Summer Engagement Session at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor - Ané + Ian
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Summer Engagement Session at Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor - Ané + Ian

I'm writing this blog post retroactively-- so when I think back on this HOT hot summer day with Ane + Ian, all I can remember is just how much FUN it was. These two have the best attitude, and they came ready to play and fully put their relationship on display. Sometimes as a photographer I have to work really hard to pull genuine actions and emotions out of people and with these two, it was so EASY. It was like they were taking happy pills or something. I smile every time I think about them and this day (but like not in a creepy way) and I can't wait to photograph their wedding at the Collins off Main in May!

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UP Adventure Engagement Photos at Black Rocks Beach in Marquette - Janie + Jacob
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UP Adventure Engagement Photos at Black Rocks Beach in Marquette - Janie + Jacob

I am constantly jealous of photographers who live in geographically beautiful areas. Like, the kind with EPIC beauty— mountains, coastlines, beaches, rock coasts, etc. If you’re a photographer and you want to make yourself feel really bad, follow a bunch of photographer from Utah and Oregon on Instagram. “Should I just give up entirely and maybe sell socks at the airport?” is something you’ll be asking yourself on a daily basis.

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Engagement Session Downtown Ann Arbor - Alyssa + Ben
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Engagement Session Downtown Ann Arbor - Alyssa + Ben

This session was actually a combination of graduation + engagement because Alyssa and Ben are just overachievers like that. They both had just graduated from dental school, and Ben flew Alyssa (because he’s also a pilot.. like I said, overachievers) to Mackinac Island where he proposed to her before flying back to Ann Arbor. People who are planning to propose soon— are you taking notes??

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Surprise Engagement Proposal at U of M Stadium in Ann Arbor - Vivian + Aaron
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Surprise Engagement Proposal at U of M Stadium in Ann Arbor - Vivian + Aaron

When Aaron contacted me and said he was planning to propose to his girlfriend Vivian at Michigan Stadium and that he was looking for someone to photograph it, I couldn’t say yes fast enough! Anything that is a surprise is my absolute FAVORITE. It’s so fun to think about how Vivian walked into the Stadium a girlfriend and walked out a FIANCEE and had no idea that her day would end up like that. As were walking out afterward, Vivian said “I thought he was going to propose to me at the Taylor Swift concert.” If anything can compete with Love Story, it’s probably this.

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Couples Session at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor - Marielle + Miles
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Couples Session at Matthaei Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor - Marielle + Miles

One of the reasons I love to shoot weddings is because the wedding is the entire point of the photos—everyone in front of the camera is so distracted on a wedding day because they aren’t there to get photos taken, they’re there to get married. That makes my job as a documenter easy. When you set out to do a photo session, it kind of feels like the photos are the whole point, and it’s a really hard thing to fight.

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