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Nicole, Michael, Nicholas & Brooklyn

This family is so dang cute. We had a lovely spring night to shoot. Perfect, actually. It was so nice to feel the warm sun again and to see the spring flowers in bloom! Nicole and family: you guys were a riot to work with! Your kiddos areView full post »

Carissa & Angel

It was an intimate, relaxed and quiet day for Carissa and Angel’s Royal Park wedding. These two were absolutely wonderful to work with. There’s was so much love, respect and admiration for one another. It really was an honor toView full post »

Introducing Ava

It was so great to work with Chris and Amanda again! They were fantastic 2010 wedding clients. Fast-forward 5 years and…welcome baby Ava! Dainty and beautiful just like her mama, it was like photographing a porcelain doll. We had a goodView full post »

Peter: Senior Session

It was a lot of fun meeting and working with Peter and his family. We started out downtown Royal Oak for his senior session and ended up at his family’s charming home for some group shots. These guys are a tight-knit family with a hilariousView full post »

Introducing Piper Pearl

It is always such an honor to photograph other photographers. I had so much fun working with my dear friends Chris and E’Lisa Campbell and their two stunning daughters. You may remember little Lucy Lavender Grace from a few years ago. AndView full post »

Ainslie: St. Patty’s Day Session

What’s cuter than a 4-year old red head on St. Patty’s Day? NOTHING. It is always so much fun to photograph sweet little Ainslie. You may remember her from Valentine’s Day sessions last year and the year before. Ainslie girl:View full post »

Valentine’s Day Session with Liz, Bella and Joshua

This adorable trio. A gorgeous mama and her two sweet kiddos. You may remember them from their cute session last spring. It was so much fun to work with them again on a sweet Valentine’s Day mini-session, complete with cupcake smashing inView full post »

Dylan: 4 Months

Two words: Baby. Cheeks. Top (first pic) to bottom (last pic). This little nugget has grown so much since his newborn session! It was so fun to see his personality starting to emerge and those big blue eyes twinkling in front of my camera!View full post »

Evelyn & Jack are ONE!

I can hardly believe these little munchkins are one already!! It seems like it was just last week that I photographed their newborn session, followed by their 9 month and 5 month sessions. We brought it full circle and decided to do the finalView full post »

Erin & Dave

You may remember this sweet Ann Arbor couple from their engagement session last fall. It was a lovely day for a wedding! The forecast was calling for rain, but the sun actually ended up coming out! Maybe it’s because Dave is a formerView full post »

Connor is 1!

This baby boy is sooooooooooo sooooooooooo yummy. It has been such a joy to photograph him in his very first year of life! We started with a maternity session when he was just a bump, then we did a newborn session, a 6 month session, and all of aView full post »

Introducing Valon

It was such a joy to once again photograph Amanda and Marko’s gorgeous family! Introducing baby #3 and the first (and only) son: Valon. Ohhhhhhhh boy he is a yummy one with a head of thick, dark hair, piercing eyes and scrumptious dimples.View full post »