Samantha & Justin met us at Hamstra Gardens one evening for a glowy sunset engagement session. We loved the chance to get to know the two of them better and take stunning photos along the way. All of our wedding packages include a complimentary engagement session. Meaning, it’s included no matter what! We do this so that we can get to know you and your fiance even more. Also, having an engagement session prior to the big day makes your wedding day flow easier and gives you a preview of what to expect from us on your wedding day. Plus you get some stunning images that celebrate your time as an engaged couple.

How about this rock?

Samantha & Justin actually met on Tinder right before the pandemic hit hard in January of 2020. After a fun-filled courtship, Samantha moved to be with Justin in Indiana later that year in September. Fast forward a few years, Samantha told us how he proposed on the beach in Traverse City. She said, “We try to go to the International Fireworks Competition each year that held there because Justin is an amateur fireworks enthusiasts.” They told us that they even do a fireworks show each year for family and friends!! But then they joked, “With the exception of this year… kinda have a wedding to pay for, haha.”

Samantha is a self proclaimed rockhound and likes to search for Petoskey stones, along with others, at the beach. After the fireworks weekend, they had went to a nearby popular beach where they could spend the morning looking for things in the sand on their last day. When we were packing up to head back home, Justin said he wanted to get some pictures with their dog, Colby. Justin asked if Samantha found all the rocks she was looking for? Samantha said yes, even though that’s never true because there are always so many fossils and things she’s constantly looking for. However, she told us during that moment “I turned back around to him and he said, well what about this rock and was down on one knee with the ring.”

An engagement video

At LVP Studios we offer photography, videography, and package bundles to all of our couples who are getting married. We often book weddings for simply just videography, and when we do we still like to take the time to do an engagement session if possible. This is a great time for us to get to know our couples a bit more. It also allows each of our couples the chance to get comfortable in front of the camera.

Stay tuned for Samantha and Justin’s September 2025 Wedding!!

There upcoming wedding at Ancestral Acres in Bronson, Michigan is going to be such a perfect celebration of the love these two share. They’re planning an elegant fall wedding with colors like greens, whites, golds, with hints of deeper burgundy. They have chosen LVP Studios to document their special day with photo and video! We know that they are counting the days that they can finally be married surrounded by close friends and family and eat all the cake!

Congratulations to the soon to be Mr. and Mrs! We hope you love this engagement video about their love story and their photos.