THE JOURNAL

If you are considering a first look on your wedding day, we have put together a quick blog to help you see the benefits of having a first look.

People will often ask me “what do you do for fun?” and my first answer is ALWAYS, “…photography…” And because of that, I am always looking for new ways to express myself through my art, and my lens. Detroit Modern came out of that exploration. Detroit Modern Detroit Modern was a 5 year long project […]

Planning your wedding is a big deal. It’s a big day that costs big money. That’s why it’s so important to know what questions to ask when you are booking your venue! There are so many things you would never even think that you’d need to ask, that you really should. So I’ve compiled this […]

The bride groups are full of ghosted brides, so how can you tell if your photographer is really a professional wedding photographer, and not some person who has a couple of decent photos? This stuff can be super overwhelming, so here are a few things to look for when shopping for your photographer.  I thought […]

Elena and David’s library engagement session is a two part engagement session where we start the session with pictures of you doing… well… You! Whatever it is you love to do! Then, you change clothes, and we move to another location, and take some more traditional engagement photos. We started our day at the gorgeous […]

In my blog, I try to talk about all the things that happen, that maybe people don’t even know where to start planning, like how you build your stress free family formals list.  I’ll go over both a traditional family, and a family with step-parents involved, while making sure everyone gets the family photo that […]

Today’s blog is all about some stress free tips I’ve discovered over my 200+ weddings photographed, that will help you stay on time on your wedding day, without being stressed for time! Hair and Makeup My first stress free tip is during hair and makeup preparation. I hear brides all the time say things like: […]

Margaret and Richard
March 5th, 2022
Pier Park, Grosse Pointe Michigan

When I talk to engaged couples about professional wedding photography, I find they are often overwhelmed by not only the cost of photography, but the very wide range of the cost of photography. So I thought I’d lay out what the different levels of photography pricing costs in our southeast Michigan market.  These prices are […]

As you can probably guess, I am absolutely delighted to be here! But, who am I and where is here!? All good questions. I am Amy Claeys, formerly of Amy Claeys Photography, where for 12 years I photographed people; including babies, families, seniors, corporate and weddings! In those years, I did a little bit of […]