Category Archives: West Michigan Photography

West Michigan Photography

twice the fun! | Saugatuck children’s photographer

These twins really were twice the fun.  Now I know their mom is laughing at me – because nothing seemed to go right during the session.  Skinned knees, classic brother-sister stuff, chocolate on a stick (to sooth the skinned knee of course!) that we prayed wouldn’t get on clothes…  What mom doesn’t know though is that...

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Mike & Rachel | beautiful summer wedding in Grand Rapids

Last weekend, we had so much fun photographing Mike and Rachel’s wedding and was it ever a gorgeous day!  Thankfully, the scattered thunderstorms that were predicted never showed.  This is my last wedding for the foreseeable future and it was a fabulous one to end with… a sweet, beautiful bride with an impeccable sense of...

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just the way I like them | Grand Rapids newborn photographer

Only seven days old and as beautiful as could possibly be… sweet little rolls, all sleepy & bendy.  Have I mentioned how much I adore newborns?  What?  I have before? haha OK, if you didn’t audibly say “awwww” after the one above – I think there just may be something wrong with you! This one is actually from the...

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sand & surf | Grand Rapids family photographer

Things have sure been busy here at SLP!  Lately I’ve had the sweetest families, cutest kids, most adorable newborns and gorgeous brides in front of my camera.  A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing an extended family from Chicago.  We met in the middle – in Union Pier, MI.  It was a...

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Sanjay & Alexandra | Wedding in New York

To start off with, I thought I would give you a beautiful photo to look at before I started rambling.   (While the original image of this shot that I previously posted here was gorgeous, I had to come back and replace it with this one that has been digitally enhanced for a painted canvas feel.)  As you can...

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