Engagement

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A picture-perfect spring engagement session at Nichols Arboretum!

We unintentionally scheduled this session exactly when the famous peony garden at the arboretum was at its peak! This is something I’ve always wanted to visit during this time, and it’s also been on my photography bucket list for some time. It was funny we didn’t even try to plan it this way it was just fate!

When we arrived, the garden was BUSY with so many others visiting to enjoy the gorgeous peony blooms! That didn’t stop us at all as I have a few tricks and methods to capturing photos as if we were the only ones there (plus just a bit of photoshopping magic!).

The entire night was a dream! The weather was perfect, the sky was clear, and we had amazing light the entire evening. I had so much fun hanging out with and photographing Caitlyn and Miles! I can’t wait for their wedding in September 2024!

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Want to see more from Nichols Arboretum? Check out Stephenie and James’ engagement session.

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Stony Creek Metropark | Fall Engagement

While on a spontaneous trip to NYC the week of Christmas, Connor asked Christina to marry him! During their trip, they explored all over NYC and enjoyed all the pizza and bagel sandwiches. On the last night, on Christmas Eve, they were walking in Central Park, and Connor popped the question overlooking the skyline! (freaking cute!!)

Christina and Connor enjoy hiking, traveling, cooking, & running together. They’ve gone backpacking together out west and also have ran a full marathon together! Being active, outdoorsy people, Stony Creek Metropark was a very fitting location for their engagement photos!

I just love everything about this engagement session! The colors, the weather, the light, and of course, the couple! I say this every time I share photos from Stony Creek, but it’s seriously such a gem of a location! There is much variety in one location, and it looks gorgeous no matter what time of year it is.

I can’t wait until their upcoming wedding day!!

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I always love a Belle Isle engagement session! It’s such a gem of a location and this spring I was finally able to catch the epic cherry blossom blooms near the fountain!! Spring got a super late start so everything was slow to bloom. Julia, Chris, and I had chosen an earlier date for their engagement session, and then as we got closer things were still looking pretty dead outside so we ended up having to push the date! I was really really trying to time it right so we’d be able to take photos around the cherry blossoms! Thankfully, I got it right the second time and it was perfect timing! The whole island was waking up from winter and it was the perfect spring engagement session!

This session is a great example of how impactful it is to have a second outfit! When couples ask me about this, I always highly encourage bringing a second look! It really added great variety to Julia and Chris’ photos and gave them two different looks to choose from: one more casual, and one more dressed up! They also had two different color schemes one very spring and one that almost had more of a fall look. This can help give your photos more mileage and make them relevant to post or display in your home during any season! They also brought their sweet dog Luna for some photos too, including cute dogs is something I always encourage! 😉

Julia and Chris met in October 2018, had their second date on Halloween (which is Julia’s favorite holiday!), and then got engaged at the end of October 2021 so it’s only fitting that they get married in October! They’re set to get married in just a couple of months and I already can’t wait to share my favorites from their wedding day!

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Fall is forever my favorite time of year! This Downtown Detroit fall engagement session was an absolute stunner! It had been a minute since I had a session downtown so I was especially excited for this session! You can’t go wrong with engagement photos downtown no matter what season. However, fall is a really pretty time of year and allows for a lot of variety in the photos when you’re in the city. You’ll of course end up with all the really beautiful and classic city photos, but if you know where to look you’ll find some really great pockets of fall color that allows you to get the best of both worlds!

Frank’s brother Andrew and his wife Cat are a past KLP couple (see their wedding here from a few years ago!). I was absolutely thrilled when Rebecca reached out to me to be their wedding photographer! It’s always fun to photograph families that I’ve photographed before!

I had the best time exploring downtown with these two! They were so relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera and they really let their personalities shine through in these photos! Their wedding is just around the corner and I’m beyond excited to capture it!

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This beautiful fall engagement session at Stony Creek Metropark with Kalli and Kyle was the ideal fall engagement session! You can’t go wrong when you do photos at Stony Creek! After the sessions I’ve had there this past year, it has officially made it on the list of my top favorite locations! There are a lot of different-looking areas in this park that are located within walking distance which is great for staying within the time frame and also for creating variety throughout all of the photos! It’s just such a beautiful park!

It’s always a really great time when you get the chance to photograph friends! Kyle and I went to the same University and also worked together as Resident Assistants in our campus housing! Photographing friends is always extra special and I was so thrilled when Kalli and Kyle reached out to me to be their wedding photographer!

Kyle proposed to Kalli at Sleeping Bear Dunes during a visit disguised as a trip to the dunes to get photos together with their group of friends. One of their friend’s mom scrapbooks and wanted some photos for it (or so Kalli thought!!). The group ended up at a beautiful sand point over lake Michigan where you could see the shoreline for miles. When they got there everyone started taking photos and Kalli turned around and saw Kyle on one knee! That’s definitely a scrapbook moment!

These two killed it during their engagement session and were just so much fun to photograph! By the end, they were complete pros! I’m so beyond excited for Kalli and Kyle’s wedding this August! Their photos are going to be amazing and I know the whole day is going to be so much fun! It will be here before we know it and I’m currently counting down the days!