New BLOG!

Please visit my new blog at www.summerjeanphotography.blogspot.com for the latest and greatest from Summer Jean Photography!

I will no longer be posting to this blog but I certainly appreciate you stopping by!

Exciting Updates!!!

I have been throwing this back and forth for close to a year and after much thought and consideration, I have decided to change the name of my business from sjo Photography to Summer Jean Photography.

Last August I went to the Free To Succeed Tour in Chicago that was put on by David Jay and Jasmine Star. They were both awesome. But, the one most important thing I took away from that seminar was that my business is ME. I needed to brand myself and not necessarily my work because when it really comes down to it, people are going to hire me #1 based on me and #2 based on my work. It makes sense to me... :)

Anyway, I am really excited about the change. It is going to take some getting used to but in time I think it is going to be a good thing.

Along with this change I have some very exciting projects coming up that I can not wait to share with you in the next couple of days!

Please bookmark my new website address at: www.summerjeanphotography.com and my new blog address at www.summerjeanphotography.blogspot.com

To the first 3 people to make a comment on this post, I will send you a brand spankin new Summer Jean Photography key chain! It's super cute, black and white polka dots of course! They were made my the ever talented Kristin at My Two Babes.

Baby Hayley

A week or so ago I finally got to meet Jeff and April's newest addition, Hayley!

When Jeff and April were in for their maternity session they told me that they thought they were having a little girl as they did not know the sex. Well, they are pretty good guessers because Hayley was born just a few weeks after that!

It has been awhile since I have photographed a newborn baby girl. Seems like all of last year and most of this year has been boys! Not that I mind, of course. But, it was fun to switch things up a bit. And, she was such a little angel. She slept the first half until we decided to undress her. Then, she was not very happy with us. But, I think we still managed to get some super cute pics of her in her birthday suite.

Thanks Jeff and April for bringing Hayley to me for her newborn pictures! I look forward to watching her grow up into a happy and healthy little girl.









The happy family.

Frank & Heather...Engagement

Ahhhhh, to be in the great outdoors again. It felt wonderful.

Last weekend I met up with Frank and Heather in Grand Rapids to do their engagement session. It was such a nice spring day and it felt so good to work out in some natural light again. :)

Frank and Heather are getting married next month and I am really looking forward to their wedding. Mostly because they are so much fun to be around and their wedding is going to be beautiful but also because I know a lot of people in their bridal party!

Even though I met Frank and Heather just a few months ago, I feel like we have been friends for a long time. I have the best brides and grooms EVER!

Frank and Heather, thanks for everything! I can't wait for your wedding next month!

Koops::Friends

A few weekends ago, Ryan, Carson and I headed over to the East side of the state to spend the day with our friends the Koops.

We first met Dan and Pam when Ryan and Dan were attending the Turf Program at MSU. We hit it off INSTANTLY and knew we would be friends forever. I still remember the first night the four of us hung out. We went out to Grand Haven to grab dinner and take a walk. Pam and I knew each other all of five minutes and we were already walking 20 ft ahead of the guys and talking like we had been friends forever. Ryan and Dan get along great too. They both went to school for the same thing, worked together for a summer, and now work for a couple very nice golf courses. We like to tease Ryan and Dan and call them "Turf Geeks."

Dan and Pam have three gorgeous boys....3 years old and under. Yes, you heard right. Jason just turned 3, Ryan is 1 1/2, and Lee is 6 months. This is a very busy family! But, a very well behaved and wonderful family to be around. Our boys hit it off from the start and played so good together! It was a great day!

Dan and Pam, you know we think the world of you. We love you and your family very much and it is such an honor to document your family. Thanks for having us over and thanks for being our friends....Forever.

The ever adorable, Lee.



My little buddy, Ryan.




And, the big boy of the house, Jason.



The Family.