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.

- This blog is filled with sneak peeks and slideshows from all of my weddings and photo sessions.
- To get a little glimpse into my family life and see some of my personal pictures and what I'm up to lately, visit bykrista.com.

NOTE: I am no longer booking new weddings at this time. I am still booking family photo sessions on a limited basis.
Contact me for more information.

jeff & carolyn • one year | henry ford estate wedding photographer

Click on the image to see a slideshow from their wedding last April. Happy Anniversary!

Locations:
Ceremony: St John Neumann, Canton, MI
Reception: Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn, MI

Mark & Michelle • slideshow

I just wanted to say “Thanks” to all the bridesmaids from Mark & Michelle’s wedding who posted comments on here in the last few days! You girls are all so sweet. I’m so happy that you like the pictures.

Click HERE to see Mark and Michelle’s sneak peek slideshow!!

mark & michelle • april 22, 2006 | saint clair shores wedding photographer

The wedding on Saturday was really nice and, again, they were wonderful people! I feel so blessed. It was so much fun hanging out with the girls getting ready in the morning, the weather was gorgeous, the ceremony went off without a hitch and the reception was a really fun time with great food! A beautiful day!

Haven’t gone through all the hundreds of pictures yet, but here are a few that caught my eye.

[Michelle was all dressed and it was quite warm in the upstairs room in her grandparents’ house where she got ready so she sat down to relax and cool down. I caught this shot and several others while she sat there. No posing. Just watched until she tilted her head at the right angle and caught it!]

[The flower girl was so adorable. I couldn’t stop taking pictures of her. This was the moment that her mom sent her down the aisle all by herself. She started to go and then suddenly turned back to wait for her mom to walk with her instead. Such a cute moment.]

[After the ceremony, we had time for some formal pictures of the family and bridal party and once those were over it was just us and the couple. They did a few “smile for the camera” shots and then sat down together and tried to be as relaxed as you can with someone taking your picture. They did great and were really natural for me. You could see how much they love each other and what a fun couple they are. It was really sweet and I love this shot better than any of the other “look at me and smile” shots.]

[Love this shot. Took some of Mark and Michelle separately right before we headed to the reception. She wanted one with her veil over her face and I’m always happy to take requests for poses. Saw this one today and it made me smile. It really reminds me of some photos of Joe Buissink’s that I love. So happy to get this shot.]

More pictures to come on the website and a slideshow coming soon, too!

Locations:
Ceremony: Lake Shore Presbyterian Church, St Clair Shores, MI
Reception: Barrister Gardens, St Clair Shores, MI

christina & alex • slideshow

I love this picture. It’s one of my favorites from the shoot on Saturday. I’ve picked a few more to share. Click HERE for the slideshow. 🙂

anya & nick • one year

OK … I’m a little early on this, but I wanted to put it up here now since I’ve got a bunch of things going on this week and a wedding this weekend and I didn’t want to forget!

Happy Anniversary to Anya & Nick
• married April 22, 2005 •

Click HERE for a slideshow from their big day!

Locations:
Hair & makeup: Design 1 Salon & Day Spa, Grandville, MI
Church: Kentwood Community Church, Kentwood, MI
Reception: Applause Banquets & Catering, Grand Rapids, MI

christina & alex • engagement | grand haven photographer

Fun shoot at Grand Haven tonight. We’re shooting Christina and Alex’s wedding in September and it was so great to meet them tonight. Such a fun, sweet couple!


• So nice meeting you two tonight! Looking forward to the wedding! •

Slideshow coming later this week. 🙂

Happy Easter everyone!

Slideshows

Something new I’m doing now. Slideshows with the highlights of an event. I decided to test it out on a beautiful wedding I shot last summer. Amy & Steve – August 21, 2005. Slideshow is about 3 min. long and requires Flash to view. Enjoy! 🙂

Click the PLAY arrow to start!

playing catch up

Finally catching up on things since my week away. Wedding season starts very soon for me. Looking forward to getting back into it. 🙂 Things will kick off for me on April 15th with a fun engagement session at the beach – crossing our fingers for nice weather and a spring warm up before then.

In the meantime, I’m trying to get everything ready and improve on some of the things I did last year. New albums, fun slideshows for the blog, new products – all things that are floating around in my brain these days. More to come.

By the way, if you are a past client of mine, feel free to email me with your “in their own words” pictures any time. I’ve still got some left to post and I’d love to have a few of your favorites shots from weddings, engagements, family pictures, etc. along with your thoughts on each picture. I really want to hear why you love an image, the reason it means something to you. 🙂 Thanks!

in their own words • tracey & dave

Tracey and Dave’s weddings was so beautiful and they are such nice people. I feel like I say that about everyone I work with, but they really are so nice and God has just blessed me so much with such wonderful people. Here are a few of Tracey’s favorites from their December 16, 2005 wedding in Livonia. 🙂



away

Just a note to let everyone know I will be out of the office beginning on Thursday, March 2nd and will return Thursday, March 9th. 
Have a great week everyone!