Labor Day

ASHLEY + JASON
To start off this Labor Day weekend, Andrew and I got to photograph a wedding! This was such a fun wedding! Everyone was really great to work with.
It was a gorgeous day! Sunny, 80 degrees and a little breeze to keep us cool.
Here are some images from the day!
Thank you to both families for having us be a part of this special day!

Storm Stories

I got a call Friday evening just after I had arrived up north. It was a client of ours that called to tell me that my neighborhood had been hit by a tornado! So she offered to drive by my house to see if there was any damage. Luckily, my house was fine...not a lost branch. 4 houses down though and all thru the neighborhood, there were trees down everywhere. Cars smashed, garages flattened and trees uprooted. It looked like a war zone. I took Jake for a walk to look at all the mess, and it looked like everyone had a VERY long weekend with clean up. Most people were in good spirits and helping other people as much as they could.

It looks like we were lucky!

Babies and Puppies!

Jennie the puppy and her owner Georgia stopped over today to visit! Mom came too!
They were SO cute, we had to take a picture. They are just adorable :)

Don't Miss Out!

Matilda Jane Clothing Company is on their way back to St. Johns this month and we wanted to invite you! This time, it will be located downtown St. Johns at Sirrine & Associates! They have a lofty New York style business with lots of room to roam!
The party starts at 6pm and goes till around 8pm. If you are interested in attending, please email at www.canfieldjenkins.com
The Trunk Show will be on Tuesday, August 21st!
Hope to see you there!

I loved this little boy! SO CUTE I can hardly stand it!

Little Miss Sunshine

I had a great session last night with this little cutie! We took a walk downtown and took pictures along the way! My favorite part was everytime we went to a new location, she would grab mom's hand and then grab mine. That made me smile everytime :)
Here a couple images from her shoot!

Chris + Erika

Hey everyone,
I hope that you had a great weekend! I was very busy running around going to concerts and then the steam show. (Steam show, What's that?) Don't worry, I'll have pictures and video later this week.
In the meantime, I have more images from the double wedding weekend. These are images from Chris and Erika's wedding. We had a great time at this wedding! They had a fabulous band at their reception. And everyone was dancing the night away!
Thank you for letting us be a part of your day!

New Friends

Sometimes, there are people that instantly bring joy to my life. I like to think that God puts these people into my life to show me how amazing life can be. I have many people like this in my life. So many times, it seems, they are clients. I like to think that is why He has put my passion in photography. It gives me a chance to meet so many amazing people... that I can relate to in different areas of my life.

When I started photographing children on a full time basis, I felt like my life was more complete. They bring so much joy to my heart. And I love to watch the interaction between them and their parents and siblings. I think I have the best job in the world. Photographing love all day long.

I had a session a while back that I wanted to share with you. This family is Super Fantastic as Andrew would say! Two little girls, with two wonderful parents. As soon as Beth and Mark walked thru the door, I knew that we were going to have a great time together. And although I made them work really hard during their session, (they ran around a lot) we had so much fun! They have the cutest little girls. Just take a look...






M&B, thank you for showing me how much fun being a family can be!

Wedding X2

We had two weddings this weekend and man am I tired. The weddings were both fabulous! Leslie and Levi got married in Grand Haven and Erika and Chris got married in Carson City. I will have images up in a couple days!
Congratulations to you all!

Curly Q!

I love this little girl! Her hair has as much personality as she does! We had a great session this evening..we did some portrait style and some candid. Miss Curly Q here did a wonderful job at dealing with all the things we wanted her to do. I think the bubbles were her favorite!

This is Liv...Livy or Olivia. She has many names and many personalities! She is my niece and she is at such a great age. She is talking up a storm, not always clearly, but always cute. My favorite thing she says right now is "sure"
You ask her to do something and she says sure... in a sort of Jersey accent. I'm not sure where she got that accent but it's so cute. She cracks me up!
Love ya Liv!

Bath time!

Rub a dub dub...Alex in a tub!

Field of Gold

My niece Emma and I went out to a field in Mason by their house and went crazy taking pictures. We were there way past her bedtime, but the light was so great. I don't think she minded at all that she was missing her bedtime :)
She even got a ride on the 4-wheeler with Uncle when she was done!

I've been slacking

Hey everyone! I apologize for not posting as often lately. I have been attending to the Senior Blog a lot more and I'm sorry!
Well as you know, we are booked solid with Senior portraits for the summer. Andrew is shooting up a storm, and the rest of us are trying to keep up with orders and getting your images ready to view!

I am keeping my schedule as open as possible so that we can still have time for the children's portraits. Our gardens are SO FULL this summer. We are still waiting for all the flowers to bloom...it shouldn't be too long. Maybe over the weekend!
The rain will help with that.

So as a BLOG special, I would like to offer you 50% off an outdoor children's session! Email me or call me before the end of the week and I will give you half off your session fee. (just for kids though)

Also, we are going to be changing our Kid's Club just a little bit so stay tuned for information on that! Trust me, it is for the better!

Date Night

Ok everyone,
If you're in the area..grab your special someone and head out to the Lansing Mall and eat at the Red Cedar Grill! This is a great place. Don't let the location scare you away, the food is wonderful! The atmosphere is very cool and relaxed, the staff was really great and they even have live music on Friday nights.
Check it out!

So much has happened...

...since I've last posted!


First of all, I have to say Congratulations to Meghan and Loren! They got married June 9th and it was a beautiful Saturday! We wish you guys all the best and lots of love!







They love to kiss :)

I was gone last week to attend a photography school called GLIP. I was up in Traverse City soaking up tons of new ideas, making new photography friends and enjoying the weather. We had a great week! I was Bryan Cox's GLIPPEE(which is basically a helper). Bry is a great guy all around. Smart, funny, creative, great photographer and single! (ladies, anyone interested?) We had a great time making fun of each other. I think the best night at GLIP was the baseball game that we went to. There were about 20 of us that went, and we were cheering loud and doing the wave! Here's a couple pics from the game!
This is me and Bry!
Me and Carly
Crazy cheering Lindsay!

And today I'm back to work! Putting all my new knowledge to use!
Enjoy this gorgeous night everyone!

Brett & Carolyn 6.02.07

Brett and Carolyn were married at the St. Joe Catholic Church in St. Johns on Saturday the 2nd. It was a very warm summer day with a small but mighty rain and hail storm. Yes, that's right hail! Luckily, the bridal party was already in the limo when the rain began. It was over quickly and we made our way to the Capital for some more pictures.
The wedding was beautiful. A few tears were shed during the ceremony, followed by lots of cheering during the reception. The bridesmaids were dressed in pale yellow and looked stunning. And the bride...gorgeous, calm and collected. The groomsmen were gentlemen to say the least. You could tell that they were a tight knit group.
Thank you both for letting us be a part of your day! We are truly honored to have been there.
Congratulations!

The Power of Prayer

This little girl has changed not only my life, but hundreds of lives around us. This is Kelsey and she is the strongest, bravest, and most determined person that I know.
She is ten years old and 9 weeks ago, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She has gone through surgery after surgery, a stroke, and therapies of every kind to get her back up on her feet. She has so much strength...more than most.

With thanks to her family, I want to say that I have witnessed more than just one miracle in this little girl's life. Her family has kept an online journal so that her family and friends could keep up with her progress. Every day Kelsey would have a new hurdle to face and they would ask for prayer. And every day a prayer was answered. And now; Kelsey is home, back in her room, with her things and her comforts. And we look back at how far she has come in these 9 weeks.
And I say to you that God can do amazing things. He has shown that here.