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Michigan Wedding Photographer

I want to start off by saying that on the day of Katie and Brian’s downtown Detroit engagement session, it was BY FAR the coldest day of the year! We hopped around city streets, caught some action in traffic, embraced the magical steam of a manhole and ended the evening with the most perfect golden […]

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Blake Farms Engagement Photos

In the fall of 2017 I had the privilege of getting to photograph Shelby and Robert’s wedding day. This winter I was so sooo excited when Shelby asked me to do a winter session with them right before the holidays! We spent the evening in the freezing cold at Blake Farms and these two were […]

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Detroit Athletic Club Engagement

Erin and Matt have such a natural, easy love for each other and these city views just topped off all the pretty. You can tell they adore each other by the sweet little grins they exchange and the way they wrap up together. Seriously guys, just try to scroll through these photos of them without […]

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Downtown Detroit Engagement

Lexi and Tyler’s engagement session was so sooo good for 100 reasons, but two of my favorites were: Motor City Vintage Rentals was there and Lexi asked for my advice picking out this stunner of a dress! It’s no secret these two look like they waltzed out of a Vogue magazine, but they’re so fun […]

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Belle Isle Boat House Wedding

The first time I met Katie and Graham we chatted over Moscow Mules about their wedding dreams, their sweet rescue pup and I knew we were going to be a perfect fit. These two are some of the most genuinely fun, light hearted people I’ve ever got to work with – not to mention they […]

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detroit wedding photographer

Alright, you can’t tell me you don’t want to buy Shelby’s dress and wear it everyday right?! But seriously guys, Shelby and Sean are so much fun I could have hung out with them all night! True story we did try to get some pretty photos celebrating with champagne in front of the James Scott […]

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Whenever my couples ask if they can bring their pups to engagement sessions the answer is always yes, yes and yes! Playing college softball with Kait I was so excited when she asked me to take her engagement photos in downtown Detroit. We met up on Belle Isle to let hers and Jordon’s pups run […]

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