Honestly...

Three vintage white wedding dresses displayed on hangers in a rustic wooden attic or barn setting.
Champagne being poured into multiple coupe glasses in a warm-toned bar setting, creating an elegant sequence of images.

I believe there is beauty to be

captured in every moment.


Even the smallest details can be just as powerful as the undeniably huge moments. I want to capture the emotions you often miss in the moment unless photographed. I want them to one day bring you nostalgia and trigger hidden memories from all of your past once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

I am absolutely in love with the cinematic genre of photography. The strategically used colors, the detailed and candid shots, super close ups and super far distance shots, and photos that help you remember your days like movies.


But, also I totally understand the necessary mix of clean, crisp photos among the artistic ones in order to appropriately capture your special moments with family...for their keepsakes as well. However, candid images will always be my top priority because they show that you are not just posing, but experiencing all kinds of emotions, personalities, and wonderful relationships with your loved ones.



If you love this style of photography just as much as I do, I am so your girl for the job!

 

 

Let's get in touch!
A wedding party celebrates with joyful embraces and kisses in a series of candid reception moments.
A close-up sequence showing white roses and greenery decorating the back of a white wedding dress.

 

Weddings

 

Engagements

Three friends share joyful embraces while posing together at sunset along a fence during golden hour.
Silhouetted figure reading a book in a golden wheat field at sunset with warm sunlight streaming through.

 

Portraits

 

Families

Who am I?

Why Photography?

Fun Facts

Let's get personal

Who am I?

Why Photography?

Fun Facts

Person in a baseball cap and sweater smiles by a river with autumn foliage and evergreen trees in the background.

I’m Alivia


I was born and raised in Michigan, with its beautiful forests, sandy dunes, and great lakes becoming my own personal stomping grounds. But, I have always been in love with the West and it's rocky mountains, especially the Grand Tetons.


I absolutely love nature and adventure. At a young age I found myself fascinated by the idea that everything and everyone was designed with personal and intentional beauty by God, the true artist here. And I am obsessed with my husband who I recently got to marry.


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But of my adventures with my husband and our goats of course!


Let's get personal

Who am I?

Why Photography?

Fun Facts

Art deco skyscraper photographed through window frames at sunset with warm orange lighting in urban setting.

Because...


I have come a long ways to realize that photography is the one thing I can absolutely lose myself in for hours upon hours...besides my husband of course! It excites me, gets my brain filled with ideas, and gives me purpose. I started with just wanting to take pictures of sunsets, friends, and nature, but the more I experimented with it, the more I fell in love with every part of it.


Here are some MORE photos

But of my adventures with my husband and our goats of course!


Let's get personal

Who am I?

Why Photography?

Fun Facts

Close-up sequence of a black and white Nigerian Dwarf goat looking to the side in an outdoor setting.

Or maybe I just think they're fun...


Not only am I a photographer, I teach snowboarding lessons seasonally, I screen print for a small company, and I am pursuing by Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. One day I hope to turn to photography full time and start a family and small homestead here in Michigan. I am a bit of a hippie because I am obsessed with everything natural and homemade from clothes to remedies. I am currently a proud mom to 3 little nigerian goat bucks named bluey, butterscotch, and ghost...they really are the cutest.

Here are some MORE photos

But of my adventures with my husband and our goats of course!
Donkeys peer through a wire fence at someone in an orange shirt.
A panoramic view of the majestic Grand Teton mountain range at sunset with golden light illuminating the rugged peaks.
A tall white cross stands on a grassy hill with trees in the background and a wooden bench nearby.
A bald eagle perches on a dead tree snag against a forested mountainside backdrop in golden evening light.
Someone walking barefoot on a beach carrying shoes, wearing black shorts and sweatshirt with a baseball cap at sunset.
A white wolf with alert eyes and pointed ears stands in a forest setting with sunlit foliage in the background.
Wild buffalo graze across a golden prairie landscape at sunset in Yellowstone National Park.
A weathered log washed up on a sandy beach with water splashing against it in golden sunlight.
A seagull soars over calm waters at dusk.
Aerial view of terraced rice paddies with curved lines and patterns in green and brown earth tones.

"Climb up on some hill at sunrise. Everybody needs perspective once in a while, and you’ll find it there."

Robb Sagendorph