bunch I’ve ever had the chance to photograph) all gathered at the family cottage to get ready and then it was moment after moment until the sun set over Betsie Lake.

Garrett + Sabrina // Beachcomber Association Wedding

Garrett + Sabrina // Beachcomber Association Wedding

Garrett spent his summers along the dunes of the Beachcomber Association near Little Point Sable Lighthouse and this is where he chose to come back this summer to get married to Sabrina. Good food, good music and good friends surrounded the two as they were married along Lake Michigan in a beautiful and intimate ceremony.

FAMILY // Baby B.

FAMILY // Baby B.

Only days old, I was asked to document some of this sweet baby girl’s first moments at home. I always feel especially privileged to be a part of something so precious and new.

Josh + Sara // Kalamazoo Wine Loft Wedding

Josh + Sara // Kalamazoo Wine Loft Wedding

Josh and Sara both grew up in the Detroit area but now call Kalamazoo home. As lovers of wine and craft beer — and their new town — they wanted to invite all their closest friends and family to join them for one big cocktail party type of wedding.

FAMILY // Baby Kessler

FAMILY // Baby Kessler

In June, we converged to the little-known town in the mountains of Lopez, Pennsylvania near the corner of Maple and Maple to meet my nephew who arrived just over three weeks before. Just like the harsh winters of Lopez leave the buildings with a perfectly weathered patina, my sister Leni’s labor could compare. Harsh. Long. Tough. In the end was this perfect baby boy for us all to love.

FAMILY // Henry

FAMILY // Henry

I’ve known Henry for a few years now and, yes, he gets cuter every time I photograph him. But man, oh man, does his energy grow exponentially. I won’t lie I had a hard time keeping up with this little man but I love that everything is an exploration. A rock. A tree. A stick.

FAMILY // Sayles + Rogers

FAMILY // Sayles + Rogers

In the summer of 2014, this beautiful family hired me to join them for a day in Glen Arbor for their summer vacation. In 2015, they asked me back but this time in New Buffalo. The beach was different and the children had grown but so much stayed the same.

FAMILY // Wilburn Family

FAMILY // Wilburn Family

I love rural life. For anyone who doesn’t know, my minor is actually agriculture. Sooooo, the Wilburns are pretty much my favorite type of family. When your kids can walk down the middle of the road it’s a perfect place to grow up.

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