Lindsay & Patrick // Detroit Engagement Photographer

The amount of clients we have for 2019 that are hilarious is overwhelming. We are settling in nicely with a super funny crowd and I love it. It’s great having people just do the things you ask without feeling weird because weird feels right at home. Even though most things look pretty normal, the process of creating them can feel weird so it all just works so well when everyone is on the same page.

Lindsay and Patrick are just such nice people and memorable humans. 10 years into marriage and I can say that laughing with Ryan is the absolute favorite thing. Having someone to laugh with for the rest of my life is the most comforting thing in my world. I know that Lindsay will also enjoy that life at Patrick is a gem. haha I started following him on Instagram and a small series on a rainy yard sale made me laugh for a longer than it should have hahah

So excited for their wedding!

Austin Family // Muskegon Family Photographer

The Austin’s are some of our favorite people and it’s an absolute joy to give them beautiful photos of their incredible family. It’s hard to meet such kind, easy going, real people so we feel incredibly lucky to have them in our lives. When they watch Grace, she just blends right into their family as the 5th child and it’s super cute!

This session went better than I remember it. It was super windy which was making it chilly and a lot of the fall color had fallen off the trees recently from the wind so I was kind of bummed about that. When I started editing their images tonight it was the first time I had actually looked at them and I was like WHAT this is amazing! hahah It’s fun to be able to relive experiences that I remembered differently. I guess that is the beauty of photography.

Ellie and her magical curly hair stole the show on this one for me. The wind, the light, it was all perfect. The 3 photos towards the end are my absolute favorite!

Aynna & Craig // Kalamazoo Engagement Photographer

Craig and Aynna must just be lucky people because fall was weird this year. It sorta showed up and then all the sudden seemed over. We had a ton of rain and really windy days that blew all the leaves off of the trees quite early. They weren’t even supposed to have their session until later this week but they were in town and we were able to move some things around to make it work and boy am I glad we were! The light was INCREDIBLE and the leaves were perfect at heritage hall.

We shot around heritage hall many years ago before it was totally renovated so when we came back to it for the first time, we were amazed at how much it had changed! It is such an incredible building. Aynna’s dad was actually the architect on it so it was cool to do her engagement photos there. We have shot weddings here as well and just love it.

These two are just the definition of kind and laid back. They made our job super easy and were such a joy to shoot. We love when people just play around and do all the weird stuff we ask without questioning the process haha If it doesn’t end up being a cool shot, at least we all got some laughs out of it :)

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😂 OUTTAKES 😂

I had recently done something bad to my right foot. It’s like turning in weird and I can’t bend it properly.

I really shouldn’t have been walking on it but we all know I am not going to cancel sessions because of a bum foot.

However, climbing hills was like climbing everest to me haha. It’s super hard to hobble up a hill and we all need a little help sometimes! hahaha :)

Kaitlynn & Justin // Lovett Hall Wedding Photographer

Kaitlynn is one of those people you meet that when you walk away, you say to each other “Oh my word, she was so nice!” Nothing makes me feel more calm than organization and my goodness, this girl is organized. It seemed to bring her just as much joy as it brings me…which is a LOT.

Her joy for her family and friends happiness says a lot about her as well. Maybe we are just lucky, maybe our work just brings in the same kind of person but I love how so many of the weddings we shoot are not just about the couple. It isn’t this “my day” kind of vibe. It’s about everyone. It’s this beautiful cycle of everyone making each other happier and happier.

Justin reminds me of Ryan. Supportive, kind, patient and her ultimate supporter. During the ceremony they were talking about how when camping, she really just wanted a hotel and I thought to myself, oh my goodness, it’s us! hahah I like viewing nature but don’t so much love it ON me.

The Henry Ford museum is such a cool place to shoot and Lovett hall is just a stunning building! We always love the gems that Detroit has to offer.

As always, it was a pleasure being part of such a beautiful day and although this blog is HUGE, it took a lot of harsh cuts to get it down to this hahaa Enjoy!

Oh and if you want to check out their amazing Ann Arbor engagement session, you can see that here: http://www.gauperphoto.com/blog/kaitlynn-justin-ann-arbor-engagement-photographer

Taylor & Sam // Muskegon Engagement Photographer

When we are shooting anl engagement session on a fairly overcast day and then all of the sudden THE SKY EXPLODES. We run as fast as we can to get to the water to get some sweet sky shots before it’s gone. Now, I’m not much of an “athletic” person and Ryan was carrying a bunch of gear but none of that matters when you see a sky like this. YOU RUN!

Great memories are made when you think your lungs are about to explode. hahaha

For funzies, here’s a majestic outtake in the wind. :) Not every image is a winner hahah!