A huge thank you to all the couples and families who I have worked with since I began this photography business in 2004. It has been wonderful working with all of you and making so many friends through my work.

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NOTE: I am no longer booking new weddings at this time. I am still booking family photo sessions on a limited basis.
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merry christmas

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with family and friends.

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord” Luke 2:11

family time • the santa train

Another family outing this past weekend to Coopersville to ride the Santa Train. I highly recommend it! We had a lot of fun and it was much better than waiting in line to see Santa at the mall. The kids were totally surprised and I got lots of fun pictures. Here are a few!

what a cute little elf family we are


Click on the image to see us dance!! Woohoo!

christmas flashback • dave + tracey 12.16.05

Two years ago today, I photographed the beautiful Christmas wedding of Dave and Tracey. They were married shortly after I started this blog so I wasn’t yet doing slideshows. As I was going through their pictures to make the little holiday banner at the top of the page, I realized today is their anniversary. So I thought I’d share some of their pictures, which haven’t before been seen here.

Happy Anniversary!

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thank you

A little 2007 highlights slideshow.

best viewed with high speed internet. view larger version HERE.

I am so thankful for all of you who have trusted me to capture your memories this year. Thank you for choosing A Picture’s Worth. May God Bless you in 2008.

show me your walls • erinn + kevin

Thanks, Erinn, for sending me these great pictures today. I especially love the cute Christmas ornament. 🙂

family time

This blog is usually filled up with weddings and photo shoots all year long, so now that it’s holiday time and photo season is mostly over, I thought I would share a little more of me and my family. Starting with our trip last night to Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids to see the Christmas Around the World display and the fun Polar Express model trains they had running around in there.

The trees line the hallway and are covered with beautiful ornaments from lots of different countries. I liked Mexico …

… and Australia.


Very cool nativity display

There was an elaborate track running through several rooms with little recreations of old Grand Rapids buildings and little trains chugging around it. My kids loved that!

I love this shot of them looking up at the train as it passes over their heads. 🙂

me and Jake

Fun outside in the children’s area. 🙂



This trip was the first of several outings I have planned for us this year. I made a little advent calendar for the kids out of jewelry gift boxes. Feeling a little crafty this year. They open one each day from December 1st to the 24th to countdown to Christmas. Inside each is something special (a treat, a small toy, a coupon for an event like going to the gardens). 🙂 They are loving it!!

Thanksgiving

We had a really nice, relaxing Thanksgiving weekend around here. It was so great to have a few days off now that all my weddings and photo sessions are done for the year. Now I can finish up work on the last wedding of the year and enjoy the holidays with my family. And since no post is complete without photos, here are my kiddos playing on the bed at Grandpa and Grandma’s house on Thanksgiving day. 🙂

It was actually Chloe’s idea to have me do a “photo shoot” with her. 🙂 Then Zach had to get in on the action.

My mom said she never let us kids jump on our beds when we were young. I told her I was getting her back by letting them jump on her bed. 🙂

I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. Taking a long weekend … be back to work Tuesday! 🙂

something wonderful arrived on Friday


Kevin and Erinn’s wedding album!

I am always so excited to see the finished album. They are so beautiful. One of these days, I will take all my old wedding pictures and design my own album and get me one of these beauties!!

Here is a slideshow of their album design for your viewing enjoyment:

View larger version HERE