grand rapids, MI

Model calls are one of my favorite parts of photography because you truly never know who you’re going to meet or where it will lead.

I put out a model call looking for LGBTQ+ couples to help build my portfolio. My goal was simple — to show future clients that love is love, and that I am always honored to photograph every kind of connection. I’m so grateful I did, because it led me to Maddie & Charlie.

Maddie was the one who reached out and offered to help me expand my portfolio, and I will always appreciate that more than I can say. From the very beginning, we just clicked. It didn’t feel like meeting clients for the first time — it felt like catching up with friends.

We spent time talking about their wedding planned for 2027, and I learned that Charlie works with blueberry plants. They’re even hoping to get married in a greenhouse, which honestly feels so perfectly them and absolutely magical.

Sessions like this are such a reminder of why I love what I do and the people it brings into my life.