lgperspectives

moving on...

2010-07-28T04:05:00.000-07:00

hey all - thanks so much for following me on the blog, it's bittersweet to say but....WE'RE MOVING ON!!!!!!!! yay! lg has a brand new blog, and it's....well...AWESOME! so please come check it out, we'd love it! Browse around, comment (hint, hint!)
Thanks again everyone, for the comments, emails and love in general!

Check it out:
http://lgblog.lgperspectives.com/

p.s - do you think I put enough links to the new blog?!

Today..

2010-07-24T18:25:00.000-07:00

Ethan is 6 months...well actually about 7 now ;) Anyway, Rachel and I have been meaning to get together for a while now to get these pics, but schedules are tough and the weather hasn't always agreed with us. But today was perfect...here is just one from today, but there are many many more cutie pie ones to share!

Today..

2010-07-23T20:18:00.000-07:00

Today Lindsey and I went to a beautiful outdoor wedding, we've been praying all week for no rain (as was everyone) and it turned out to be a beautiful night :) Just one for now, but there are many many more... :)
Josh & Sarah

Benny Boy

2010-07-23T07:21:00.000-07:00

Here is my LOVE, Benjamin - I can't believe he is 3 1/2 years old! Actually he'll be 4 in September. I can't believe that it's already been that long since my little Benny boy was my little baby benny boy! I miss him as a baby but love watching him grow too, my favorite part of the day is when we argue about who loves eachother more! He makes me smile every single day :)
<3

I also wanted to play around more with textures...I am loving them lately!!!

Clous Family

2010-07-22T06:46:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Lindsey and I met up with the Clous family at Tunnel Park, in Holland. It was so beautiful there, the sun was out and the kids were excited to go to the beach :)
Check out the Clous family.

<3

LOVE the little flower bow!!

I love the next one, we tried to get a "just parents" shot..ha Saige couldn't let that happen...ahh life :) gotta love it!

The Yorks

2010-07-21T10:51:00.000-07:00

Last week, while Jeff's cousins, Becky and James, were in town they asked me if we could get some family pics of them...and of course we did just that :) Linds and I met them at Tunnel park...it was soo cute there, it's been a while since I was last there!

Harper

2010-07-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I had the pleasure of photographing Harper...an adorable little guy who absolutely made my day! We trucked around the beach and honestly just had a fun time. Thanks so much to his mom Rachael for being awesome too, it was only about 100 degrees! ha! but anyhow check out this little guy!

I love love love these sunflare pics :) :)

playing with textures

2010-07-18T12:02:00.000-07:00

I always love to look of textures, but wasn't ever *really* happy with the way they looked on my photos. Soo here are my latest attempts.

Today..

2010-07-17T19:51:00.001-07:00

Today Lindsey and I met up with two families at the beach :)
Our first family was James, Becky & Evie.

Our second family was the Clous family :)

**Thank you to both families for being awesome ;) More to come soonly!

Harper

2010-07-16T20:13:00.000-07:00

Tonight I met up with the cutest little guy, Harper, and his mom Rachael. The sun was oh so yummy...this means sunflare + adorable little guy = happy photographer (me!)
Here are a couple from tonight :)

ohh Harper, you're going to be a heart breaker!

This is quite possibly my favorite pic ever!

**Thanks Harper and Rachael for being so awesome, even after everything! :)

Play time :)

2010-07-16T07:16:00.001-07:00

This week, Jeff's family is here from out of town, we've had a great time hanging and just relaxing with them. Their daughter is just one month older than our twins, so it's fun for them to have another playmate too :) Evie is walking sooo well and has been for a while, I think Ava tried to copy her b/c she starting walking like crazy since the first time we hung out with Becky & James. Now we just need Aiden to follow suit! Anyway, we went to the park the other night and just let the kids play!!

Aiden - you're soo handsome!

Ben & Evie

Evie

Austin walking with Ava

Ava is walking :) Love her little skirt too!

Austin holding Ava

My little cutie pie!

pppppppretty :)

<3 my Ava.

Aiden is def. our serious one.

Ben...not really playing with Ava...and I love that Ben went potty and pulled up his own pants..you can see his scooby doo underwear!

Jeffy with the kiddos :) Ava walking off on her own..and we're still working with Aiden!

14 months...and dare I say...WALKING :)

2010-07-13T18:46:00.000-07:00

yay! I think that we can officially say that Miss Ava is finally walking :) :)
It started as three steps...then 6, and now she can make across the living room and well...everywhere. yay :) I know Aiden will be any day now too.

I took this pics of Ava at the park the other day, and just now got around to editing.
<3 my little miss ava :)

Prettttty girl.

I just love how she is relaxin' by the tree... :)

It was so cute...we were playing peek a boo!

Looks like she isn't so sure about moving at the moment...

LOVE LOVE LOVE !! I can't believe how big she is...

but...she still moves faster if she crawls

yay for lg :)

2010-07-13T11:03:00.000-07:00

I have some new and exciting news for the blog/lg perspectives :) hmm...where to start. Ok, firstly, it's been a while since I did a post that is more about me/lg perspectives, than it is about photos. This past year has been soo wonderful for me. I honestly have to say that last year at this time, I never would have even guessed I would be where I am right now. I *hope* things keep moving in this direction. I have met so many awesome/fab people, I don't even know how to thank you all for your support and encouragement.
Another thing I've noticed is that some of you are probably thinking that I have yet to put a face with this name...so here you go. Linds and I did a photo shoot last weekend and got some updated pics of eachother. So thanks Linds - she took the photos of me :)

Although I am doing exactly what I want to do, and am loving it, it's kinda crazy/hectic at times. As most of you who follow this blog know, Lindsey helps me all the time with photoshoots, decor and well..pretty much everything. So I am really super excited to say that she is officially part of lg perspectives :) :) SOOO, welcome Lindsey!

Some of you who follow my blog and/or have met Lindsey on photo shoots already know she is just as silly/goofy/dorky as I am, but here is some info that maybe you didn't know.

Soo, are you wondering what Lindsey will be doing here at Lg? Lindsey already comes to lots of my photo shoots. So obv. she is going to continue that. But she is also going to be helping lots with Lifestyle Sessions. She has such a creative eye, and is really great with putting together details. We have so much fun when we work together :) Another reason that I am excited to have Lindsey as part of my teams is b/c she loves making invites, announcements and more. As some of you may know, lg perspectives offers custom invites, announcements, cards ect. Lindsey is going to helping me out in this area as well :)
Lindsey is also stepping into the world of photography with me :) I know..how fun is that? yay!!

So now when you book lg perspectives, you can look forward to seeing both of our goofy selves. We believe that your photo shoot should be fun, exciting, playful and just overall RELAXING.
Soo on that note. Here is the new team of Lg Perspectives :)

Lifestyle session :: Lindsey & Nick ::

2010-07-09T11:28:00.000-07:00

I have been so excited to blog this post, mostly b/c Lindsey and I love love love planing parties/events/photoshoots :) We have been wanting to do a lifestyle session for a while now, and with Lindsey and Nick's one year anniversary coming up (next month), why not now? Any...lifestyle sessions are so fun b/c there doesn't have to be a reason for them...yeah, that's what I said. No reason at all, except for fun :) So p.s - I'm just going to throw this out there....if you are interested in doing a session like this, email me, and we'll get it all planned out :) soo enough talking, lets see some pics..right!?!?

Here is our set up...who doesn't love a pretty picnic :)

ummm...fagygo and peaches..YUM!

Aren't these just the cutest little birdies..Linds and I found them at GW

Ha! isn't Lindsey little miss homemaker? Her cake looks so cute :)

We picked wild flowers and hydrangeas.

Cutting the cake...was actually really funny. It was sooooo hot outside. the cake kinda...melted and fell apart! ha!! it was awesome!

But you can see the pretty colors inside (awesome job linds!)

Love the tea...also awesome finds at GW

fun crops :)

Alsooo did I not mention that Nick is an amazing musician!?! Check him out http://nickolman.com/

Krysta ::Senior::

2010-07-07T18:54:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, Lindsey and I met up with Krysta and her mom. Not only is Krysta soo pretty, but she is also my cousin :) A big thanks to them for letting me have the opportunity to do her senior pics.

yummmmmy sunflare ;)

Rockin' some awesome cowboy boots!

So pretty :)

I always love the bright colors of this blue wall.

Today..

2010-07-06T19:46:00.000-07:00

Lindsey and I have been wanting to create a lifestyle photog session for a while now, and we were so excited about how it all came together. Here's just one for tonight :) Lots more to come, with lots of details :)

4th of July pretties :)

2010-07-05T08:11:00.000-07:00

So at this point, it's no secret that Lindsey and I love planning birthday/dinner/anything parties :) We were excited to have a smallish dinner party on the 4th with all our besties :) Check out some of our decor...we loved it!

First, here's our invite!

The spread

Lindsey LOVED THESE SOO MUCH! ;)

We love our mason jars...with lemon-aid of course. How do you like our paper straws...soo cute. I ordered them from Rock Paper Scissors, located in Wiscasset, Maine.

Well duh! What's a party without a fun banner?!

ohhh here's our favorite part!

oh what? you want to see the flag cake again??

The cutest guests...sorry to everyone who was there..but you know it's true.

Aiden loved the cake!

and what's a 4th of July party without fireworks?

p.s - did we mention that we would love to help YOU plan your next party/event! Email if you would like some info about this!!
lisa@lgperspectives.com

Today..

2010-07-03T20:54:00.000-07:00

I'm almost so late posting this, it almost needed to be called "yesterday" ha! but, anyway, today Lindsey and I went around the Grand Rapids River walk with Krysta and her mom. Here's a tiny sneak from today..more to come soonly :)

Sutton Family

2010-07-01T10:10:00.000-07:00

A couple nights ago I met up with the Sutton family, we have been planing this for a long time, and ahhh life just gets in the way ;) Soo I was excited to finally meet up with them. I did some pics of Charlie and Finley last fall, and believe it or not they seemed to get even cuter..if that if possible.

Beautiful...

<3 - she is such a doll :)

Love Finley's face here...what a cutie!

Boys are soo silly.

well...hello there. I love this one!

Such a beautiful family :)

family times :)

2010-07-01T05:13:00.000-07:00

The other night Genna and Landen were over...Ben has soo much fun when they come over!!

Landen :)

These two are buds..and so cute

Brother & Sister

Buds...but don't be fooled, ben isn't trying to be friends...his arm is wet and he is trying to get Landen's shirt all wet...

and again...ben isn't going in for a hug..he is trying to get Landen's shirt wet again..Ben decided that he was going to use the slip and slide IN HIS CLOTHES :(

yummmmmm...apples :)

and treats.

omg ben...the silly faces you make!

pretty Genna...

L.O.V.E!

Genna is either going to be a model or photographer...she had me follow her around the yard and said "get one of me here...try from this angle...or you could stand over there" ha! a girl after my own heart!

Today..

2010-06-29T18:14:00.000-07:00

Tonight I met up with the Sutton family...it's been a long time coming :)

Here's just one from tonight, many more to come soon :)

Love

2010-06-27T13:30:00.001-07:00

love him...hope you all had a wonderful weekend ;)

:]

2010-06-24T17:19:00.000-07:00

A couple days back I posted a preview of Stephanie's kids. These kids are all so cute, and all have their own distinct personalities! I had fun roaming around the park, following them with my camera. I have to admit that Michael is at the age now, where he's like "ok you get one more!" ha! gotta love it, doesn't he know that "one more" to me really equals like 50? haha - but her girls love the camera...or should I say the camera loves the girls?? Either way, it's cute/adorable/lovely/fun! I've known Steph for so long, it's fun to get together and have a chat...and we all know I love gatherings that include my camera :)
Anyway, here are some more pics for you.

These kids have grown so much since last year.

Getting four kids to sit and look at camera...ha! but I love these next two, this is life, this is how it is when you have young kids!!

Look!! rocks! ha, Aubri, you are too cute :)

Love these next ones :)

lol at this next one...Landon! - is he giving me "the look" or what?!?

Dan & Maria ::Engaged::

2010-06-23T04:55:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Lindsey and I met up with Dan & Maria, one of my summer couples. They were beyond easy to talk/laugh/be goofy and just hang out with in general. We walked along the river walk in GR, and had a beautiful day. It's so refreshing to meet new couples and just "click" ::YAY:: many, many smiles with them!! Maria is one of those people who is soo cute when she laughs/giggles...I had so much fun capturing them!! Thanks guys, we can't wait for your wedding! :) :)

2010-06-21T18:54:00.000-07:00

Well this photoshoot has been a long time coming. Stephanie's kids were the first family photos that I did last year. Here we are, almost a year later and these kids are still cute as ever. We actually met up in April for some kid pics, but we got rained out :(
Plus now we got a chance to get a couple with Landon as well. Thanks Steph for being awesome and letting me capture your family again this year!! Here's a tiny peak from tonight :)

Today..

2010-06-20T16:55:00.000-07:00

Today Lindsey and I met up with Dan and Maria, my July 31st couple. It was nice to meet them, I've been emailing back and forth with them since early last fall :) They were awesome, Linds and I had fun just walking and talking down the river walk. Here's just a TINY peak at what we did.

Family - Fun - Friday =]

2010-06-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

After some less than encouraging things that happened today, I decided I just needed to get out of the house and check out the beach with Benny Boy...and the weather?? Just like my mood - thunderstormy....but luckily I had Ben there with me, I am pretty sure this little guy can put a smile on anyone's face, no matter what their mood.
<3 my Benny Boy soooooo much :)
p.s - love his little orange pop mustache! hehe

Random Pretties..

2010-06-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

I snagged these beautiful flowers while at the conference grounds this past weekend with Mitch & Christina. I just love love love bokeh...idk, I guess I just thought I'd clear that up for anyone who didn't already know that :)
Anyway...happy Thursday :)

Mitch & Christina :: Married ::

2010-06-15T19:14:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Mitch & Christina were married in Grand Haven, Christina is the first person who asked me to do her photos, yeah, that's right. About a year ago she asked me if I had ever taken photos professionally, and if so, would I do their engagement and wedding photos. I can't believe how awesome this past year has been, and believe me when I say, I never thought that I'd be doing all these photos. I have been so lucky that so many have trusted me with their newborn, family, senior, engagement and wedding photos :) I am still learning more and more each day. BUT anyway...I didn't intent on making this post about me, I swear! Soo here they are, Mitch & Christina :)

First of all...I must say it now, I LOVED this bouquet!! Christina's mom made it, and omg..I don't think I have ever loved silk flowers so much :) And since I love it so much...be prepared to see lots of it in this preview ;)

They decided to do a reveal...did I ever mention how much I LOVE these...it's so awesome to watch ::looove::

Mitch and Christina wrote their own vows...omg it was the sweetest thing I have ever heard!! you guys are awesome.

LOVE this one...Christina was reading her vows..and she looked away just for a moment, but look at Mitch..honestly how sweet is that?

Bouquet love...and fun with Christina at the same time :)

Yeah...THAT'S A CAKE!!! yay for Christina finding Spring Lake Cake!

oh William...you are no stranger to my camera <3

Christina didn't have traditional bridesmaids stand for her..but she has a cute group of friends who came to their intimate reception :)

Lindsey totally set up this shot..

I've always wanted to do the newspaper shot..and since there happen to be one literally just laying there...

:]

2010-06-14T18:02:00.000-07:00

Today was a watermelon type of day...I guess, I'm not sure what made it a watermelon day considering it actually wasn't THAT hot outside. ha! Oh, I know why it was...Ben and I went grocery shopping last night and he insisted that he get to pick out the best watermelon, and so he did. I cut it up today and gave him a HUGE piece...it was honestly gone in about 2 minutes. I think he would eat watermelon all day if I let him, he loves it soo much. Here are a couple of my cutie pie!

Love this last one, I think it's funny the way he is looking at the watermelon. and look..Jeff is mowing the lawn too :)

Today..

2010-06-12T19:03:00.000-07:00

Mitch & Christina :)

Landon :: 4 years ::

2010-06-09T07:30:00.000-07:00

A couple days ago Linds and I met up with Landon (and is mom & grandma) at Townsend Park. At first Landon was a little shy...

But he started to warm up...

and after a little bit of running around...

we were good to go. This little guy is seriously cute, my camera loves him :)

There was such a cute little creek there too...

With mommy..

yeah...he's a poser!

...and he's done!

Random Pretties..

2010-06-08T06:37:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy lately taking photos of clients...I forget that I actually enjoy relaxing and just taking photos of the simple things in life too...like flowers, sunsets and other random pretties. Sooo my new goal is to post a random pretties post once a week. heck who knows..maybe I'll post two some weeks ;) Anyway...here is my random pretty today.

Landon

2010-06-07T21:07:00.000-07:00

Tonight I met up with Landon, his mommy and his grandma. This little guy was awesome!! It took him a moment to get used to a couple strange ladies with cameras (Linds came with me!). But once he got used to us, he was such a ham! I...actually I am pretty sure it's safe to say WE enjoyed every little moment spent with this cutie. I had such a hard time deciding which one to post tonight! Can't wait to show you more...soonly! Just one for tonight...

Maddox :: 1 year ::

2010-06-05T14:40:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I did one year (well almost one year) pics for Maddox, he was soo cute :) As I was taking his photos I couldn't help but be a little jealous of all his skills! He stands alone for a long time, and is practically walking..how awesome! anyway here is his preview.

Heather and Matt ::Engaged::

2010-06-05T05:35:00.000-07:00

This past week Lindsey and I met up with Heather and Matt, one of my September couples. I was really excited about this shoot b/c it's the first time I shot with my new camera (which I LOVE), and b/c they are awesome. I honestly could have photographed them all day and everyday :) They are soo sweet and cute together!!
Thanks so much guys for being so awesome. Lindsey and I are sooo excited for your wedding :)

Landon ::Newborn::

2010-06-04T12:31:00.001-07:00

A couple nights ago I did some newborn photos for a friend. Landon is only a week old but since he was a big baby...weighing in at 9lbs 9oz...he already looks so old. He was also amazingly strong for being so young! Anyway, Landon was wide awake during our whole session, which is what I always thought would be ideal...but turns out they don't let you do as much when they are awake! Anyway, I did come away with some cute shots, here is a mini-preview of Mr. Landon!

Heather and Matt ::Engaged::

2010-06-03T19:45:00.000-07:00

Tonight Linds and I met up with Heather and Matt, who by the way are just about the cutest couple ever!!! Tonight was my first time out with my *NEW* camera :) SO here is just one for tonight :)

Baby Landon

2010-06-03T04:06:00.000-07:00

Last night I did some newborn pics for a friend, she just had an adorable baby boy :) He has a full head of hair! We couldn't believe it, he was wide awake...but I think my flash was scaring him a little :) ahhhhh...it was actually pretty funny! Anyway here is just a tiny sneak at Landon.

Ethan

2010-05-31T16:49:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I was excited to do some newborn photos for an adorable little guy, Ethan! He was so cute, and actually slept the whole time, I honestly don't think I even got to see his eyes once! Thanks so much to Ethan and is parents for letting me try a couple different things and oh yeah....we shot the whole session OUTSIDE! I loved it, the lighting was so beautiful!! Everyone should have summer babies so I can always do outdoor sessions!

Benjamin

2010-05-31T09:44:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I had the chance to meet up with little Benjamin and his mommy, Shelly. We met up at a park right here in Grand Haven, I was so excited to have some wonderful weather, and lots and lots of sun! Benjamin is such a cutie and was a wonderful little model! I really love that Shelly brought along a cute quilt that was a gift from Benjamin's grandpa, I think it really adds a little something! Thanks so much Shelly and Benjamin, you guys were great :)

babies babies babies

2010-05-29T16:11:00.001-07:00

Hope everyone is having a fab. Memorial Day weekend :) I bet most of you are camping...but not me, I'm out and about taking photos of adorable babies :) Today I met up with Benjamin and his mommy Shelly. It was so nice to meet up with her since we've been emailing back and forth for a while now.
Here is just a quick look at little Benjamin.

Next I went out to Grand Rapids and met up with Kelly, Joe and their adorable little guy, Ethan, who is only 5 days young. I love love love all the hair this little guy has :) He was soo cute and he actually slept for the WHOLE session! Thanks Kelly and Joe for letting me try lots of different things, you guys are great :)

Benny Boy

2010-05-28T17:16:00.001-07:00

I took these pics a month or so ago, but really didn't have time to edit them. I've been so busy editing sessions & wedding, so tonight I decided to just make one quick post with my little guy :)

This is what I get when I tell benny boy to smile... he is too cute!

no people pics?

2010-05-27T10:26:00.000-07:00

yeah...that's what i said. There are NO people in this post, which is strange b/c we've never had so many people at our house...funny how that works, right?!? Anyway this past weekend my bff Lindsey and I put on the twins' FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY! :)
I have so many people to thank for help getting the house ready. Firstly my dad and brother-in-law Jeff, thanks for putting in this LOVELY patio. Notice the nice little bit of shine...my Jeffy helped with that :)

If you love that patio and live in the Greater Grand Rapids MI area, shoot me an email and I can get you in touch with the guys of Ada Custom Concrete, they really do fab. work!

And now for the party, Lindsey helped me with pretty much every single detail! I can't thank her enough, I'd say we make a pretty good team :) I'm posting a bunch of pics here on my blog of all the details that we spend hours creating/planning, but you can catch some awesome DIY instructions over at her blog soon!

Welcome to our party :)

The inside ::sweets table::
Everything except the two bowls of candy was made by Linds and I.

Happy Birthday Banner :) - it was hanging above the sweets table...not that you can see that from my pics! but i promise it was there!

ohhh and those wonderful cup cakes were made by my sister rachel, who is an amazing cake decorator. now you want to see them again..right?!? ...ok

Look at these adorable pie pops! I have to admit that the DIY instructions I followed looked so easy..and yet, sadly, many of my pops failed. But no fear, still enough left to have on the sweets table.

My mom made this wonderful rock candy...it was a hit with the kids AND adults :) Thanks mom!

oh nos - don't forget to fill up a bag so I'm not left with all these sweets!

Cute garland that hung on the sweets table, I now love my sewing machine...no silly not to sew fabric, but to sew paper! yes! it's my new favorite thing!

::OUTSIDE::
The biggest bummer of the day is that we didn't get to put out all the decor before people started showing up. Guess we should have planned more time! Also, I didn't get a chance to take pics of the food table that was cute, with cute mason jars of lemon aid. Oh well...I am sure there will be many more parties :) Anyway, here are some of our outdoor pretties :)
Tree mobiles...cute idea. but MUCH more difficult to hang than we ever imagined! ha!

Tissue poms!

Jars..we lined the fence with these cute baby food jars, filled with grass clippings, flowers and paper pin wheels.

Flag banners hung around and about :)

Clothes lines with photos, yeah we made cute clothes pins too!

ohhhh...and the gifts! Thanks everyone SOO much for all the wonderful gifts that the twins received!

and Ava's favorite!

Nick & Kristin ::MARRIED::

2010-05-19T12:57:00.000-07:00

I am so excited for this blog post :) My brother-in-law was married this past weekend in Petoskey, MI. It was beyond beautiful and even had Jeff and I thinking about how nice it would be to live there...just thinking I promise! Anywho Nick and Kristin are so cute, and were willing to try anything, so we got lots of cute pics. Not to mention the bridal party, they were all fabulous! and again a huge thanks to Linds for helping me with the pics :)
So here is Nick and Kristin's Preview :)

yay, I love love love these images by the tree! I finally got a sunflare photo and I love it!

5-16-10

2010-05-16T13:22:00.000-07:00

Nick & Kristin were married in Petoskey MI, it's soooo beautiful there!! I had so many favorites from this wedding but here is just a sneak...more to come :)

Joel & Andrea ::MARRIED::

2010-05-11T17:36:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Lindsey and I had the pleasure photographing Joel and Andrea's wedding. It was at the Grand Valley State University chapel and the reception was immediately following in the alumni house. We had some rain off and on all day, but luckily for us it stayed away just long enough to snag some pics! Thanks again to Lindsey for going with me - as always, it's a huge help :) Anyway, check out Andrea and Joel's big day.

Happy Mother's Day :)

2010-05-09T16:39:00.000-07:00

Hey all, hope everyone is having a wonderful Mother's Day!

Here's a tiny sneak at what I was up to this weekend :)
Joel & Andrea

William ::One Year::

2010-05-04T11:23:00.000-07:00

I posted a small preview on Sunday of this little man. William is going to be one in just about one month from today. I honestly can't believe how fast this year has gone by!! We went out to an orchard in Conklin MI for these shots, I got all these shots in less than 15 minutes, believe it or not. After about 10 or so minutes William decided that he did NOT like this place and would rather have a bottle, sooo even though we didn't have much time, and not a huge variety of different positions I still really love the shots that we came away with. He is such a great little model and sits soo well! So here he is, William, 1 year :)

Grand Rapids ::Newborn::

2010-05-03T11:34:00.000-07:00

I posted just a sneak yesterday of Greyson's newborn session. Here is a larger preview, lots of b&w's again, I just love black and white photos for babies :)

Today..

2010-05-02T14:24:00.000-07:00

Today I was a busy little bee :) This morning I did some newborn pics for Matt & Ashely. They have been so great to let me into their home and hospital room. Greyson is so perfect and I am so happy that you let me come in and snap some photos of him. You guys are truly blessed and I wish you all the luck in the world and cross my fingers for some *restfull* nights :) Here is a little sneak peek at today's session.

I also had the pleasure of taking some 1 year photos for William. I can't believe it's already been a year since I did his Newborn Pics! Kim and I took William out the same Orchard that Jeff and I went to yesterday. A huge thank you to Kurt & Kim for trusting me with your pics for a year :) You guys are the best and I seriously love this little guy!! Here is little sneak peek at your session from today :)

**Another HUGE thanks to Pat (family friend) for letting us truck all over your yard(orchard) in the name of photography :)

- One Year -

2010-05-01T19:56:00.000-07:00

I've been so excited to post these pics, Jeff and I took the kids to one of my parents' friend's house (well yard/orchard), and got some wonderful pics of the kids. I have to admit when I brought my chair out there I had envisioned something totally different than what I ended up with! I guess one year olds don't quite understand that they should "sit still" soooo....the chair idea didn't really work like planned, but I still love the pics. I was sooo bummed b/c I bought the cutest little newspaper boy hat for Aiden, but he HATED it...so no pics with the hat = :(

Anyway, here are the pics of the kids. Mostly of Ava and Aiden b/c the point of our little trip was to get "one year" pics of the kids :)

This is the only one I got of them together, they just move soo fast!

Gosh Ben..don't look TOO excited there!

Jeff and I have decided that he looks like Carl Fredricksen in this photo!

Greyson

2010-04-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

This past week I was so honored that Matt and Ashley let me into their hospital room, I have never done this sort of session so I am grateful that they let me do this one. This is also my first ever ALL B&W preview post, IMHO I think that the b&w photos capture the simplistic feel I was going for. Other than converting to b&w all these images are almost SOOC (straight off of camera). There will be all the time in the world to get fancy, but for now lets just keep them sweet, and true as can be, after all, who doesn't love those baby wrinkles! Don't worry mom & dad, I do have some color copies for you!

Thanks again Matt & Ashely, I hope you enjoy the pics! Your little guy is beyond perfect :) CONGRATS!

Chris & Megan ::Married::

2010-04-27T11:21:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I shot my first wedding as the lead photographer. I just wanted give a HUGE thank you to Megan for taking a chance on me! Of course I couldn't have asked for a better first wedding, everyone was so kind/friend/awesome...are you getting the point?!? Linds also came with to assist me, you should check out her photos. So here it is, my first ever full length wedding preview. Enjoy :)

Matt + Ashley + Greyson

2010-04-25T17:12:00.000-07:00

Today I was so excited that Matt & Ashley let me come into their hospital room and capture some tiny moments from their new bundle of joy. He is so sweet and perfect in every way. Here is just a tiny preview of Greyson. Congratulations Matt and Ashely, he is perfect :)

Chris + Megan MARRIED

2010-04-24T20:18:00.000-07:00

Here's just a tiny peek at what I was up to today.

Thanks so much for letting us be a part of your special day, many many more to come :)

*Also a HUGE thanks to Lindsey for being my lovely assistant!

Joel and Andrea

2010-04-20T07:57:00.001-07:00

Joel and Andrea of one of my May wedding couples, I was so glad they were able to meet up with me this past weekend at Fallasburg Park.

Just cute :)

2010-04-20T07:47:00.000-07:00

Soo my bff/sister-in-law, Lindsey has got me hooked on wedding/party planning blogs! I am officially obsessed with all of it! Which just happens to be perfect timing since I am planning the twins' 1st b-day party next month! Yay! Anyway I helped my SIL put together a bridal shower this past weekend and she had so many cute details made up, and the coolest part was they were just made of papers! Yeah...anyone can do them! so anyhow here are just a couple of the cute little details she made :) p.s - you should probably get over and check out her blog LO and Behold. She is just getting it started, so keep checking back! I know I will/I am also enlisting her to help me plan the twins party b/c she does that too!

Sneak Peek ;)

2010-04-17T19:59:00.000-07:00

Today I met up with Joel and Andrea to do some e-pics and just get to know them. We met at Fallasburg Park in Lowell MI. I felt so at ease with these two right away! They are so stinkin' cute together, and were troopers even though it was freezing cold and apparently Fallasburg park was the only place in MI that wasn't sunny today. Anyway, I'll be doing their wedding next month at GVSU and am very excited about it. I am so glad that we got this little chance to get to know eachother before the big day. Now they know they can be weird with me, b/c odds are that I am much more weird than they are! Thanks guys for being your cute selves :)

Perfect night :)

2010-04-14T19:25:00.000-07:00

Tonight, Jeff and I took the kids to the park. It was the most beautiful perfect night, it's nights like these that get me through all the crazy days, it's hard to believe that Jeff and I have almost officially made it one year with multiples (and a three year old).
<3 them! Here is just one for tonight, I'll upload more tomorrow.
Sorry so late, I was soo under the weather yesterday...but here are those images I said I'd post. I love evenings when we can lay in the grass and do nothing but play with bubbles. Notice Ben is not in any pics...he was too busy meeting friends and play on the play structures.

We arrived at the park and thought that the twins would want to stay in the stroller while Ben ran around...that lasted about...two seconds!

Aiden just wanted to play with dad...

and explore with miss Ava

...no play with dad...

...no play with Ava and bubbles.

no..dad - see a trend. He couldn't decide if it was more fun to "fly" or explore! What a cutie.

He and Ava both have the most amazing eyes!

thanks Ava...you could have given me at least ONE smile! ahhh it's ok, there is always next time.

Our twins are ALMOST ONE! I just can't believe it! We couldn't be more happy.

**Thanks to Grandpa & Grandma Schafer for the super cute clothes :)

4-3-10

2010-04-03T18:58:00.000-07:00

Soo it's been soo nice around here for the last week or so, and so I made plans with Stephanie to have some pics taken of her kids. We were out there for about 10 minutes before it started raining :( We got some indoors but it was a bummer! We will be rescheduling for a later date, but no fears we did get some nice shots today! You might remember these adorable pics from their family pics last year. Same three kids all almost a year older! A HUGE thanks to Lindsey for helping out today and always :)

*Thanks Linds for this edit :)

3 Months

2010-04-01T10:58:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Ethan is already just over 3 months! Some of you my remember Ethan's baby pics, I just can't get over how fast time goes. It was so nice outside today that I decided to take Ethan out for some camera time :) He is such a happy little cutie pie!

OMG! :)

2010-03-30T17:59:00.000-07:00

okkkkk can I just start off by saying thank you, thank you to all my clients that I have had the privilege to work with, it's truly awesome that you have trusted me with your family, kids, senior and wedding photos. Anyway I am excited b/c I have booked more weddings this year that I ever thought I would in my first year :) Soo having said that, here it is! I am doing a WEDDING GIVEAWAY :) I know you're excited about that! So read the info below, and I hope you'll shoot me an email (lisa@lgperspectives.com) telling me about your awesome love story! Not getting married, but know someone who is? Nominate them (but please let them know to avoid confusion and/or double booking).

Fine Print (please read):
Wedding must take place in 2010. If I am booked on your wedding date, and you cannot change it, then you must forfeit the prize and it will be offered to the next qualifying couple. This giveaway has no cash value. Your email must be received no later than 11:59pm PST on April 30, 2010 in order to qualify. For weddings over 150 miles from Grand Haven, Michigan, travel fees for Lisa Gross and her assistant will apply (hotel & car for 2 days, and depending on distance, roundtrip airfare for 2). If you are unsure what travel costs may be, please email me at lisa@lgperspectives.com to acquire approximate quote. Past clients or currently booked clients do not qualify for this giveaway. Family members and friends/acquaintances of Lisa Gross also do not qualify. The winning couple will be announced here and on lgperspectives's blog on or about May 2nd, 2010. An email will be sent to the winning couple and if multiple unsuccessful attempts have been made to reach the couple or for some reason they are unable to claim their prize, then they will forfeit their winnings to the next qualifying couple. Please do not submit your story unless you intend to follow through with the prize, should you win. In other words, don’t mess around.
Nominees:
Brides & Grooms may nominate themselves by submitting their story and a photo or two. Friends and family may also nominate the bride and groom of their choice, however the bride & groom should be aware of the submission. This is just to avoid them booking a different photographer during the contest period.

Email me today :)
lisa@lgperspectives.com

My little stud muffin

2010-03-30T09:36:00.000-07:00

oh I know, another personal post, of my kids! Here is my littlest man, Aiden. He is such little poser, honestly we were outside for a total of like 5 minutes, and I got all the shots I needed :) I love taking photos of my kids for so many reasons: #1 - I only have to please ME! #2 - I can do them right in my own backyard #3 - It gives me time to play around with my camera and practice, when working with a client I get nervous to try new things b/c I don't want to mess up their photos! Whereas when I am shooting pics of my own kids, guess what? I can delete them ALL if I don't like them (which most times ISN'T the case!). Anyway, here is my little man, his hair is growing in like a mohawk, it's honestly getting long and think ONLY in the middle :) So why not just embrace it!

diggin..

2010-03-29T19:59:00.000-07:00

So tonight I decided to look back at Jay and Jillayne's engagement pics. I have changed a little bit in terms of editing so why not take a double look, images that didn't appeal to me then, do now. I was really happy when I came across the images below that I didn't do much with before. I can't wait for my e-sessions that I have coming up :)

Miss Ava

2010-03-29T09:40:00.000-07:00

I am so excited about the next couple of months, lots of photo shoots! So I am taking this time right now to KEEP practicing!! Plus I have a feeling that I'm not going to have lots of time in the next couple of months to take photos of MY kids, so I'm doing it now. I really love these pics of miss ava. Believe it or not she is almost always smiling...until I take the camera out!!! Even though I didn't really catch her smiles I still love these.

playing with light

2010-03-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

I am getting really excited for this spring. I have three weddings coming up, e-pics, family pics, childrens pics and senior pics ;) Anyway, I am so excited so of course I thought I'd better get out there and work on some things. I am SOOO in love with sun flare photos :) and although I love them so much I have NOT mastered them at all! So tonight I just went out with Ben (now that I look at these pics I realized I should have changed his clothes and combed his hair) and practiced! I got a couple that I really liked, and the rest...well I am a work in progress :) Here are my best shots from tonight :)

ok, that last one didn't have anything to do with sun, just a snappy of my benny boy playing on the swing. <3 him!

:)

2010-03-23T12:20:00.000-07:00

Today I decided to take some new pics of the babies around the house. This means Aiden, Ava and Ethan. Ethan is three months now, you might remember his baby pics. He is getting so big now and looks JUST like his big brother! He seriously is his clone! I also took some pics of the twins, now that they are going 11 months!!

This was Ava's first time clapping, I'm so happy she decided to do it right when I had my camera out to capture it :)

I promise spring is on it's way...

2010-03-08T09:19:00.000-08:00

Yay for it being slightly warmer today :) Austin (my nephew) is over today b/c he doesn't have school and he brought bubbles! So naturally this meant that I had to follow the boys outside with my camera! I wanted some more practice shooting/editing in RAW format. I have always shot in JPG but read that it's more HQ to shoot in RAW. I do love how I can play with the light and stuff so easily but like everything...something new to get used to :) Plus I might have to stock up on some more memory cards b/c RAW takes up a lot more space.

My fav...Austin blowing a bubble..wish I would have caught that bubble in focus :( I give lots of credit to those photographers who have awesome "bubble" shots...just harder than it looks, esp with kids doing the bubble blowing. Also I was hanging out with my new 50mm which has kinda a slow AF.

And of course the next ones are of my little Benny Boy...it was next to impossible to get a shot of him blowing bubbles...considering after he used his whole bottle I think he actually only got about 5 bubbles total :) cutie!

:)

2010-03-06T19:43:00.000-08:00

These kids make my heart smile..for real! So my sister Becky and I decided we were going to get some cute pics of our kids today, so of course we went out and got them super cute clothes and were soo excited about it! Well Becky's kids participated wonderfully, but mine... I got ZERO pics of Aiden, one of Ava and a couple of Ben. Oh well, I'm glad I got some cute ones of Becky's kids. I'll have to harass my children again a different time. I guess we got what we asked for bringing them OUT at nap time :( I was sooo excited too b/c I got the cutest little outfit for Ava and the pic in this preview doesn't even show it!! So I am sure I will dress her up in it again soon.

Anyway...here are some of the highlights from today's session :) Enjoy!

Lindsay

2010-03-03T08:15:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I posted a
preview of Lindsay's cutie pie baby belly. Here is her large preview! I had so much fun doing these pics and can't wait to see her little guy! Thanks so much for letting me drag you around town linds!

Matt & Ashley + baby bump

2010-02-28T16:44:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I posted a short little preview for Matt and Ashley, here is the whole preview! There were soo many shots that I loved from this session, I had a hard time narrowing it down for a preview...p.s - that's a problem that I love having! Matt & Ashley are expecting their little guy in April, and they are honestly the cutest couple, who buy the way are super photogenic. So here you go guys...I hope you enjoy :)

Baby bumps = :)

2010-02-28T14:13:00.000-08:00

Today I did another belly shoot, I really heart belly shoots. These ladies all make being pregnant soo beautiful. You may recognize Lindsay from her mother/daughter photos that I did last August. Lindsay and her daughter are soo beautiful, not to mention super sweet. A huge thanks to Linds for letting me drag her around town when it was freezing cold out!! I even got her to lay out on the docks! Here is a small preview of our session today, many more to come :)

you + me = us

2010-02-27T21:24:00.000-08:00

Today I did some really cute maternity photos for Ashely & Matt! I had soo much fun doing their pics b/c they are just about the cutest couple ever & it's so cute how in love they are :) Lindsey came with and we really had a great time walking around and doing belly pics! Here are just a couple shots from today, I'll have a larger preview up soonly :)
Enjoy.

miss ava

2010-02-23T11:58:00.000-08:00

More of my beautiful daughter :) I know I know, I post lots of pics of my kids! But it's winter and I don't have a ton of subjects...I am excited to do two belly sessions this weekend though!

Cuteness

2010-02-17T10:43:00.001-08:00

Some more pics of my adorable little nephew, Ethan!

8 months

2010-02-13T18:51:00.000-08:00

Today I went to the Grand Rapids Public Museum with our friend Kim and her cute little guy William. Some of you might remember that I did some baby pics of him on my Blog last July. Anyhow, little William isn't soo little anymore he is already 8 months! I can't believe how fast time goes by! Anyway we had lots of fun walking around the museum and then ended with some lunch :) It was nice to get out and hang with someone else for a while :)

William is such a sweet little guy, he did so well considering all the places we made him sit and model, but by the end he was all tuckered out, I bet he took a good nap for mommy on the way home!

Here are some of the highlights from today!

Valentine's Day cards

2010-02-11T11:22:00.000-08:00

Like Christmas cards I usually try and make a cute little Valentine's Day card for friends and family, although I must admit I am a little late in the game this year. I made this one for my family, and before I make anymore to give as freebies, I want to know from you...Do you guys want me to make a selection of v-day cards as freebies..
Let me know as a comment here or email me at lisa@lgperspectives.com

Thanks..ps - don't I have the cutest kids ever?!?

Brrr....

2010-02-10T08:22:00.000-08:00

Happy snow day...to all of you outside the Grand Haven area. This morning I was watching the news and I think all the schools in West Michigan were closed except for Grand Haven, Spring Lake & Fruitport...this was a major bummer for my nephew who was expecting a snow day! He came over this morning in his robe & PJ's and had NO plans of going to school, but a call to his mom quickly changed that :( for Austin! Anyway I am at home with a little boy who isn't feeling that well..and of course what do I let him do...go outside! Yeah maybe not the smartest choice, but he was sick staying inside so I figured why not let him go out JUST for a little bit, he was begging, and he is soo cute when he begs. Plus I needed an excuse to play around with my new lens...which I am loving. Anyway so here are some pics of my little benny boy playing outside :)

Yeah...it's cold but we've seen colder for sure! (don't mind the dirty thermometer, it's outside!)

Here is Ben, playing outside, he kinda just sits in the snow...this is not good snow for a snowman..so he was bummed because that's why he really wanted to go outside :(

Benny Boy

2010-02-09T06:46:00.000-08:00

I took these pics of Ben this past weekend and realized I never posted them :) He is home sick today from school, poor little guy has a fever of 101! Anyway, I just can't believe how grown up he is!

Baby Ethan

2010-02-06T15:51:00.001-08:00

Sooo my sister asked me to babysit tonight..of course the first thing that I thought was "oh yay! I can take more pics of this adorable Austin look alike" so I did, and I really love them! He was being so cute and we had such great natural light so that always = love!

Anyway here a couple of my favs from today...ps do you like the bigger preview?

Daddy's tie...

2010-01-20T09:30:00.000-08:00

Here is my beautiful little boy Aiden... I have wanted to the pics of him with one of Jeff's ties for a while now, so today I did it! I really loved ALL the pics, but here are a couple of my most favorite ones :)

My little model boy :)

My fav!

Love this angle of him..

Anyone who knows Aiden, knows he is a thumb sucker and this is soooo him!

Aiden has the cutest smiles, <3 those teeth!

<3

Ethan

2010-01-14T14:33:00.000-08:00

Well, our family was busy in 2009! We had four new grandbabies this year and here is the last little guy, Ethan. My sister Rachel and hubby Nick are the proud parents of this little guy and I know a big brother who couldn't be happier! Anyway Rachel and Ethan came over today for some newborn pics, man whoever said/thought newborn pics were easy was sooo wrong! Newborn pics are probably the most challenging, but when you get "that one" it makes it all soo worth it :)

A day of play...

2010-01-11T19:19:00.000-08:00

Sometimes my favorite thing to do is just sit and watch these kids...I love the way that the twins hold hands while playing, or how they get all tangled up! It's so cute to watch two little babies interact with each other! Here they are...just a typical day, playing, holding hands and just having fun :)

Yeah I looked over and Ava had her arm around Aiden, this is what prompted me to run and get my camera!

I just thought it was so cute the way that Aiden moved all around her, he is moving all over while she just says put!

That's my little princess, rocking some awesome "dollar spot" sun glasses (just like her momma!)

Yeah look closely..they are holding hands really cutely and Aiden is now chewing on HER hand :)

I love the way that Ava is always watching Aiden...I'm thinking that once he gets really good at crawling maybe she'll watch and learn then too!??!

My handsome Mr. Aiden!

A little more serious, but still soo cute!

And last but not least one more of my little doll (sporting some pretty sweet clothes from Grandma & Grandpa Randy!)

** Please don't think that I am ignoring Ben these days..it's just that he decided that he HATES the camera! Now everytime I pull out the camera he runs into another room, but it is about time I make him do a "photoshoot" with me! Although in order for that to work I have to stock up on lots of candy and be in the mood to beg! haha

*Hope everyone had wonderful holidays :)

The sweetest gift..

2010-01-09T12:48:00.000-08:00

Here is my little Miss Ava, she'll be 8 months on MONDAY! I can't believe how fast the last 8 months have gone. These little twins (and Ben!) are my whole life and I am so glad that we were blessed with them..(even though I always make jokes about how it's a curse to have twins!). Anyway I finally got Jeff to help me get some pics of Miss Ava today, here are my favorite ones!

This last one is my fav, and I couldn't choose between color and B&Wish..yes I said "ish" because it's isn't a true B&W, but I love it!

A little help...

2010-01-08T08:54:00.001-08:00

I've had some emails and other people ask me for tips on photographing their kids, or other peoples' kids, just kids in general.

Firstly, thanks that's flattering that you would ask me since I don't consider myself a master at this, but since I have three kids, I do get lots of time to practice.

So here goes...some tips on photographing your kids.
1. - Try not to make them "pose" too much, this is unnatural for MOST kids (esp. tween age kids!). I usually just stalk about, watching them until I think the moment is right..if you're not sure when that right moment will be, just keep snapping and I'm sure you'll get one. When you unload your pics to the computer you'll see it!

2. - I usually don't TRY and center my subject in the photo, does this mean that I ALWAYS have photos with no subject in the center..NO. I do all the time, but I don't ONLY take photos like that, in fact I like it a little better when their head is to the side, or in fact I like those close-up where..yup I am going to say this..THEIR HEAD IS CUT OFF!!! omgosh! A lot of people think that cropping off their head = bad picture..well I don't at all!! It just depends on the mood of the pic. If their expression says it all, you don't need to see everything else.

3. - Remember my photos aren't perfect, nobodies are but that's what photoshop is for. Photoshop helps us with those pesky little problems like dirty face, blemishes, junk in the background and other stuff that you don't want to distract your viewer from the subject. Why not spend a little extra time editing, you'll be happy you did. If you don't have photoshop use GIMP, it's great and FREE :) I LOVE IT!

4. - Spend a little time adjusting the curves, contrast and lighting. If you're like me, you don't always have PERFECT lighting conditions and a little bit of lightening up your photo can go a long ways!

5. - I usually always spend some time adding a bit of contrast to their eyes, and whitening the whites of their eyes. You have to be careful with this though, in photos of my daughter for example, her eyes are SOO blue that it is really easy to do too much, this is why sometimes I don't touch her eyes at all.

6. - Have fun with it, if your son/daughter doesn't want to look at the camera and smile, oh well! Capture the moment that his lego castle falls down, or when he get excited because it didn't. Most all children's photos that I love love love..don't involve the child looking. But I have to admit I do love those moments that you catch them looking so what do I do for that??...I have my camera focused and ready and then I quickly say their name...be ready and the moment that he/she looks over SNAP! it's usually an honest cute little expression, it works all the time! With my three year old sometimes that doesn't work, he's learned my tricks! So instead I yell out a word like "candy!" and that is when you get that "happy light up my eyes omgosh" look!

Anyway..I took this photo of Aiden today, he has the cutest little expressions! I am posting my fully edited color, black & whitish, and sooc.

I used Coffee Shop actions..they are free and AWESOME~
http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/2005/12/actions-by-theme.html

The love of a family is life's greatest blessing..

2010-01-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

My sister Sara and brother-in-law John were in town for the holidays! We only get to see them 2-3 times a year so it is always an exciting time, anyway while they were here they let me take some pics of them, since the weather was crummy while they were here we headed over the the piano factory downtown GH and took some cute pics, I was so happy that they let me do this because I really really needed the practice with INDOOR photos! Poor little Jack cried about 98% of the time, but what can you do, it must be hard to be soo cute..so much work for the little guy :)

Anyway aside from the crying, and me messing around with lighting we did come away with some cute shots that day, and here they are :)

Cutie Pies

2010-01-06T10:11:00.000-08:00

I took these pics in the beginning of December but didn't post them as a request from their mother (my sister) because she wanted to use the photos as Christmas gifts, therefore she wanted my parents to be surprised when they got them :)

I took lots of pics of the kids that day and they were making the silliest and cutest faces ever...I am only posting a couple here but this kids are cute and near and dear to me!! <3 them :)

Warari Wedding

2009-12-28T14:34:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I had the pleasure of being part of the most amazing thing, a wedding :) I was the 2nd shooter for Michael and Emily's wedding, who got married at Calvary Christian Reformed Church!. I was so excited when Emily emailed me saying that I could be her second shooter. This was my first wedding, and since she already had a photographer I kinda stood back (to keep out of the other photographer's way). Although I stayed in the background I was still able to get some exciting shots.

Firstly, here is their beautiful church :) Located in Grand Rapids MI.

I had so much fun hanging out in the ladies dressing room while the girls got ready they were all soo beautiful and Emily could not have been a more beautiful bride, her dress, jewelry and everything was beyond amazing! Here are some of the detail shots of her dress...

Watching a bride get ready is soo much fun, Emily's excitement/happiness was so beautiful and infectious. The MOH helped with most all the hair (or maybe all?) she of course she did a beautiful job, all the girls look amazing, here is Emily getting ready...

Since they had an evening wedding Emily and Michael decided to do a reveal, this is when the bride and groom set aside some time before the ceremony to meet up with eachother alone (well not alone, the cameras were there!). This is such a special time and I managed to get some shots of this too. The groom's face says it all.

The wedding party posed for lots of indoor photos, at this time it was kinda busy and instead of adding to confusion I stood back and watched their photographer do her magic, but I did steal a couple shots when the wedding party went outside for a moment...

Emily and Michael had the coolest guest book, I heard of this being done, but hadn't actually seen it, they made a photo book out of their engagement pics (taken by their photographer Erin) and had the guest sign on all the pages, that is such an awesome idea for those people who don't want a huge frame around the house, but yet don't want to hide their guest book in a box someplace, it was great!

Durring the ceremony I didn't really get a chance to get right up there and take a lot of photos, I was afraid of getting in the other photographers shots, and/or the other photographer was in all mine lol! Here are just a couple of their beautiful ceremony.

Making it official..

I loved all the details at the reception, instead of a traditional cake they opted for a cupcake cake, it was soo cute with little candy canes that made hearts on the cupcakes! Then they had just a small cake on top for them to cut into it was soo cute! They also had tons of candles and lights around, it really looked beautiful!

Mr. & Mrs Warari

and there was dancing too :)

Love is just a word...

2009-12-15T07:30:00.000-08:00

until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

It's December which = slow photography month since I mainly shoot out doors! Anyway I took this pic yesterday and just loved it.

Current obsession...

2009-12-11T04:03:00.000-08:00

textures! So I'm kinda new to the texture world but have to say that over the past couple weeks I have become obsessed with them!! Of course this means that I have spent countless hours scouring the internet to find some. That's when I came across Texture of the Day, a set on flickr. This guy has the most amazing textures for FREE, and you know how I love free things!! Soo I downloaded about a million of them and played around with some of my fav. photos that I always thought could use a little something...more. I also have to give a shout out to CoffeeShop because I just LOVE LOVE LOVE all her actions, and what's very cool is that she gives them for free..although donations are accepted! Anyway, so here are a couple of the photos that I decided to play around with, you have probably seen some of them before, they're just a little re-vamped.

The sweetest thing...

2009-12-01T13:18:00.000-08:00

Here are my little angels...well two of them, I couldn't get Ben to participate today. But the twins did so well, I took some pics of them in front of the Christmas tree :) Here are their best shots!

2009-11-28T20:12:00.000-08:00

Today I had the pleasure of photographing the Glass family, you might remember the mom, Theresa from the Svenjollies photoshoot that I did last week. Instead of meeting in Holland like last time we switched it up and I met Theresa and her family downtown GR and like a couple other family shoots I've done we of course met up in front of the Gerald R. Ford Museum. We walked along the grounds, over to the walking bridge, and then back behind the museum to go under an overpass. Once again I had a great time with this family, the parents and kids were all really friendly which makes my life easy :) Here are the highlights from their shoot...you'll see that the kids even brought some props so show a little personality! I thought it was really cool to capture something that is special to them!

Sweetness...

2009-11-22T21:29:00.000-08:00

Today I was really excited because I got to do engagement pics for a very cute/funny/in love couple! So Lindsey (who p.s - is the best assistant ever! thanks soooo much!!) and I went out to Okemos Historical Village to meet up with Jillayne & Jay and play around in the village for a couple hours. I'm pretty sure it's possible that we all stepped in at least ONE pile of geese poop! it was everywhere...but no worries we still got cute pics, poop and all! We really had lots of fun doing these pics and I can't wait until their wedding next November :)

Svenjollies...

2009-11-21T12:05:00.000-08:00

Early this morning I went out to Holland to capture some very funny people..Svenjollies. Svenjollies is an improv group that will be playing at the Holland Park Theatre. They were honestly really funny and I had lots of fun walking around with them and their hilarities (not sure if that's a word). Svenjollies is made up 6 people, five of which were able to make it to the shoot this morning, Theresa Glass, Rob Ryzenga, Steve Childerston, Kory Plockmeyer & Alex Ritzema. Anyway here are the best shots that I got of them.

LeMahieu Family

2009-11-15T18:59:00.000-08:00

Today I had the joy of shooting (with my camera) the LeMahieu Family, they were so much fun and those kids honestly made my heart smile! Their family was soo friendly and easy going, it was really easy for me to feel comfortable with them right away! Thanks a million to Tara who was a huge help getting those little kiddos to smile and look at the camera, all I had to worry about was taking the pic :) It was great. Anyway we met up in front of the Gerald R. Ford Museum and walked all over the grounds there and then headed over the the walking bridge for some more shots. I have to admit this is kinda a large preview for me, but I just loved so many (and there were four cute kids involved!)

Tis the season...

2009-11-10T10:14:00.001-08:00

..to pay waaay too much for your holiday cards?? I, like many others, find myself looking around this time of year for the perfect holiday card, but the problem is that they are all so expensive! I have to admit that I have a small obsession with pretty much all the cards at Tiny Prints, but they a little to rich for my blood (for those of you who don't know me, I am 100% dutch, therefore I must have all things for cheap!). So this holiday season I went around to Tiny Prints and another favorite, Shutter Fly to find my favorite holiday cards and re-created them for free :) Yup! You heard it, you can download my version of of these awesome cards for free. Here's a preview of the different cards that I have worked up and are available for download. Want another great tip??? right now Wink Flash is having a sale on Holiday Cards, you can choose the "blank card" layout and upload any one of these designs into the 5x7 card! Their holiday cards are 40% off right now! Just remember to use the coupon code: HOLIDAY09. Have fun and I hope this helped :)

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*Dowload any and/or all of them for free :) Need help to customize it? email me for any questions lisa@lgperspectives.com Please note that I do charge for customization of the greeting cards.

Treair & Taillor Mother/Daughter Photos...

2009-11-08T18:42:00.000-08:00

Today I did Mother/Daughter photos for our niece Taillor and her mommy Treair, it was a lot of fun, but I have a feeling that we wore little Taillor out! But she is so cute that even when she was giving a little attitude she still managed to be adorable! We met in front of the Gerald R. Ford Museum, and walked over to the covered bridge where I was surprised to see the Table and Chairs still up from Art Prize. Anyhow, we had the most beautiful day in November that we could have ever asked for with Temps in the 60's! Here are the highlights from Treair and Taillor's session!

Unconditional love...

2009-11-08T04:56:00.000-08:00

Today I am going to do some mother/daughter photos for my beautiful little niece and her mommy Treair. I think this is going to be a lot of fun, since they are both so fun and easy going. It's also ok to be strange and/or weird because we're family :) Anyway while looking online for some inspiration for today's photo shoot I came across this (below) and just wanted to share because I thought it was great! I found it at the Pounding Hearts Blog.

* I gave you life, but cannot live it for you.
* I can teach you things, but I cannot make you learn.
* I can give you directions, but I cannot be there to lead you.
* I can allow you freedom, but I cannot account for it.
* I can take you to church, but I cannot make you believe.
* I can teach you right from wrong, but I cannot always decide for you.
* I can buy you beautiful clothes, but I cannot make you beautiful inside.
* I can offer you advice, but I cannot accept it for you.
* I can give you love, but I cannot force it upon you.
* I can teach you to share, but I cannot make you unselfish.
* I can teach you respect, but I cannot force you to show honor.
* I can advise you about friends, but cannot choose them for you.
* I can advise you about sex, but I cannot keep you pure.
* I can tell you the facts of life, but I can’t build your reputation.
* I can tell you about drinks, but I can’t say “no” for you.
* I can warn you about drugs but I can’t prevent you from using them.
* I can tell you about lofty goals, but I can’t achieve them for you.
* I can teach you about kindness, but I can’t force you to be gracious.
* I can warn you about sins, but I cannot make you moral.
* I can pray for you, but I cannot make you walk with God.
* I can tell you how to live, but I cannot give you eternal life.
* I can love you with unconditional love all of my life… and I will.

Baby love...

2009-11-05T11:29:00.000-08:00

Meet Jaymeson, he is the youngest little guy in the Kass family, you might remember him from Kass Kidsphoto shoot. Courtney came over and we had some fun trying to get him into different poses, although he wasn't really having anything to do with it. He preferred to be wrapped up in a little blanket...so we made the best of it! You can never plan on anything with babies, but...at least I didn't get peed on! :) That's always a good thing!