will + alyssa welcome baby ava!

I met Liz and Douglas awhile back while they were in town to show off their gorgeous new baby girl (they live overseas). We got together with some of their family in the arb while the peonies were in full bloom – what a gorgeous spot for some photos. Here’s a few of my faves…

Isn’t she the cutest 2-year-old ever?!  Get a load of these blue eyes!I met Claire’s mom at Ken + Jody’s wedding last month, and was so excited when she called me to schedule a family session!What a cute family 😉 mom and dad aren’t too bad lookin’ either – I see where Claire got those…

michele is getting married Saturday, but we met up earlier this week to take some bridal portraits of her.  I always love doing shoots like these, since on the actual wedding day there isn’t always time to devote to making these sorts of images. Anyhow – here’s some favorites! I spotted this cool setee at…

I’d been looking forward all week to this shoot – but Saturday rolled around and we had just about the worst weather imaginable – i’m talking grey skies, constant downpours – the kind of day that makes you just want to curl up with a good book and some hot chocolate! But these guys totally…

What a cutie!I was so excited to meet this little guy…I photographed mom and dad’s wedding waaaaayyy back in 2005 (i think?!)  I went through my archives, thinking I’d post a photo from their wedding day, but – gasp! – I shot it on film!  Probably one of the last that I did – crazy…

I shot a couple of fun family sessions this week – we lucked out with some perfect, crisp fall days!  Here’s some quick favorites from the first session:I met the mom of these cute boys through Food Gatherers, a local non-profit working to fight hunger in Washtenaw County.  what a cute family!I just adore this…