New Years Day Portraits | Alec + Audrey

It was a joy to spend New Years Day photographing Alec and Audrey's engagement photos. We had fresh snow beneath our feet as we trekked out into the woods behind her parents' home where we found a beautiful scene. String lights hung between the trees guiding a path through the forest. We stopped here and there amidst the trees and stood back to capture Alec and Audrey's interactions. We had the sweetest time laughing with them and getting to know them. We loved capturing their engagement and wedding (which will also be coming to the blog at some point!). Congratulations Alec + Audrey!

Winter Proposal | Dilon + Stephanie | Tandem Ciders

It was a beautifully snowy day shortly after Christmas when we took the trip out to Tandem Ciders to photograph Dilon and Stephanie's surprise winter proposal. Thankfully, it was pretty easy to hide our cameras under our bulky winter coats so Stephanie wouldn't be clued into what was about to happen. As she made her way back to their picnic table area with their drinks, Dilon got down on one knee and we whipped our cameras out to photograph the moment and her reaction. Through happy tears, Stephanie said yes and Dilon slipped her new engagement ring onto her finger. They took a few moments to sip their drinks and revel in the excitement before the rest of their 'mini' engagement session. Congratulations to Dilon and Stephanie! It was such an honor to be a part of such a happy moment in your lives. Thanks for trusting us to document it.

Ann Arbor Engagement | Matt and Rachael

When Matt and Rachael booked their wedding with us, we knew we would be doing an engagement session for them as well. It was a perfect October morning for a short road trip to Ann Arbor. Matt and Rachael were so sweet and we even brought Edith along in a baby carrier as we ventured around Nichols Arboretum finding pretty pockets of light here and there amongst the gorgeous greenery. We took our time hiking through the area, chatting and laughing with Matt and Rachael, and getting to know them and their story. It was such a lovely morning and we loved getting to hang out with them again THIS October to photograph their wedding in Traverse City.

Tom and Jenn | October Engagement

Last October, Tom reached out to us with his plans to propose to his girlfriend, Jenn. He wanted to schedule an engagement session shortly after the proposal in order to capture the beautiful Fall colors in Traverse City. The moody sky made for an even more dramatic contrast to the pops of color amongst the trees. Tom and Jenn even brought along their sweet pup to join in a few of the photos. We loved capturing and celebrating their sweet October engagement with them. Check out some of our favorites below.

Fall Color Engagement | Adam and Laura 2.0

After getting rained on during their original engagement session date, we decided to schedule a second session for Adam and Laura to hopefully spend a bit more time capturing portraits of the two of them and their sweet pup, Callie. In case you missed it, you can check out their rainy engagement photos HERE first, and then come back to take a look at their Fall color engagement portraits. We had beautiful weather and gorgeous colors on this day, much different than our grey and rainy twenty-minute session before. We had so much fun getting to hang out with them twice and capturing two very different scenes and circumstances with them. It just made us all the more excited for their wedding!

Rainy Engagement | Adam + Laura

When Adam and Laura made the drive up to Glen Haven for their engagement session, the forecast threatened some light sprinkles but claimed it would all pass through before we began their session. However, as those who live in Northern Michigan know, living on the lake means unpredictable weather. We made the drive out anyway and met them at the beach to scope out the weather and see if it would hold off. Alas, the forecast now showed a promise of rain through the night.

We proposed the idea to Adam and Laura of postponing their main engagement session until later in the year. They agreed but since they had driven all that way, we still wanted to have some fun with the situation. We asked them if they would be up for playing in the rain with us for twenty minutes just to see what we could create.

This rainy engagement session turned into one of my all time favorites. We are so thankful for adventurous couples who trust our vision, despite what the circumstances might look like. Thanks to Adam and Laura for frolicking in the rain with us and being the perfect subjects for a moody, romantic engagement session. Scroll on through to see some of our favorites.