Sneak Peek: Schurman Family

We could have asked for a more gorgeous autumn day we to photograph this family! It wasn't too warm, wasn't too cold and the colors were beautiful!

It was so nice to meet your family-- hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

~Heather & Jason

Wedding Sneak Peek: Caitlin & Barrett

Caitlin and Barrett were married in a gorgeous little church near downtown Saugatuck. We had never photographed there before, but were in love with the location the second we saw the bright red doors on the church and the beautiful steeple.

Caitlin designed her own dress and I have to say, her dress is the most beautiful wedding dress I've ever seen.






Another interesting touch-- instead of the typical bird seed or bubbles, guests and family of the bride and groom threw fresh lavender. It smelled incredible!

See what I mean about those doors! Love them!

The couple had their reception right off of Lake Macatawa and was a short walk to the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Thank you Caitlin and Barrett for allowing us to be a part of your special day! We had a blast and could tell that you did too. Enjoy your sneak peek!

~Heather & Jason

Wedding Sneak Peek: VanWieren-Elkins

I'm so sorry Dawn about the delay in getting these online for you! I hope that you enjoy your sneak peek and that everything in Florida is going well for you and your family!

~Jason & Heather

Sneak Peek: Jude 3 Months

Let me say off that I think that this kid is by far the cutest kid I've ever seen. And being a new mom and obviously being biased to my own children I think that is saying a lot! I absolutely love Jude's hair and eyes!

While proofing this session I had hooked up the ipod to the stereo and I bet that you can guess what came on-- yup, "Hey Jude". It will not be the first time nor the last time I've been accused of being easily amused. ;)

Here you go guys-- enjoy your sneak peek!







~Heather & Jason

Sneak Peek: Phillip is 3 Months!

This kid is a serious cutie-- and when mom pulled out the swimsuit and glasses....awesome!! Unfortunately the life guard shirt was a little too small-- but honestly, I don't mind the baby pudge either! (Really, is there anything cuter than baby pudge?)

Enjoy!






Now that's what I'm talking about! Love it!



~Heather & Jason

Try Love!

There's a song on the radio right now that proclaims all the world needs is "peace, love, happiness" I firmly agree, and for two years, I drove down Lakewood ave under the 31 overpass, and when I looked up at the overpass, I saw the words "Try Love" in graffiti on the concrete. Now, I know graffiti is vandalism, and a crime, and should not be condoned, but every time I looked up a that writing, I got a little bit of a shiver, followed by a little hope-that yes, we could all try love, and yes, it could very well make a difference. Since I first saw the Try Love graffiti, I wanted to do something with it, but it took me a couple years to figure it out. Finally, one afternoon I took our daughter up to the overpass to photograph her, she was a great sport and gave me an expression that was simply "her".







Almost seems to me like its her that's making this statement



After posting a copy of this picture outside the studio, Jen approached me and told me she loved the idea and wanted to do something similar with her little one. I happily obliged, and we braved the "hill" to capture some very cute pics of her little one.






This little one was just adorable, and very fun to work with.




After these pics I was ready to retire the "hill" as a shooting location, but Heather and I had the idea that it would be fun to bring a couple up for some engagement pictures. So....Aaron and Liz climbed up for what would be our final shoot with the Try Love wall.

These two were crazy cute, and were "monkeying" around the whole time.

And they didn't need much direction either, this is one happy and in love couple.





Several days ago, I was driving my kids home from school and saw that the Try Love graffiti that I had for so long admired, had been painted over by the city. While I am not "upset," I am rather bummed, because as you can see now, I had quite a passion for this wall, and for the message I always felt it gave. Well, it was only graffiti, and I suppose the city has a right to clean up its overpasses.......but the funny thing was, they didn't scrub it off-they actually painted over it...
~Jason

Wedding Sneak Peek: Julie & Doug

Julie and Doug were an incredibly sweet couple and we were excited to get to photograph in a church that we had never been to before. In fact, their wedding provided a lot of firsts for us as we had never photographed at their reception spot either-- The Piper in Holland.

We also cruised out to Macatawa and photographed on the beach, which are my favorite shots from the wedding.












The getaway car- very nice!


Julie had the most sincere, gorgeous smile.
I'm so happy for the both of you! Congratulations!

~Heather & Jason