Joyous. Emotional. Homage. Tradition. Culture. Just a few words to describe this amazing day of Karina & Drew’s wedding up North in Michigan near Traverse City. The backdrop: gorgeous, deep blue, Torch Lake.

J&J, in their home. Exposed brick walls. Delicious smells coming from the bakery below. Even better food made by them inside. I got to eat supper with them, to be invited into their home & lives where the evening light hits hard in their office room while they watched the people & traffic below in Over the Rhine.

When Mark & Vai invited us to document their wedding in Maui at Sugarman Estate, we had no idea what we were in for, but it turned out to be one of the best experiences in our work at this time. We shared 5 days with Mark & Vai and their families; not only photographing […]

An engagement party turned surprise wedding. Was suppose to be in Italy, but due to military orders it got moved to the location of their first kiss: her childhood home front steps. Shifting your mindset and embracing the unexpected allows for stories to be written that we couldn’t [or wouldn’t] write ourselves and it turns […]

After our kids were graciously given a mountain of toys at Christmas from grandparents, I couldn’t help but ask myself where (and why) we prioritized the spending of our money since we tend to spend most of our time outdoors! While our kids of course were super stoked to open each gift and have no […]

These two had many setbacks due to COVID, but they handled it all with grace. They ended up eloping near their hometown in Seattle, WA and then planned to have the big celebration out in Hawaii at Sunset Ranch on the North Shore of Oahu. When another wave of COVID came through, they had to […]

2022 was the year of bringing film back into my life. Shooting film has allowed me to put phone away and be more in the moment with my family. I even invested in a Super 8 camera so I could take videos on film. This was a year of adding yet another baby girl, Hazel Hope, and of celebration.

After photographing Erica & Michael’s proposal up in Charlevoix, Michigan, they invited me to come document their wedding in Downtown Chicago. Everything happened within a square mile so each of these places are so special to E&M.

Probably one of the most beautiful and joyful couples I’ve ever met & photographed. Truly, these two were laughing together almost the entire time. And when I gave them a few minutes at the end of our time together to look at one another and think about how much they love each other, slow down, […]

Engagement sessions are an opportunity to get you comfortable in front of me and my camera but even more so to connect and hear more of your story, share my story, and foster a deeper trust with more than “our photographer”, but Reese – the [mostly] calm, fun guy that’s a dad of 4 under […]

Not only was this a beautiful wedding day up in Northern Michigan, but a beautiful couple surrounded with deep love from their friends & family! A few unforgettable moments from Elyse & Adam’s big day that I’m sure no one will forget: -the joy on all the girls’ faces when they saw Elyse; backed with […]

This day was loaded with florals & lots of love. Settled in a beautiful forest & a row of tall pine’s in Northern Michigan’s Traverse City is Blue Bridge Event Center where Laura & Jordan said “I do” under some beautiful fall colors. The sun was out, it was warm and the whole team at […]