JOURNAL

We’re the family with twins wrestling on the sidelines of their big sister’s soccer game. The ones you hear across the grocery store, begging for all the popsicles. The ones you’ll most likely find chasing a rogue child (or two) because, at this stage, they all still run in different directions like little feral things. […]

Tucked between Holland and Grand Haven, just off the main road in West Olive, there’s a public lakeshore park I often recommend for family sessions. It’s simple, beautiful, and easy to enjoy—especially with little ones in tow. This spot has all the things I look for in a family photo location: sand, tall dune grass, […]

If you’re dreaming of natural, relaxed family photos in Ludington—there’s one spot I always recommend: the beach and dunes near Ludington State Park. It’s the most versatile, kid-friendly, and visually stunning location in the area. In fact, when families ask for the best places to take photos on the beach, this one is at the […]

If you’ve booked an outdoor photo session in Michigan, you already know that our weather can be unpredictable…especially during spring and fall. While sunshine is lovely, clouds and even a bit of rain don’t have to ruin your session. Here’s what you need to know if the weather doesn’t cooperate on session day. Let’s Watch […]

There was a time when Mother’s Day was really hard for me.Not in an angry, falling-apart way… just in that quiet, heavy way where you feel like you’re on the outside of something you deeply want to be part of. I still felt incredible joy watching my friends become mothers, but underneath it all, there […]

They may never see it… the prayers I whisper while wiping the table after dinner, the hope I tuck into their school bags, the love I pour into the smallest, most ordinary moments. A mother’s prayer is not always words spoken out loud… but something quieter…  constant.Woven into the very breath of every day. It’s […]

Last summer I was sitting on the beach with a family I was photographing. Their kids were running amuck—we were all laughing, and a little out of breath, but taking it all in. An older woman walking with her husband was making her way down the beach, and I noticed her watching us as she […]

I know. I know. You’re exhausted. It’s been who knows how long since you slept through the night. Your shirt has been tugged on a hundred times today, and if you hear “Mommmmm! Watch this!!” one more time, you might just sink into the floor. Some days, it feels like you’re running on autopilot… always […]

I’m going to be really honest… there were two seasons when I really didn’t want to book a session for my own family. The first was a maternity session when I was pregnant with my twins. The second was a family session the following year when I had 1 year old twins, a 2 year […]

I have a photo from my 3rd birthday of me sitting on my bed. It’s just a simple moment, nothing extraordinary. But it was tucked into a photo album that I had looked at many times throughout my childhood. The interesting thing to me is this photo holds so much more than what you can […]