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.
Enjoy your preview of the big day…

Family photos at home

Spring Lake, Michigan
Family photos

Thank you to the Cagney Family for another family session! Documenting this family through the years, with all of their new adventures and growing babies, has been so fun and special. It’s a treat to get photos with Nan and Scratch when they visit from Perth, Australia, for the holidays. Looking at these photos, I hope they will remember Brooks’ obsession with Bluey, which makes her dance and laugh and forget about the stranger crouching in the corner snapping photos. I hope they remember Nan and Scratch playing Uno with Smith and having a tea party with Brooks.

In case you missed the last family sessions:
https://lookatthebiggerpicture.com/blog/grandparents-family-session
https://lookatthebiggerpicture.com/blog/newborn
https://lookatthebiggerpicture.com/blog/family-newborn-spring-lake-mi

Thank you, Karri and Brett, for continuing to trust me with your lovely family, wonderful chaos and all.
Enjoy the preview and your full gallery is coming…

The Revel Center - Sam and Seth

The Revel Center
Grand Rapids, MI

Congratulations Samantha and Seth! What a beautiful winter wedding! It had some perfect moments- from Seth and Sam sharing private vows to each other before the ceremony, to family making the day even more special with their humorous toasts, and then, of course, bagpipes!

The lucky ducks have been together for about three years. They first met when the bride heckled the groom at a lacrosse game in college. Fast forward four years, when they met again on Hinge. The official first date was a movie night at Sam’s house, but it ended up being a chat that lasted for five hours instead. Seth proposed on Sam’s family vacation for the 4th of July, where everyone was in on the surprise.

In case you missed their engagement session, you can check it out here:
https://lookatthebiggerpicture.com/blog/riverside-park-grand-rapids-engagement

Thank you so much for choosing me to document your story! Please enjoy the preview of the big day…