Travis & Brittany Roome {Married!}

What do you get when you combine two high school sweethearts, a rocking bridal party, a family with a hilarious sense of humor, and a gorgeous evening?  Travis and Brittany Roome's incredible wedding day!  We had the honor of being the photographers of their fun day and had such a great time hanging out with them, working with them, and capturing priceless memories for them.

The wedding was held at the beautiful Whispering Pines Golf Course and the day turned out warm, but gorgeous.  Brittany was extremely calm and collected when she arrived and immediately set about helping many of her family and bridesmaids, as well as readying herself for the big day.  We could easily see that she has a big heart and loves serving others - those around her are certainly blessed by her often! 

Although you could tell that Travis and Brittany were extremely in love and excited about their big day, it was sweet to see Brittany just a tiny bit nervous before walking down the aisle.  The moment she took her dad's arm though, you could see how ready she was to become Mrs. Roome.  It was all thumbs ups and big smiles.

One of the reasons we loved being a part of Travis and Brittany's big day was because of how much fun everyone had during the wedding.  Both Travis and Brittany's familes, as well as their bridal party, were so excited to celebrate and couldn't wait for the reception to begin so they sould really cut loose!
But before the reception, we were able to sneak Travis and Brittany away for some great one-on-one time where they could really soak in their new status as Mr. and Mrs. and we could grab a few sweet shots of them together.
After introductions, Travis and Brittany immediately headed over to their adorable cake for the ceremonial cutting.  As you can see, nothing was taken too seriously the entire night, except for their wedding vows.
Congratulations and best wishes to the newlyweds!  We were so honored to be a part of your big day and can't wait to see what the future holds for you both!
A parting shot of the evening and the beautiful Whispering Pines Country Club all lit up for Travis and Brittany's reception.  It was an absolutely gorgeous night!

~ Kevin & Heather Autry

Jamie Krause {2013 Senior}

It is so exciting when we are blessed with an incredible client, an incredible night and incredibly yummy light - for Jamie's Senior Portraits we had all three!!!  It may seem ridiculous to some, but we were actually giddy about the golden glow of the evening sun, and come on, check out Jamie's killer blue eyes and Taylor Swift curls!!!  There is just so much to love!

Jamie was so much fun and so relaxed, most likely because she is a talented, budding photographer herself and knows what looks good in front of the camera.  Her first request for locations was a pair of railroad tracks right next to her house.  She said that she and her friends like to shoot here regularly and she felt it would be appropriate and cool to capture her own portraits on the same set of tracks.  We were fortunate enough to arrive right as a train came barreling down the tracks.  We were scrambling to get into position quickly enough to grab a few shots, but were able to get Jamie lined up just as the last few cars rumbled by.  We just love opportunities like that!

The rest of the evening was spent in Kensington Metro Park, where there are just so many great portrait opportunities.  We specifically chose to utilize the amazing evening light to highlight Jamie's golden locks and beautiful porcelain skin.  Shooting into the sun and playing with sun flares is always fun and really seemed appropriate with Jamie's sunny personality and sweet spirit.

Enjoy these fun teasers from Jamie's session and be sure to leave her some love.  <3
Jamie is not only a beautiful face and a talented photographer, she is also an accomplished black belt in Taekwondo - trust us, she could kick some serious booty!  To finish off the evening, we had some fun grabbing these shots of Jamie demonstrating a few of her forms.  Impressive!!!

~ Kevin & Heather

Jessica Dornfried {2013 Senior}

Jessica's night of senior portraits turned out beautifully!  The day was warm, but the evening turned out perfect for us and for her portraits.  Since we live in the great state of Michigan - home of amazing cider mills and numerous apple orchards, we started the evening at Parshalville Cider Mill in the tiny little (almost unknown) town of Parshalville.  The mill was still closed for the season, but you could tell they were hard at work getting things geared up for the upcoming apple and cider rush inside.  We took advantage of the momentary quiet and were able to capture a fun variety of shots with Jessica all around the mill and property.

After Parshalville, we headed over to Spicer's Apple Orchard for more great fall portrait opportunities.  Again, we were fortunate enough to have the Orchard almost completely to ourselves.  It really was the quiet before the storm, because this weekend marks the official start of Autumn - which means an extremely busy Spicer's from now until Thanksgiving.  We feel like we snuck in just in time!

Enjoy these teasers images of Jessica and be sure to let her know what you think!

~ Kevin & Heather

Evie Kutler {18 Months}

How can it be that sweet little Evie is already 18 months old?!?  The old saying that children grow like weeds is so true, especially when you don't get to see them every day.  Each time we've had a session with Evie, it's amazing how much she's grown and changed.  She is becoming such a beautiful young lady - full of big personality and style.  We love having the opportunity to document her as she grows and can't wait for our next session with her!  We can only imagine how much she'll be up to at 2 years old!  :)

Krystin and Jerad - Evie is such a gem and you guys are such great parents!  We hope you enjoy these teasers from her 18 Month Session.

~ Kevin & Heather

Jenna Sheena {2013 Senior}

We have been anxious to share Jenna's teasers because we are so excited about how they turned out!  All of the pieces of the evening were perfect (the weather, the subject, the location) and we loved how willing Jenna was to have fun so we could get creative.  As soon as we met up with Jenna she said she was willing to try anything for the sake of her portraits so we had a great time in and around downtown Farmington, checking out areas we hadn't shot at before.

It was great meeting Jenna, her mom and her aunt, and we were so glad we had the opportunity to capture Jenna's senior portraits for her!  Enjoy these teasers and be sure to let her know what you think!

~ Kevin & Heather