marissa + zac // a london engagement session

marissa and zac are two of my favorite people on the planet. some of my dearest friends. of course i was excited when we figured that our recent trips to london were going to overlap– and even MORE excited when a week before my departure i got a phone call from paris and learned that they were engaged! spending the afternoon hanging out and photographing them in one of the greatest cities in the world was pure joy, but nothing compared to the fact that i get to do life with them every single day. seriously, i can’t begin to tell you what amazing, kind, giving, hilarious, and creative people they are. i am unspeakably grateful that they are in my life. OH and did i mention they got engaged the same day that zac ran the paris marathon? amazing. anyways, i’ll stop gushing and let the photos speak.























tate modern + borough market, london, england // april 2012

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lexi + derick

lexi and derick got married on the loveliest spring day. it was an intimate gathering of their closest family and friends. lots of laughter and lots of amazing food and lots of memories being made. so glad i got to be a part of it.




























































salt of the earth, fennville, mi // april 2012

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barcelona.

in february i spent a week exploring barcelona, my favorite city on the planet. how to i begin to describe that place? it’s so cliche to say, but words really don’t do it justice. barcelona is so full of life. so creative. so unique. it was unseasonably cold during my visit, yet still breathtakingly beautiful. i ate incredible food, practiced my spanish with kind and fascinating taxi drivers and servers, and got to attend not one but *two* FC barcelona matches (if you know me at all you know this is nothing short of a dream come true!!).

traveling is one of my greatest passions and i feel so unspeakably blessed each time i visit a new city or get another stamp on my passport. today i’m headed off to london (and rome! and venice!) with my dear friend mary. i have a feeling some wonderful adventures await us… and there will be many, many more photos to share :)


















































if you aren’t familiar with the sagrada familia, it’s worth taking a moment or two to read up on. it’s the third most visited site in europe, and not hard to see why. this was my third visit and each has been unique, overwhelming, otherworldly.



































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