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This past April I had the pleasure of photographing Carly and Jeff’s wedding at Stonebridge Golf Course in Ann Arbor, Michigan. We were able to package photography services with a popular Muskegon-based cover band, Refurbushed, for entertainment, and work together to provide both photography and entertainment. It is always a bit chilly in April in […]

February 1, 2019

Stonebridge Golf Course Wedding – Ann Arbor, MI – April 21, 2018

I first attended Shutterfest in 2015 after hearing about it in one of the local photography groups that I’m in.  Although I’d been doing weddings and other types of sessions for a couple of years already, I knew that I still had plenty of things to learn.  Shutterfest, at that time, was only into its […]

April 24, 2017

Shutterfest 2017 Photography Convention – St. Louis, Missouri

Erin and Mark chose Grand Rapids’ trendy hotspot, Downtown Market, to hold their wedding celebration.  Having their wedding in the greenhouse portion of the market was a great way to get the feel of an outdoor wedding while still staying warm during chilly winter temperatures (although our winter was pretty weird and it wasn’t very […]

April 10, 2017

Erin & Mark’s Downtown Market Wedding in Grand Rapids, Michigan – February 11, 2017

Katelyn and Benjamin have been separated by distance due to Benjamin’s service in the US Marines and they could not wait to be together finally after getting married!  Their rustic winter wedding took place among friends and family here in Michigan before they moved to California.  Michigan’s weather didn’t fully cooperate as normally there would […]

April 10, 2017

Katelyn & Benjamin’s Wedding at St. Bartholemew Catholic Church and Moss Ridge Golf Club – January 21, 2017

I first met up with Katie and Travis last spring when I did their orchard engagement session.  The two of them were so easygoing and fun that I knew their wedding would be filled with joy and love.  Katie even had her adorable little dog in the wedding party!  The weather turned out to be […]

April 10, 2017

Katie and Travis’ Kent Country Club Wedding in Grand Rapids, Michigan – October 22, 2016