The Journal

Happy 1-year wedding anniversary, my love. Can you believe it has already been a full year? So much has happened since our warm and sunny June wedding last year. And as I sit here on this much cooler June day one year later, I cannot help but reflect on all the things we did during […]

We often get the same couple of questions about working as a husband and wife wedding photographer team. “Is it hard working with your spouse?” “How can you work together all the time, don’t you get tired of each other?” “How do you split up the work?” “Do you guys EVER fight??” There are plenty […]

A wedding regret sounds like a strong emotion.  Don’t get us wrong, we absolutely loved our wedding and honestly wouldn’t change much about it.  But when we look back on our wedding day, there are just a few things we would have done differently.  As a married couple, and not necessarily as wedding photographers, we […]

Leidy and I have a good relationship and marriage.  Like a really good relationship.  But our relationship didn’t happen that way overnight.  It required us to choose each other and continue to choose each other every day.  It requires constant nurturing and commitment.  But the fruit of this labor is one of the most rewarding […]

Many of you already know this, but unlike other Grand Rapids wedding photographers, we limit the number of weddings we book each year.  Being an exclusive Michigan wedding photographer has nothing to do with being too busy or unable to handle the business.  But it has everything to do with providing the best possible service to […]

We love Valentine’s Day.  Truth be told it is one of our favorite holidays.  (And it’s not just because we are Grand Rapids wedding photographers!)  But every year when February rolls around and the stores start stocking the shelves with chocolate, social media becomes abuzz with negativity.  The naysayers of Valentine’s Day claim the holiday is […]

We jokingly say that Yanni is the background music of our lives.  In a way, he is.  His soft piano ballets are constantly playing in the background of our home.  If you don’t already know, we are big fans.  That’s right, the Greek guy with the long hair, mustache in the 80s, playing two pianos […]

Leidy, The winter weather is starting to warm and the snow outside is beginning to melt.  These past few days have been bitter cold but today the snow has turned to a light mist and it’s almost comfortable outside without a coat.  You are sitting upstairs reading your newest book that you love.  A love […]

You may have heard the advice, “Be sure to ask about a print release before you sign on with them!”  Unsure what that means?  Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one. Before we were photographers, we actually had never heard of a “print release”.  We thought if you met with a photographer and did a […]

Life comes at us so fast.  Sometimes we are so focused on the day to day that we forget where we have been.  We are constantly looking ahead at the next project or the next wedding.  By now most of us have taken stock of our past year and set goals for the next.  But […]