Little Blue Bird Photography

Little Blue Bird Photography A relaxed husband and wife photography team specializing in intimate and natural wedding photography

Little Blue Bird Photography is a creative photography service run by husband and wife, Kendra and Gabe, with an appreciation for the beauty in the small details, natural light, candid moments, and intimate emotional wedding and portrait photography.

In Bloom Sessions are back.
05/26/2026

In Bloom Sessions are back.

Hi friends - it's been a while.If you follow me over at .front.porch.jxn you've been kept in the loop haha, but if not:A...
04/20/2026

Hi friends - it's been a while.
If you follow me over at .front.porch.jxn you've been kept in the loop haha, but if not:
After 5 years, we are closing our little flower business this June. It's bittersweet, but I am very much at peace with this change. The Front Porch, I truly feel, was only supposed to be here for a time, and that time is up.
As we prepare to close that chapter, I will be taking a limited amount of In Bloom sessions here in the gardens AFTER Mother's Day. Sessions will be available June and July as we prepare for baby number 6 to arrive in August!
I will be announcing booking opportunities shortly, so keep an eye out! Again, these spots will be very limited as I still am navigating Hyperemeisis and trying to listen to my body as much as I can.

A *few* years back, I was very present in photographer groups. At first, it did a lot of good. I challenged myself, was ...
12/04/2025

A *few* years back, I was very present in photographer groups. At first, it did a lot of good. I challenged myself, was inspired, learned a ton, asked advice. But I will never forget once just venting about my editing time, and a male photographer commented something about how my time of 40+ hours for editing a wedding was ridiculous. He asked what I was doing wrong. I remember feeling so defeated but then commented back "I have 3 kids under 4." He didn't understand or think that was a valid excuse.

Now, years later, with 5 kids ranging from 1 to 13 years old, I wish I could give that girl a hug, but I also could use a hug from her. Having toddlers is SO hard. Whether you are a photographer, a stay at home mom, a business owner, a mom with a job outside the home or all of the above. It is so hard. Trying to deliver a quality product in a reasonable time and delivering on promises and being professional while screaming toddlers crawl on you and pull on you and throw things at you and literally hit the work out of your hands....it's so hard. I'm back in this season for round two and trying to give myself grace. Today, I texted my husband and just said "Please pray for me. I am so frustrated."

Luckily, I truly have wonderful clients, and I only take a handful of weddings per year - but it's still hard. The balance of loving my children, keeping a household, being a wife and "getting things done" is nearly impossible most days. This week, it feels more than impossible. Asher only wants to use me as a jungle gym, and that is not conducive to the level of retouching I do. After he literally kicked my computer over and threw a couple SD cards in a glass of water, I stopped to breathe. Today, I looked back at the last time I was in this spot and couldn't see the end. She was 24 and alone. I wish there was a 35 year old seasoned me to wrap her arms around her and tell her "it's going to be okay." I wish I could tell her to take time for herself and her body and not push herself to burnout. Prioritize being present. Update the expected delivery timelines to something that actually works. And forgive yourself. Since I can't tell 24 year old me that, I'm telling the other versions of her out there (and 35 year old me) - hang in there. It's just a job. It's a job. Other photographers (or small business owners in general) might be quicker than you and appear to sore without limits, but they aren't you. You do you. It's okay.

Some favorites from Emma's senior photos in the garden
10/22/2025

Some favorites from Emma's senior photos in the garden

It's been really quiet here as I have been mostly doing floral weddings (over at The Front Porch Jxn), but I do still ta...
10/15/2025

It's been really quiet here as I have been mostly doing floral weddings (over at The Front Porch Jxn), but I do still take a handful of photo weddings per year. This season brought three really beautiful weddings, the last of which was this past weekend. Good October vibes, am I right?

Okay last post for the night
06/25/2024

Okay last post for the night

LOVE the bridesmaids with baskets! Floral: Planning:
06/25/2024

LOVE the bridesmaids with baskets!
Floral:
Planning:

Late night preview for Katie and Andrew. Their Traverse City wedding was 100% full of joy, laughter, and HOT sun.Floral:...
06/25/2024

Late night preview for Katie and Andrew. Their Traverse City wedding was 100% full of joy, laughter, and HOT sun.
Floral:
Planning:

Being a photographer for 12 years has meant a lot of things. I have been a different person in different phases, a diffe...
06/15/2024

Being a photographer for 12 years has meant a lot of things. I have been a different person in different phases, a different artist with different things to express. There have been times where every wedding started with me having a panic attack, extreme nausea, sitting in the parking lot with my head between my knees taking deeps breaths. I have been ghosted more times than I can count, stood up for consult meetings. I have put on a brave face for consultations when my knees were shaking under the table. I shot through covid times and pregnancies and vomited between locations plenty of times. I have lost sleep over hating my work and attaching too much of my self worth to the things that I create. I have hated myself for not booking the things or not being as "successful" as other photographers. I have been proud. I have been unsure.

Now taking a step back and only booking a couple of weddings per year, I can see how I have grown and matured as a person and a photographer. I have a quiet confidence and what I have learned is: it is about the small unscripted things. Obviously I have known that, but maybe that is why I love weddings so much. I love color palettes and coordinating attire. I love best friends and seeing connections and family and love. I love the places I have been and the things that I have come to know. I love knowing how the crowd will move to each song and waiting for the hands in the air moment. All the wonderful familiar details that I get to put into this cinematic collection of tiny moments that only existed for a fraction of a second. I get to take one 8 hour period and package it up in the prettiest, most intimate way. I spend time on each and every photo. I think about how it makes me feel, how it should feel, what colors it should be, where the eye should travel.

Every time I say I am retired, photos like these remind me of just how much I love photographing weddings. It's about so much more than good posing and fancy equipment. It's all of this.

For now, just photographing a few weddings a year is the balance I need. Someday, I am sure there will be "the last one." But I'd rather not think about that today. For now, here is another one.

These moments brought to you by the wind. Working on finishing up this lovely Detroit wedding and loving it.
06/13/2024

These moments brought to you by the wind.

Working on finishing up this lovely Detroit wedding and loving it.

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