VanDuinen Kids Session

A few more pictures from the beginning of the summer, when the blog wasn’t updated as often as I would have liked to. Some seasons of the year are so hard to keep up on this kind of thing. Now that we’re in full swing of the wedding and portraiture season, I am finding it to be easier to regularly update. It’s more built into my daily life even though I’m busier than I was before.

Without further rambling, here are some pictures of the VanDuinen kids from this past May. We had a really nice walk through town and the Hope College Campus on a cool, early summer morning and totally beat the rain that happened moments after we finished the session.

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Perry and Kaitlin Engaged!

We just got back from shooting a wedding in Bloomfield Hills and a visit to Cranbrook’s campus (where Lisa went to grad school)–it is always good to stop back in town.

Earlier this summer I met Kaitlin and Perry at Cranbrook for an engagement session. We are now looking forward to their wedding in Holland in a few weeks – the first official Fall wedding of this year!

kaitlin and perry engaged

Eli-Newborn Session

This session is from the beginning of the summer, but I didn’t get a chance to blog it until now. Eli lives in our house, so we’ve had the chance to watch him grow giving me a new perspective on what these newborn pictures mean. Time goes by and the little one’s change so quickly. I so enjoy being able to document the steps giving connections to times that have passed. eli's newborn photography session

Cara and Michael–Party on the Farm

Cara and Michael’s wedding in mid-June was a dream to shoot! The details were stunning and meaningful, the styling was interesting, but also very much “them”, the locations were quaint and rustic, but also personal, and there was a lot of fun events and guests. The farm where we took the portraits and where the reception was held is Cara’s family farm home in Holland near Overisel (just down the road from Dykhuis Farms). The reception consisted of homemade individual pies, a DJ and line dancing caller (locals may know the infamous Pam Volkers from Tulip Time’s Dutch Dancing), sparklers and fireworks. It was a very fun and memorable day. Belated congratulations to Cara and Michael! We wish you all the best! cara and michael wedding portraitscara and michael wedding photographycara and michael bridal party and wedding ceremony photographycar and michael wedding reception photographycara and michael wedding party photography