Matthes Tree Farm Wedding - Shelby and Trevor

Ida, Michigan
Matthes Tree Farm

Congratulations Shelby and Trevor!!! What a beautiful wedding at Matthes Tree Farm.

These two met online in 2018, when Shelby was living in Delaware and Trevor was living in Ohio. Shelby was visiting family for Thanksgiving at the time. They did the long-distance thing for about two months before Shelby made the decision to move back to Ohio. They have been inseparable ever since. In 2021, they made the move back to Michigan, where Trevor is originally from. Both of them love hunting and the outdoors. The two have the same birthday, just two years apart. Trevor proposed on their birthdays, April 24, 2022, while they were turkey hunting in northern Michigan with friends.

Thank you so much for choosing me to document your story! I wish you a life filled with laughter and turkeys.
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The Cheney Place Wedding- Jesse and Matt

The Cheney Place
Grand Rapids, MI

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Middleton!!! We had so much fun at The Cheney Place, celebrating these two choosing each other for the rest of their lives.

Matt and Jesse have known each other for ten years. They lived on the same floor in college, did the long-distance thing in grad school, and both ended up back in Michigan years later. They reconnected at a Christmas party, and while they had seen each other a few times over the years post-college, this was the catalyst that led to an actual relationship.

Fast forward to July 2021, Matt took Jesse and Stanley to the Indiana Dunes National Park. Packed away in his camelback was the ring and two small champagne bottles. “After a longer-than-anticipated hike, a narrowly avoided snake attack, and climbs over multiple dunes, they made it to the shores of Lake Michigan. While possibly suffering from heat sickness, Jesse agreed to marry Matt.”

The couple recently bought their first home! Their adventures just keep on going-from a ton of vacations to national parks, to traveling all over Michigan, some hot shows and breweries, to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

In case you missed their beautiful snowy engagement session with Stanley, you can check it out here:

https://lookatthebiggerpicture.com/blog/lenderink-tree-farm-session-belmont-michigan

Thank you so much for choosing me to document your story! Best wishes to you in your new adventures! Thank you to Emily Betcher, for second shooting and having fun with us.
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Grand Rapids Engagement- Shanna and Chris

Congratulations Shanna and Chris! These two met at karaoke night at Kale’s, when Chris was hosting. He kept asking Shanna out and she kept blowing him off, until the day she didn’t… He proposed on their three year anniversary. It was a complete surprise when he got down on one knee, while they were cooking tacos at home in sweatpants.

Celebrating their engagement was so fun. We started casually at home with their doggie, Finn. Then we went to Kale’s, where they first met (and is unfortunately closing now, so those photos will be extra special), and The Blue Bridge.

I noticed while shooting this session that Shanna’s tattoo of the arrow on her arm now points straight to her ring. “An arrow needs to be pulled back before it can soar... “ I thought it was so meaningful. So happy for my friend. I hope these two soar into new wonderful adventures! I am ecstatic that I get to document their big one, coming next year…

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