Mindy Leigh Photography – Grand Rapids & Holland Wedding & Portrait Photographer » Specializing in natural light wedding & portrait photography, serving West Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Lakeshore, Holland, Hudsonville, Grand Haven, Rockford, Ada, Zeeland, Ludington, Traverse City, and everywhere in between. Available for travel throughout the Midwest, Country, & World.

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  • Hello, my name is Mindy, and thank you so much for visiting my site! You may see several recent personal photo posts on the blog... Over the holidays I spent a little more time photographing my kids, but I'm back to work now... happy new year! Feel free to contact me if you'd like to schedule a session!

    My focus is on wedding and lifestyle photography, and in all my work I strive to capture real moments and genuine emotions, with a style that is creative yet timeless. Please take a look around, browse the categories, check out my work, or learn more about my services by exploring the menu at the top of my website!

Leigh & Patrick | preview

Yesterday was my first wedding of 2012, and it was a beautiful day for so many reasons.  I can’t wait to share more photos and write more about how special this wedding was, but I have to share one image right now.  Leigh and Patrick very much wanted a wintery wedding, and I was excited when she told me about a snowy area near Fallasburg Park where we might be able to get some snow in photos.  Given the crazy warm temps and beautiful sunshine, I never expected we’d have something like this.  More to come!

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Album Style

Most of my wedding clients receive a gorgeous flush mount album featuring their best images.  I have to admit that I am a little envious that I don’t have something quite this beautiful of our own wedding photos!  Over the past few months I have been wrapping up the 2011 wedding albums, placing orders as the finishing touches and final decisions are made.  Today I wanted to share one that just arrived.  I love the accent fabric, which adds a twist to a traditional brown leather album, and ties in with their colorful, summery wedding theme.  These albums always amaze me, both in construction and image quality.  Some of you are currently awaiting your albums, and there are some which are still in the design process.  If you have an idea for the cover materials you’d like for your book, I just want you to know that I can do just about anything you can imagine.  I would love to help you choose something that will reflect your wedding style in a totally personalized way!

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Youa & Will | expecting

I met Youa almost a year ago when she came to Grand Rapids to observe a portrait session (and she happened to contribute some great images to the client’s collection too!).  I really enjoyed meeting her, and we stayed connected through Facebook throughout the past several months.  Then, a couple of months ago, she sent me a message asking if I would take her maternity photos!  I was so excited that she would choose me to document this part of her and her husband’s life.  She and Will drove to Grand Rapids and met up with me downtown.  A cold wind was blowing in the city, but I’m so glad we were able to take some cute photos in an urban setting.  Afterward, we headed to a park not far away.  I really wanted to showcase the winter wonderland that we were fortunate to have that day, and a serene, glowing landscape just seemed perfectly suited to a maternity session.  Youa is 35 weeks along, and she looks fabulous… and she is as sweet as can be.  I enjoyed meeting her husband Will, too.  He’s strong and calm, with a good sense of humor.  I know they will make great parents, and I’m very excited to hear the news when their baby makes her arrival.  I’m also excited to find out what they end up naming her… it’s still up for debate!

Youa and Will, I hope the next few weeks go by smoothly and quickly, although as I say that, I also want to you to enjoy this time:  time as a couple, as well the experience of pregnancy.  It’s pretty amazing.  Best wishes, and thank you again for making the trip from Lansing for this session, I’m so glad you did!  Here are some of my favorites from our session:

I think this one is my favorite:

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Snow Trails

Today the kids played in the snow a lot. They went sledding in my parents’ backyard, and we all went for a walk through the woods (the kids, Ron, my parents, and I). The twiggy branches are all holding so much snow, everything looks white. It was cold, and the kids were definitely sporting some pink cheeks. Nothing hot chocolate can’t cure.

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can’t hardly wait…

This afternoon I had my first session of the year – very cool maternity portraits with Youa and William, who were amazing enough to drive all the way from Lansing today!  They can’t wait to meet their little baby girl, and I can’t wait to post more pictures on the blog soon!  All you West Michigan friends know how gorgeous it was outside today… but that’s all I’m going to say for now.  Here is one from our time in downtown Grand Rapids.

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