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You’ve booked your venue, your photographer, and now your working on all of the other details for your big day. Somewhere in between all of those details and your wedding day, you need to decide…engagement session or no engagement session? Obviously as photographers we’ll always say yes to more photos, but in this situation we […]

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Do you love color, texture, and unique/amazing architecture? Then downtown Detroit is your DREAM location for your photos! Enjoy lovely Mia and Collin as they explored Z alley, Parker’s alley, DIA, and the Whitney building with Brandon! Photographed by Brandon

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“There’s something about the look in your eyes, something I noticed when the light was just right. It reminded me twice that I was alive, and it reminded me that you’re so worth the fight” – Echo by Incubus Photographed by Katerina

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Huge congrats to beautiful Hannah and Max! We are so excited to work with them again this year and we’re secretly hoping their pup makes an appearance at the wedding 🙂 Photographed by Brandon

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Katerina photographed Mariam and Hussein’s engagement session on the gorgeous grounds of the Edsel and Henry Ford mansion in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. If you look closely seven photos down, Hussein is hiding a ring for Mariam and surprised her with it, SUCH A SWEET MOMENT (and gorgeous ring). Congrats Mariam and Hussein! Photographer: Katerina

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“I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you’re in the world.” – Elton John Beautiful engagement session shot on Belle Isle and Detroit institute of Arts. Enjoy! Photographed by Brandon

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Choosing a photographer is a huge deal. Whether you’re a couple looking for the perfect person to document your wedding day, an excited parent wanting to capture your son or daughter’s personality in their final year of high school, or a family just wanting to be photographed at this exact time of your life together, […]

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