Category Archives: for the bride

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looking back and moving forward

December 31, 2010 – 2:49 pm

As I look at all the beautiful couples below and think back over the past six years, I have so many wonderful memories. I have been so overwhelmingly blessed to be part of all of their weddings – some family, some friends, some strangers who I now call friends. Taking the leap to start my photography business was so scary, but it was one of the best things I ever did. I set out to do something and I did it. I wanted to shoot weddings and I did. Lots of them. All along, I have said that I truly believe God brought each and every couple my way and I’m so thankful for that, because I have worked with some of the most special, kind, thoughtful, beautiful people in this world.

Over the past couple of years, though, the business has slowed way down for me and I have spent a lot of time searching and praying and asking God why. This year, I have put a lot of my focus on my family and spending time with my kids, who really took a backseat more often than I’d like to admit because of all the time devoted to editing photos. I have felt for a while now that this little business of mine may have run its course. This post has been such a long time coming, so here it is … I am officially stepping back from A Picture’s Worth photography. I’m embracing my kids, my husband and our life as it is right now and turning my attention to other things. There will always be a love of photographing weddings and I’m leaving that little place in my heart open to the possibility of doing this again someday, but I truly believe this is the right decision for me at this time.

THANK YOU so much to all of my wedding couples. Thank you for choosing me to capture your most important day. And to the dozens of families whose pictures I took along the way, too. It’s been such fun getting to know all of you. THANK YOU all from the bottom of my heart.

I will be keeping this blog up indefinitely since so many couples’/families’ pictures are here, so feel free to browse through all the posts. I may check in every once in a while, so keep me on your RSS feeds and Google Readers just in case. :)

Happy New Year!

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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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elizabeth anne designs • library

August 2, 2008 – 10:16 am


Came across Elizabeth Anne Designs through Aletha’s Pearls Events blog. They have just launched this wonderful library resource for brides listing tons of vendors across the country. Ami and Rebekah were kind enough to list me among the michigan photographers so I wanted to return the favor here on my blog. They also have a new review site, where clients can comment on the services of their vendors. If you’re an APW bride, feel free to visit their site and leave me some love. ;)

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choosing your wedding date • valentines day

February 19, 2008 – 2:33 pm

Something to keep in mind if you’re getting married in 2009 …

February 14th falls on a Saturday next year, which will make that date one of the most popular of 2009.

Book now to reserve your Valentines Day wedding before someone else snatches up the date! ;)

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for my brides

April 12, 2007 – 2:38 pm

When I meet with potential clients, I usually bring along at least one full set of pictures from a wedding I’ve shot so they can see how I cover the event from start to finish. Some of my weddings have been with couples who live in other states but are marrying in Michigan, so they’ve done all their planning long distance via phone and internet. Some couples I don’t even meet with until the day of the wedding. I’d love to be able to meet with every couple, but I know sometimes this isn’t an option.

So for your convenience, here is a link to the online proof website, where I have posted two full weddings I photographed. Click on “Featured Wedding 1″ or “Featured Wedding 2″. I hope these galleries will give you a better idea of how I cover a wedding from start to finish.

Enjoy browsing! :)

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