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Hey there! Welcome to the Mandie Forbes Blog! I'm Mandie, a Traverse City Photographer and Videographer. Grab a cup of coffee or maybe a glass of wine and enjoy the blog! I try to provide as much valuable information as I can for my brides and I'm here to answer any questions you might have!  I can't wait to talk to you! Use the "Contact Mandie" page to email me today! 

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Hey there! Welcome to the Mandie Forbes Blog! I'm Mandie, a Traverse City Photographer and Videographer. Grab a cup of coffee or maybe a glass of wine and enjoy the blog! I try to provide as much valuable information as I can for my brides and I'm here to answer any questions you might have!  I can't wait to talk to you! Use the "Contact Mandie" page to email me today! 

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Sunday Afternoons At Al Sabo

Al Sabo Land Preserve - Kalamazoo (7)

Portraits

What do I do in Kalamazoo when it’s 53 degrees in December? I have brunch with this beautiful lady at Anna’s House (if you’ve never been here, go now! Zach and I just went for the first time a couple weeks ago, and now I’m obsessed. Everything I’ve had so far has be amazing!) and go […]

Amber + Tyler: Colorado Engagement Session | Red Rock Lake

Elopement Photography

Engagements

The air was crisp and cold, shimmering over the frozen Red Rock Lake during this gorgeous Colorado engagement session. Tyler smiled down at Amber before glancing over at me. “She has the most beautiful eyes, doesn’t she?”, he said as he pulled her in to kiss her forehead. (Queue all the heart eyes!) These two […]

Kendall + Danny: Elizabeth Park Engagement | Detroit, MI

Michigan Videographer

Engagements

I can’t get enough of this gorgeous fall weather we’ve been having. It was perfect yesterday for Kendall and Danny’s Elizabeth Park engagement session. They rocked their photos and I’m so excited to shoot their wedding next year. Check out their engagement photos below: Where to next? Gabby & Charles’ Country Mill Engagement Joe & […]

Gabby + Charles: A Country Mill Engagement Session

michigan wedding photographer

Engagements

There’s nothing quite like a Michigan apple orchard in the fall. So when Gabby said she was up for doing Country Mill engagement photos at their wedding venue (the Country Mill in Charlotte, Michigan), I got really excited. One, it’s always great to scope out a venue before the day of the wedding, and two, […]

Sara + Jacob: Lansing Backyard Wedding | Lansing, MI

lansing wedding photography

Wedding Photography

I´ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. There´s something so lovely about shooting a wedding in someone´s backyard. Sara and Jacob were married in the backyard at Jacob´s dad´s house. Their sweet, sweet puppies may have stolen the show, just a little bit. This lovely September day was absolutely perfect for a Lansing […]

Katy Jean: SAUGATUCK BEACH SESSION

Saugatuck Beach Session

Portraits

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve moved in my life. Too many to count at this point, I think. To Michigan, to Mexico, to Texas, to El Salvador, back to Michigan, to college, back home, yada yada ya. The list goes on! Most recently though, I moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan last year when I got […]

Hilltop Manor Inn Country Wedding

michigan wedding photographer

Wedding Photography

The air was thick with that sticky August heat, and blue skies reigned without a cloud in sight. Because of this, last Saturday was the perfect day for Ashley and Brandon’s Hilltop Manor Inn country themed wedding. The bride wore a lovely, lace dress complete with pearls and cowboy boots. Also, sunflowers provided the perfect complement to their […]

Katie + Max: A Backyard Tecumseh Wedding

Lace Wedding Dress Details

Wedding Photography

Firstly, this Tecumseh wedding was one of the cutest backyard weddings I’ve ever seen! They did it! Katie & Max got married! Their Tecumseh wedding was one of the cutest backyard weddings I’ve ever seen! It was 80+ degrees out and the air conditioning in the church decided not to work, however, Max and Katie […]

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