Matthes Tree Farm Wedding - Shelby and Trevor

Ida, Michigan
Matthes Tree Farm

Congratulations Shelby and Trevor!!! What a beautiful wedding at Matthes Tree Farm.

These two met online in 2018, when Shelby was living in Delaware and Trevor was living in Ohio. Shelby was visiting family for Thanksgiving at the time. They did the long-distance thing for about two months before Shelby made the decision to move back to Ohio. They have been inseparable ever since. In 2021, they made the move back to Michigan, where Trevor is originally from. Both of them love hunting and the outdoors. The two have the same birthday, just two years apart. Trevor proposed on their birthdays, April 24, 2022, while they were turkey hunting in northern Michigan with friends.

Thank you so much for choosing me to document your story! I wish you a life filled with laughter and turkeys.
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The Cheney Place Wedding- Jesse and Matt

The Cheney Place
Grand Rapids, MI

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Middleton!!! We had so much fun at The Cheney Place, celebrating these two choosing each other for the rest of their lives.

Matt and Jesse have known each other for ten years. They lived on the same floor in college, did the long-distance thing in grad school, and both ended up back in Michigan years later. They reconnected at a Christmas party, and while they had seen each other a few times over the years post-college, this was the catalyst that led to an actual relationship.

Fast forward to July 2021, Matt took Jesse and Stanley to the Indiana Dunes National Park. Packed away in his camelback was the ring and two small champagne bottles. “After a longer-than-anticipated hike, a narrowly avoided snake attack, and climbs over multiple dunes, they made it to the shores of Lake Michigan. While possibly suffering from heat sickness, Jesse agreed to marry Matt.”

The couple recently bought their first home! Their adventures just keep on going-from a ton of vacations to national parks, to traveling all over Michigan, some hot shows and breweries, to Hawaii for their honeymoon.

In case you missed their beautiful snowy engagement session with Stanley, you can check it out here:

https://lookatthebiggerpicture.com/blog/lenderink-tree-farm-session-belmont-michigan

Thank you so much for choosing me to document your story! Best wishes to you in your new adventures! Thank you to Emily Betcher, for second shooting and having fun with us.
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Rockwell Lake Lodge - Ali and Shawn

Rockwell Lake Lodge
Hillsdale College Research Center

Luther, MI

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Zillmer!! What a fun and laid-back celebration, even with the added “good luck fortune” of some rain on the big day.

Shawn and Ali met at work, when Shawn re-trained Ali at Hopcat, after she returned from the Peace Corps. They hit it off immediately and for their first date they went to Wealthy Street Theatre to see Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom. Shawn likes playing video games while Ali likes to read, and they both enjoy going to the beach, camping, and having a cold beer on the deck in their backyard.

Shawn proposed on a trip to Florida with friends. They were walking on the beach alone, and Ali thought it was coming, but he didn’t do it. Then, later… she was taking pictures of the sunset and he got down on one knee.

My job was pretty easy because Shawn and Nicole, the Matron of Honor, kept making Ali laugh. I just love her animated faces!!

Thank you so much for choosing me to document your story. Keep making each other laugh. Enjoy the preview of your big day…