I am offering a fall special on school portraits for homeschooling families in the Grand Rapids area.  I am starting with one morning session (more will be added if there is a need).   There are a variety of ordering options including individual prints and/or packages.  Younger siblings and non-homeschool families are also welcome!  Click on each image below to see a full-size image.

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To me, there is rarely much of a difference between a “client” and a friend (I don’t even like to call “clients” by such an impersonal title, so I have to put it in quotes!).  Sometimes my clients start out as friends, such as this family that I photographed recently in Brainerd.  A friend calls and asks if I can take pictures and because I am blessed with sweet and beautiful friends, I love to say “yes”! 

Sometimes clients begin as just a name—an unknown person or family—written on my schedule.  I get a phone call or an email and then I get to meet a new couple or a new family.  By the end of a session, I feel as though I’ve found new friends.  (Okay, they might still look at me as the weirdo lady with a camera, but I think of them as new friends!  And hey, if I’m taking your picture, wouldn’t you rather I saw you through the lens of friendship?!!)

Well, as I mentioned, this darling family falls in the category of old friends who flatter me by asking me to take their pictures.  I always have so much fun with them!

We had some fun with some random old chairs and a sign outside of a driving school.  You never know where you’ll find your best “props”!

She is the sweetest thing ever, but isn’t she giving some good sass on this picture?!  I love it!

Cutest couple ever….I say it every year we take the annual family pictures!

When in the Brainerd area recently, I was able to take pictures on a beautiful lake for this beautiful family. 

I love this picture of brother and sister:

 

Beautiful—like Mother, like daughter!

The guys fishing—isn’t this one just like a greeting card?

Aren’t they a lovely couple?

No wonder their children are so lovely!

I always have a weakness for the candids.

Thank you for the opportunity to spend a morning on the lake with your family!  Many blessings to you!

A beautiful summer day greeted this couple on their wedding day.  After a lovely service at the church, we headed out to Ruttger’s Resort on Sugar Lake for pictures and for an evening reception.

Here is a sneak peek of pictures from their day, starting with the pictures I snapped pre-ceremony:

Here they are sharing a couple of moments during their ceremony:

 

The bride and the groom each have a son—here is a fun family picture (the little guys fascinated by a sailboat or something equally exciting out on the water):

The bride looking ethereal:

And the groom—I assured both of them that they are very photogenic, and I think I was right!

 

What a beautiful way to end a perfect day: