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We specialize in documenting your life. Seniors, Families and Weddings.
We love these photos we were able to capture of the lovely Fife family. With a new little sister around, it was the perfect time to capture the new addition. We love photographing Ann Arbor family sessions and typically find for our relaxed lifestyle ideas it's best at your actual home. Kids feel instantly more at ease with us! If you are interested in a family session to invest in images of your family that you will love for a lifetime-e-mail us or call! Session fee's start at $275 and investments start around $700 for prints + products. Watch the blog for a portrait session fee sale coming up next month for spring/early summer sessions!

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Kristin Cook:

Beautiful!!

(04.16.10 @ 06:44 AM)
Dewi Batrishya:

Oh My GOD! These are PERFECT Pictures!!!
Just Awesome!! :D
The baby's eye is like the most wonderful thing on earth. :)
Thanks 4 sharing!

(04.16.10 @ 11:51 AM)
Jenni:

Absolutely gorgeous! Great clothing and props, too.

(04.16.10 @ 12:20 PM)
Ryan Koral:

no way. nope. those little girls are SOOOO adorable!!!!! the one of the teeny girl on the bed staring at you and then the other one where she's holding her hands... OMG!!!! come on. these are amazing.

(04.16.10 @ 01:04 PM)
Molly Myers:

Love them! Can't wait to see more! Hope all is well with you guys.

(04.17.10 @ 01:09 AM)
lindsey:

WOW! Gorgeous eyes on both those little girls. These are stunning!

(04.17.10 @ 03:36 AM)
Tina Wrona:

SUPER CUTE!!! Both girls are just stunning! Great photography!!

(04.17.10 @ 03:19 PM)
ben + laura:

beautiful kiddos ... love them all :)

(04.20.10 @ 03:32 PM)
Ulysses:

What a precious "Gerber" baby she is!! Beautiful family, beautiful session.

(04.22.10 @ 02:28 AM)
mary crow:

that baby image with the stuffed animal is absolutely beautiful!! Love her expression!

(04.22.10 @ 02:32 AM)
alice park:

These are absolutely stunning, Jessica!!

(04.25.10 @ 02:05 AM)
Nad:

she is the most beautiful baaby ive ever seen!!!! beautiful family and pictures

(04.30.10 @ 08:13 AM)
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So we we are gearing up for busy wedding + senior + family portrait season!

Just wanted to share a few of our lovely seniors from the class of 2010 that we photographed last summer. We had clients from Ann Arbor Huron + Pioneer, Northville, Dexter, and Saline! We love photographing Ann Arbor Senior photos! You don't have to live in Ann Arbor for us to photograph you though!. We approach them in a totally fashion forward way! If you are interested in senior photos and you are in the class of 2011 (or even 2010 and you waited till the last minute!) give us a call! Sessions fee's start at $200 and Investment starts at $500 for print packages.

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Anneli - A'la Foto:

Stunning pictures! Wonderful colours and beautifully processed! Love them! :O)

(04.16.10 @ 12:37 AM)
Kristin Cook:

Oh wow!!!
These are A-MAZ-ING!!!!

(04.16.10 @ 12:54 AM)
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April 8, 2010 // news
We find ourselves still blushing whenever someone requests to publish our work. It's still a thrill, and a thrill for our clients too! Just some recent press from print to web!

First off, the lovely Sarah + Rupert were published back in January on Style me Pretty! Their wedding was at The Inn at Stonecliffe on Mackinac Island-and then a day after session at the Grand Hotel. Coming to the blog soon!

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You can see the whole set here at Style Me Pretty:

http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/01/13/michigan-wedding-i/

http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/01/13/michigan-wedding-ii/

http://www.stylemepretty.com/2010/01/13/michigan-wedding-iii/

Then Aleene + Joesph's wedding last June has been popping up everywhere!:

In Metro Detroit Bride:
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You can see the link here: http://www.weddingstylemagazine.com/1-real-weddings/aleene-jinn-hang-and-joseph-george-marrying-prince-charming/

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And so did Grace Ormonde on her personal blog: Grace Ormonde Blog


And finally Chicago Style Unveiled also did a feature that you can view here:
Chicago Style Unveiled Aleene + Joseph


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Joanne + Dan's gorgeous wedding at the Max M. Fisher music center back last April was featured on Elizabeth Anne Designs which you can view in full here:
http://www.elizabethannedesigns.com/blog/2009/08/24/real-weddings-joanne-dan/


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Leanora + David's lovely summer wedding at the Inn at Bay Harbor was given a six page spread in the latest My North Weddings Magazine. In fact they even choose their photo for the cover! How fun is that? You can go here to view the whole wedding and download a .pdf of the spreads:

http://www.mynorth.com/My-North/January-2010/A-Northern-Michigan-Lake-Lawn-Wedding-at-The-Inn-at-Bay-Harbor/

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Alyssa + Howard's lovely 30's inspired backyard wedding was featured on Oncewed-more to come soon of this wedding I promise!

http://www.oncewed.com/19317/wedding-blog/real-weddings/a-30s-inspired-wedding/

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And finally, last but not least, the wonderful Kenan + Ro. Kenan was featured in a story that ran nationwide in all the local Bride's issues about Groom's Style. Check it out!

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Real weddings and e-sessions to be blogged very soon! Thanks for being patient with us!
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Ryan Koral:

OMG. amazing!!! i can't believe we know you guys!!!! :P

(04.09.10 @ 01:36 PM)
Nicole:

Hi Jessica!
I've been a fan of yours for years. I am just curious as to what kind of camera/lens system you use??
Amazing work!

(04.14.10 @ 09:33 PM)
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Joanna + Hebert had a the very first wedding reception ever held at the Detroit Institute of Arts last year. It was amazing-we love photographing weddings at the Detroit Institute of Arts-it's simply an incredible venue for photographs in every way. Enjoy!

Venue: Detroit Institute of Arts
Dress: Ines Di Santo
Floral: Blossoms
Band: The Sun Messengers

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Aletha | Pearls Events:

What an absolutely amazing venue, beautiful couple, and fantastic details. Congrats to the new couple!

(01.26.10 @ 10:39 PM)
Kirsten:

To me, there is no better Detroit venue than the DIA. It's been my favorite place in the motor city since the first time I went there at 6 years old. Though, I do also love weddings at the Henry Ford. But these images just show what a truly ROCKIN venue the DIA is. I enjoyed looking through these soo much Jessica and your talent is simply awe inspiring. These images are incredibly beautiful (and not just because of the venue)!!

(01.26.10 @ 10:42 PM)
Ryan Koral:

my favorite part - besides all the AMAZING images - are the pics on the screens at the ceremony... i'm assuming you took those. SO fun!!!

(01.27.10 @ 01:01 AM)
April K.:

I love these! J&N...you rock!

(01.27.10 @ 03:50 AM)
heather saunders:

amazing! quite possibly my favorite ever. So nice to see areas of the DIA that you don't usually get a chance to use on a normal shoot. Just breathtaking really! And I agree with Ryan, the shot on the screens during the ceremony was such a personal, one of a kind detail. xoxo

(01.27.10 @ 03:59 AM)
ben + laura:

awesome job you two. love so many parts of this wedding.

(01.27.10 @ 02:24 PM)
JEFF:

I love the last two bridal portraits! She looks so happy and you captured it beautifully!

(01.28.10 @ 04:34 PM)
Vania -SimplyBloom Photography, LLC:

those bridal party shots are sensational!

(02.03.10 @ 04:55 AM)
chelsea donoho:

SO GORGEOUS! & that venue is spectacular!

(02.15.10 @ 05:27 AM)
Núria:

Hello! I love this photoshoot in a museum!!!
I wondered if you could publish a few pictures of this photoshoot in my wedding blog as a "Real Wedding". Also, I recommend you on my blog.

Greetings!.

(02.16.10 @ 10:19 PM)
DewiBatrishya:

OMG!! I fell in love instantly! Crazy-Lovely photos!
It captured the moment like magic! haha..
Totally enjoyed reviewing your photos. :)
It's very Inspiring.. Thanks for sharing! ^^

(02.22.10 @ 01:03 PM)
kristi klemens:

fabulous shots! what a unique wedding and beautiful bride!!! LOVE your work!

(02.27.10 @ 09:07 AM)
David:

Great photos. Love the architectural backgrounds that you were able to capture at such a great venue!

(03.01.10 @ 10:24 PM)
Allison Davis:

wow—everything you captured was a show stopping photo! stunning!! I love everything about this wedding and your couple portraits and bridal party photos are amazing! Wonderful post!

(03.04.10 @ 03:14 PM)
Mel Carpenter:

Ummm...wow! Beautiful...

(03.15.10 @ 02:17 AM)
Lee Thomas:

Cool Stuff Jess + Nate! Great images!!

(03.17.10 @ 07:35 PM)
cameron clark| cameron + kelly studio:

Really gorgeous photos, Jessica. I. LOVE. THEM. ALL.

(03.20.10 @ 04:24 AM)
Edward Maurer:

Geeze you're good. Beautiful work.

(03.25.10 @ 05:08 PM)
Anonymous:

This are amazing... what an awesome venue! Great job!

(03.30.10 @ 07:28 PM)
Lindsey:

i love the bridal session... they are absolutely beautiful!

(04.07.10 @ 05:05 PM)
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December 2, 2009 // news

Nathan and I will be taking a vacation and will be out of the office from December 3rd through December 16th. We may be checking email occasionally during that time as we're able, but we greatly appreciate your patience if you don't hear from us until after the 16th.


We will be returning Voicemails when we return. If you are interested in seeing if we are available for your date, please do e-mail us, it just might be a bit longer for us to e-mail you availability and information. If we met with you recently and you want to book-feel free to e-mail us for a contract while we are gone. Just note it may take a bit longer for us to get back to you.


Lots of fun photos to post when we return from our Caribbean adventures!

All best,
jess + nate


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