[kristen, rob and noah]

I am a bit behind the times, but I didn't want to let the opportunity to share some recent family photoshoots with you!  This particular shoot is the ongoing history of Kristen and Rob.....now with their new addition, Noah.  Noah turned one recently so we spent a freezing morning at Beaver Island State Park.  Noah has such a sweet personality and knew just how to act around a camera!  Finally the sun came out so we could warm up and enjoy ourselves a bit more.

[the ernst family]

This past holiday weekend I spent the morning hanging out with the Ernst family.  It had been about a year and a half since I last saw them, when Keaton was just a little munchkin.  He has grown up so much!  Such a polite, sweet and funny little man and he showed me all his best moves.  Incidentally, it is also deanna and kurt's 5th wedding anniversary....I can't believe it has been 5 years already!  Check out their wedding images here.  And here are some images from last Monday!

[baby jack]

It's spring, finally, and the very best time to celebrate new life!  I had the chance to meet Baby Jack last month and check out his awesome pad, super colorful with a vintage vibe.  No doubt it would be awesome, considering his mom, Christa is a graphic designer.  Here are a few of my favorites from the session!

[katie and andrew]

In August, my sweet niece Katie tied the knot with Andrew, a very funny and all around great guy that she has been working with in China for the last couple of years.  Their wedding incorporated a lot of elements of the Chinese culture as well as preserving their down to earth personalities, including origami flowers made by Andrew, a tandem getaway bicycle, red chopsticks at the reception and a parasol.  They put the entire wedding together themselves with a ton of help from Katie's sister, mom, grandparents and aunts and uncles.  I was incredibly honored to photograph their wedding and I share it with you as proof that it doesn't matter what you spend on a wedding, so long as it reflects who you are!