A couple stands together in tall golden grass on an autumn day wearing casual clothing and holding hands.
A family in coordinated neutral tones poses together in a grassy field during golden hour.
Family wearing coordinated coral and blue outfits poses together in a golden field during sunset.
Candid outdoor moment of parental bonding and joy as a small child is lifted up high in autumn surroundings.
Two people share a joyful outdoor moment together in a rustic field with tall grass and greenery.
Two people share an intimate and tender moment while standing in a grassy field on a sunny autumn day.
Five people in casual plaid shirts and jeans standing together on a sandy beach path.
Couple sharing romantic moment together while standing on sandy beach terrain.
A couple walks hand in hand along a sandy beach path surrounded by coastal vegetation on a sunny day.
A sunny day at a brick lighthouse with a sandy beach and large rocks along the shoreline.
Person in coral hoodie holds small child while walking along sandy beach with crashing waves on overcast day.
Family group standing together on a beach near large brick lighthouse tower during sunset.

THE KRUZEL FAMILY


There’s something extra special about getting the whole family together in one place—and Silver Lake, Michigan makes a pretty incredible backdrop for it. ♡


The Kruzel family gathered in beautiful West Michigan for an extended family photography session filled with the people and relationships that make this season of life theirs.


Extended family sessions are about so much more than getting one photograph where everyone is looking at the camera. We make time for the whole family together, grandparents with grandchildren, individual families, couples, siblings, the kids, and all of those little in-between moments that happen naturally along the way.


Silver Lake is one of my favorite places for family photography in West Michigan, with its dunes, shoreline, open landscapes, and gorgeous evening light creating a setting that feels unmistakably Michigan.


Whether your family lives nearby or you're all coming together for a summer vacation, reunion, or weekend at Silver Lake, photographs like these become a little time capsule of everyone being together in the same place.


If you're planning a family or extended family photography session in Silver Lake, Michigan, I'd love to document your crew exactly as you are—connection, chaos, laughter and all. ♡