baby mershman

After a long and cold winter, it felt amazing to get outside for a maternity session with this beautiful family. Here are a few of my favorites..

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alice

Meet Alice, the one with the fabulous hair and perfect lips. You can see she gets those gorgeous looks from her mom and dad.

Here are some of my favorites from their Newborn Studio Session.

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julian & family

Living in Michigan my whole life I have grown to love having all four seasons. This winter however has seemed extra long, studio sessions are amazing but it sure did feel great being able to get outside to see some sun with this beautiful family. Here are some of my favorites from their session.

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the dombrowski family

Take a little sneak peek into the lifestyle session I had with this wonderful family<3 6I3A18126I3A18366I3A18646I3A18956I3A18996I3A1908-26I3A19456I3A19706I3A20096I3A20426I3A21696I3A21756I3A22266I3A22386I3A22596I3A23726I3A24076I3A2470

ada

Meet Ada, the newest addition to the Lemanski family. I am in love with every little detail from their newborn lifestyle session. I hope you love them too..

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the jones family

I am 100% positive this is one of the most kind, fun, and beautiful families I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Here are some of my favorites from their lifestyle session to show case their love.

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marcus

One thing that makes me love photography so much is documenting a story. Watch this beautiful couple grow from their announcement in August, to their baby bump session in January, and finally the arrival of their beautiful baby boy.

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mary + oliver

We wished for snow and mother nature delivered. This engagement was a dream. Here are some of my favorites<3 6I3A00036I3A00056I3A00176I3A00266I3A00436I3A00536I3A00686I3A00726I3A00846I3A00976I3A01086I3A01116I3A01206I3A01376I3A01516I3A01786I3A01836I3A01926I3A02116I3A02186I3A02316I3A02436I3A02506I3A02656I3A02976I3A03026I3A03056I3A03166I3A0328

Marissa + Jared

Being a Michigan lifestyle photographer is a huge passion of mine. I love documenting all the different stages of life, in a natural, organic, non-posed way.

Many of you may now know this, but I am also a hair stylist at Bocci Salon. I met Marissa through the salon where we both work. Marissa’s fiancee, Jared, surprised her recently by proposing to her during their recent trip to Colorado. It was a sweet intimate moment for the two of them, and when they returned to Michigan, they contacted me to photograph their engagement and be their Michigan lifestyle photographer for the day. I was thrilled to capture their love for each other, and let that truly be the highlight and focus of their engagement session.

If you didn’t get the chance to check out the Downtown Detroit Christmas markets that popped up throughout the city, you should really add that to your holiday bucket list for next year. They were seriously stunning, and had tons of secret and intimate hide outs within them that are perfect for some loving snuggles and sweet kisses, and, of course, tons of laughter and silliness.

The markets will be in town until January 28th, just in case you didn’t make it downtown to check them out. There are tons of areas around the markets that are perfect for a holiday themed lifestyle engagement session. I can’t get enough of the fire pits, big glass atriums strung with pretty twinkle lights, and the lush decor of locally sourced artists or stores. In the Capital Park area, they also had over 100 Christmas trees there everyday, available for people to purchase and take home. It was gorgeous to see these lush, snow-covered trees, in the middle of a downtown metropolis with the looming skyscrapers, chock full of Detroit history, in the background.

I look forward to Marissa and Jared’s wedding next year, and following their love story and documenting the evolution of it along the way.

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If you’re looking for a Michigan Lifestyle Photographer, I would love to connect with you and chat about your perfect session.