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A Downtown Grand Rapids Family Session at the Civic Auditorium and Gillett Bridge

A downtown Grand Rapids family session at the historic Civic Auditorium and the Gillett Bridge, with what to wear and my tips for family photos with kids.

Engaged couple standing on the steps between the tall limestone columns of the Civic Auditorium in downtown Grand Rapids

Engagements

Downtown Grand Rapids and Riverside Park Engagement Photos: Jim + Mae

Jim and Mae’s engagement photos in downtown Grand Rapids at the Civic Auditorium and Riverside Park, plus my tips for planning your engagement session.

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Weddings

A Leona Road Wedding in Grand Rapids: Vianca + Gerald

Vianca and Gerald’s colorful late-summer wedding at Leona Road, a renovated historic school in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus photo tips for your own Leona Road wedding.

Groom dipping the bride for a kiss in front of the historic stone entrance of The Broadway Avenue in Grand Rapids

Weddings

A Broadway Avenue Wedding in Grand Rapids: Kelsey + Jacob

Kelsey and Jacob’s dusty blue wedding at The Broadway Avenue, a renovated historic church in Grand Rapids, with portraits at Riverside Park.

Bride and groom walking hand in hand in front of Hidden Grove Estate at golden hour.

Weddings

A Fall Wedding at Hidden Grove Estate in Williamston, Michigan

Step inside Gabrielle & Joseph’s fall wedding at Hidden Grove Estate, a mid-century modern B&B and event venue near Lansing, Michigan

Grand Rapids Michigan wedding photographer Kara Hanes

Weddings

Venues I Keep Coming Back To (And Why Your Photographer Matters There)

There’s something that happens when you’ve been a Grand Rapids Michigan wedding photographer. You start to know the light. You know which corner of a room turns golden at 5pm in October. You know which hallway is secretly the most beautiful spot in the building, even though nobody puts it on the venue’s Instagram. You […]