Category Archives: engagements

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sara + darrell engagement highlights slideshow

November 17, 2009 – 8:47 pm

Here are a bunch more pictures from Sara + Darrell’s beautiful fall engagement session. Enjoy! :)

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sara + darrell | grand ledge engagement pictures

November 2, 2009 – 2:44 pm


I had so much fun with Sara and Darrell last weekend in Grand Ledge. The colors were at their peak and made for some gorgeous pictures. The ledges along the river are so cool. There were lots of rock climbers out that day taking advantage of the rock walls. We also braved the railroad trestle just after a train went across. Crazy? Yes, but fun! If a train had come through, it would have been like this scene from Stand By Me. ;) Here are some of my favorites from our afternoon together.








Can’t wait for the wedding next May! :)

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sara + darrell | engagement

October 26, 2009 – 12:17 pm

Here’s a little sneak peek of the location I had to work with on Sunday. Yeah, I know, it’s a hard life. ;) The park in Grand Ledge was gorgeous with lots of beautiful colors. So many of the leaves had fallen from the recent rain, but that just made it even prettier, like walking along golden paths. We went for a little hike along the river, by the ledges and across the train trestle. It was a lot of fun and we got some really great pictures that I’ll share very soon.

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now booking fall sessions

September 12, 2009 – 7:02 pm


I only do a limited number of sessions in the fall, so drop me a line to reserve a date today!

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happy new year everyone!

December 31, 2008 – 8:04 pm

I have been extremely blessed to work with wonderful couples and families in 2008. I’ve shared with them as they joined their lives, celebrated an engagement, welcomed a baby (or babies in the case of my cousin who had twins), adopted a child, prepared for high school graduation. It’s the stories that mean so much to me and I feel so honored that so many of you have invited me to capture these moments for you.

This might take a bit to load, but I’ve put together a little slideshow of highlights from 2008.

I’m looking forward to what 2009 holds. Hopefully I’ll see many of you again and make many new friends in the new year.

Happy New Year!
Kris

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wedding announcement cards

December 18, 2008 – 1:32 pm

Something I’ve been doing for a couple years now is making these cute little announcement cards for all of the weddings I shoot. They have a link inviting the couple’s family and friends to view their pictures online. This link leads them to a little custom webpage that I put together for all my couples. I design the cards in Photoshop using one of their engagement pictures (or a picture they email me if they don’t do an engagement session with me) and I customize the color to match their wedding colors. Everyone loves these and they blend right in with the other wedding decor. :) Thought I would share some pictures for all my potential brides out there.


Here are a couple of the guests at one of my ‘07 weddings checking out the cards. :)

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lindsey + kevin • slideshow

October 28, 2008 – 5:51 pm

I LOVE all of Lindsey and Kevin’s pictures. We had a great time running around Tunnel Park together. Enjoy the show!

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lindsey + kevin • couples

October 10, 2008 – 2:42 pm

When I posted that I would be doing photo sessions in Holland on October 5th, Lindsey wrote and said she really wanted to do a session with Kevin that day. Two years ago on October 5, 2006, Lindsey and Kevin said “i do” in Puerto Rico. Although I wasn’t there to photograph their wedding, I got to be there for their wedding reception and I also took their engagement pictures way back in the summer of 2005 at Tunnel Park in Holland, which is where we decided to meet last Sunday for our couples session. An anniversary session, if you will. :)

Lindsey has become a good friend over the past few years since we first met to talk about her wedding. She’s such a sweetheart and so fun to be around. And she has also become an important part of my work as she is one of my wedding assistants. :)

After our Saturday at Bonnie and Kyle’s wedding, we met Sunday afternoon at Tunnel Park and here is a glimpse of our fun!

A nod to their 2005 engagement photos:







LOVE this one! Lindsey’s such a beauty.

Since the fall colors haven’t really hit their peak, there weren’t a ton of trees to work with. But we found a few and made the most of them.

And finally … our little tribute to Notting Hill … only without the baby belly. We’re totally going to do this one again someday when they have a baby (in 5 years … or maybe another 5 years. haha!). ;)

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change of location • photo sessions now in Holland

September 12, 2008 – 11:38 am

The photo session I had planned for Sunday, October 5th in St. Joseph has now been changed to Holland. I still have availability for a few more sessions that evening, so please contact me. It will either be at the State Park or Tunnel Park. It’s only a few weeks away, so call (616.822.7586) or email to get on the schedule.

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show me your walls

September 11, 2008 – 7:41 pm

I’ve been meaning to do a “walls” post for a while now. my sis-in-law Heather just sent me a shot of the pictures above their fireplace, including their favorite shot from the wedding in a gallery wrap canvas that Jeff surprised Heather with for Christmas and one from their engagement session at Tunnel Park in Holland.

Shannon + Brett’s wedding a year ago in April was such a fun day! They were a great couple and we had such an awesome time at the Van Andel Museum reception. Here are a few pictures from the wedding displayed on these cute shelves in their home.

In June, Lesley and Anthony had their wedding ceremony at Lesley’s parents home and while there taking pictures of the girls getting ready, I had to snap this picture of the living room wall. Lesley’s mom had all these prints from the family session I did for them last fall along with a couple from Lesley and Anthony’s engagement displayed so nicely. I’m totally inspired to someday do a photo display like this in my home.

If I photographed your wedding, family, baby or engagement this year, show me your walls, too!

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