After making it through 2020, I think everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Because surely, we wouldn’t have to face these same decisions again in 2021. While the outlook of 2021 as a whole looks incredibly more positive than it did a year ago, events for the foreseeable future will have to look different. Weddings will have to change. While they might not be 300+ guest lists parties, I believe they can be just as (if not more) special as you initially imagined.

2017 was BG Photography Studios busiest year yet! To say that I love what I do is an understatement. I’ve been allowed into the soul of matrimony where the lifelong commitment begins. And I’m truly grateful for the couples that invite me. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU to my extraordinary clients who (apart from giving me the above honor) laugh at my jokes, let me fix their hair and get cuddly with them while posing, give me an all-access pass to the donut spread, and don’t mind if I dance with my camera at the reception.

2016 was a fantastic year for BG Photography Studios! I started the year with many bridal consultations, maternity sessions, and a destination wedding to St. Petersburg, Florida. Once wedding season was in full swing, I spent the majority of my time in West Michigan photographing the best people celebrating love at my favorite barns & beaches! I sprinkled in a few second-shooting jobs and mini-sessions as well, and wrapped up this November after a busy Fall.

Did you know the Pantone Color of the Year 2016 is actually two colors for the first time ever? Introducing ROSE QUARTZ & SERENITY! These images are from a styled shoot I photographed earlier this year celebrating and inspiring with these hues. I worked with some fabulous vendors, and now that it's summer and all colors are in bloom, I just had to celebrate these two gorgeous shades worn by two bombshell models.

This perfect pair were wed in the beautiful West Michigan at Bar Divani in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We spent the morning getting ready at the chic JW Marriott (where they shared a First Look -- perfection!), and then walked around downtown to the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the Amway Grand Hotel to capture everything that makes them ... them.  After joining up with their fabulous wedding party, we finished at Bar Divani in time for their intimate ceremony and reception of perfection. Really. Honestly. PERFECTION (and worthy of the rhyme).