My husband just came down in my studio for a visit and saw the images I had up on the screen. He was like, “What are you doing with those images?” I answered, “Blogging their session” with a sheepish tone in my voice. With my head hung low, I heard, “Honey! Didn’t you just shoot…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Our family is extremely excited about the holidays this year. You can just feel the positive energy in our home (ie our teenage daughters are sincerely making an effort to not quarrel…) and everyone is making a huge effort to live healthier (even Neil!) I hope our efforts transcend into the rest…
I love love LOVED this sweet baby girl. During her first photoshoot debut I’m not sure she even made a peep, she was putty in my hands and slept the entire time (yay!!) And her beautiful older brother Izayah was all smiles for me and loved his little sister completely. During their ordering appointment I…
This expanding family is very close to my heart! Michele first contacted me for family portraits last Fall. (I blogged their session HERE) I heard from her again at the beginning of the year when she asked me to take some professional yoga pictures for her. Michele is an amazingly talented yoga instructor, it was…
I LOVE my multi-family photoshoots. I have tried to explain to my kids and husband why I love them so much but I know they just don’t quite get it. So, on my last family reunion session I invited Regan to assist me for this session and she happily obliged. Reg’s often assists me and…
It’s been a pretty intense summer this year! Lots of photoshoots, families, newborns, and SENIORS! I know I’ve neglected my blog for months now, but I promise I will get caught up soon! This latest shoot is one of my ‘Year In The Life’ families. Baby Ella is 4 months old now and cute-as-a-button! We had a great…
So adorable!! Pretty like mommy!!
Ella is so adorable ! The pictures are so well done, the parents will have a hard time picking the best.
I love all the pictures! Rosie and Lance looked great. Ella is cute and adorable. Very hard to pick which one I like.
baby ella is the best, and these pictures are fantastic!
Beautiful family!!
Love, love, love these pictures! Jennifer did a great job capturing Ella’s beautiful smile 
Awwhh, love the second to last pic…so cute & adorable diaper pants! Great pictures of baby & family.
Ella is so cute and looks like she’s always happy, great family pictures! I look forward to seeing more! I’ve had monthly pictures of my kids during their first year and annually thereafter, but we’ve never done an outdoor shoot, great concept, I love it!
I “super-like” the bird’s-eye shot showing Ella’s back. This is the first time I actually show that concept. The composition of the shows are awesome, but of course you need a good subject to accomplish that. Great shots!
Such a cute baby! Love those cheeks
Ella loves her Uncle Jesse
Beautiful baby! Mom and Dad must be proud!
The photos of Ella and her parents are gorgeous! She is beautiful!
Great pictures! What a beautiful baby!
Ella is so adorable adn is getting bigger. okkslike she ready to take her first step. Beautiful pictures.
Love the pics especially the first & last. Ella is such a cutie.
Be ready for the future Miss Universe.
The unexpected bonus of my job is that I get to meet amazingly interesting people and Michele was one such client. When she came over for her family portrait consultation, we hit it off instantly. She is former military officer who currently works as a yoga instructor in Jackson. We found that we share a…
Go ahead. Ask anyone that knows my parents and they will totally back me up. I have the best parents ever. And my kids have the best grandparents ever. I literally struggle for words when it comes to describing how awesome they are. And not, ‘awesome’, like, “Wow, that chocolate donut was awesome!” but rather…
This. Is. So beautiful I tears up:) completely true. They are indeed the most wonderful grandparents ever. Thy would do anything for us.
Peace and blessing.
Peace, and blessings <3
Jen, John and I had brown bears. You had the Santa bear. Sorry. But that’s the fact Jack. Great pics!!
Don’t wreck my memory!! Just kiddin’. Love you bro. xo
Thank you Regan-noodle! xo
We wish we could put into words what we felt while reading this, Jennifer. Unfortunately, you did not get your writing abilities from us. We can only hope that, as a parent, you know your heartfelt words touched us beyond belief. Your kind words will live in our hearts for the rest of our lives. You are, and always have been, a thoughtful, loving daughter.
Okay Jenn, so if the post wasn’t enough to evoke some tears, the pictures surely do!! I’ve never personally met either of your parents, but over the years of our friendship, I’ve heard SO much about them. These pictures are such a beautiful way to show all they’ve been through together as a couple, as parents, as grandparents, and as friends. You can see the love in their eyes, and that’s priceless. Great job capturing the emotion and story in each shot…it’s what so many strive to do in this business, but often fall short of.
Awww, thanks Dana!! xoxo That means so much to me!
This shoot was part of a larger shoot I did back in June for three families vacationing here in our lovely Irish Hills. They were completely fun to spend time with (I love my job) and I felt an instant connection with all of them. I’ll be blogging about the other two families in a bit but here’s…
When Kim contacted me about taking her family’s pictures, I was completely stoked. Even though they live an hour away, my girls happen to know her kids – they’ve gone camping together - and they always come home with really cute stories to share. (I could picture Kim’s kids’ personalities before I even knew them –…
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The pics look great!
Michelle contacted me shortly after I shot Athena’s session. She LOVED how Athena’s pictures turned out and absolutely had to have the same location at the same time of evening for her own family pictures. Three cancelations later (thank you Michigan weather!) we were finally able to meet up for our session and it couldn’t have gone better. …
Tonight I am happily blogging about one of my favorite families whom I’ve had the honor and privilege of photographing since Jill’s maternity session about two years ago! Little Mr. G in the shots below is now 18 mos old! We actually had two shoots this summer – the first was a father’s day gift for Mike (see…
I have a soft spot in my heart for those who are required to travel down paths in life that make the rest of us weep with frustration and anger, while at the same time turning our faces up to God in prayer. One of the ways I’ve been able to bring a small token of comfort…
Jennifer – this is a beautiful set of images. The family photo is fantastic, and the image of Athena and her daughter, lying with head in her mother’s lap, is AMAZING. What a lovely way to mark this moment of their journey. You have a gift, and I love that you share it, and your vision, with others. Fantastic.
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[...] contacted me shortly after I shot Athena’s session. She LOVED how Athena’s pictures turned out and absolutely had to have the same [...]
I had the honor and pleasure of photographing little Miss K this past weekend – what an absolute doll! This was our secondattempt at photographing this beautiful baby and completely worth the extra effort and time. Newborn shoots are always *extra* long, and this one was no exception – Kristalyn & Mike, you both were complete troopers;…
Gotta go tuck the kids in to bed, but I just finished backing up tonight’s shoot and wanted to get this gorgeous shot posted before I turned in myself. There will be more to post on this amazing woman and her lovely daughter.
I’ve known Jamie for, well, going on 4 years now. When we met, it was an INSTANT friendship. And I don’t mean the casual “Let’s do lunch this Wednesday!” kind-of-friend, I mean the, “Whoa, your butt looks huge in those pants, you might not want to wear those again!” kind-of-friend. We met when she started working at Merillat, and…
I had a thoroughly enjoyable time photographing today’s beautiful family. It’s always fun when we all find ourselves laughing and enjoying each others company. And yes, most Dad’s do not enjoy getting their pictures taken, but Dan, you were a champ! (So were you, Ethan!) …I love their boys, SOOO cute! Be sure to check out Baby A’s ADORABLE hair…
There’s nothing better than a sun-shiney Saturday in the heart of winter – a nice reminder that Spring is right around the corner. This afternoon I had the pleasure of photographing Henry – what a cutie-pa-tootie. Nothing cuter than chubby babies, and Henry was exactly that. I normally like my itty bitty’s sleeping, but this little guy didn’t want to…
I had the honor of photographing my sister-in-law and her two fun-loving sisters on Sunday. You all were troopers, I hope you enjoy your sneak peeks, ladies! I love love love how these turned out! See you in a few weeks for our viewing session! xo
