Category Archives: West Michigan Wedding Photography

Sweet 16!! Here’s a free download!!

Yesterday marked SIXTEEN years of Terri Gillis Photography. I love celebrating this anniversary of the day I took a leap of faith.  I had a toddler on my hip as I walked accross the Calder Stage area  to the county building to register my business with a skip in my step and a dream in […]

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Jared + Lauren Just Married | Terri Gillis Photography

Jared and Lauren tied the knot last weekend on a spectacular June day.  Light breeze, no humidity and 77 degrees….. Ahhhhhh…. I met with them last winter to discuss their big day and they brought along Jared’s brother, Caleb, who also has a passion for photography.  Caleb asked me a very specific question “How will […]

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Winter Wedding| Oregon, Illinois| Terri Gillis Photography 2014

We are all about over winter, right?  Last fall this lovely bride became engaged and  she had her heart set on winter, silver and snowflakes.  She was nervous that winter would be over before her wedding date, March 1.  (As if we even had to worry about the snow disappearing….Will it ever??).  So I post […]

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WHY TO HIRE AN EXPERIENCED WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | Terri Gillis Photography

I had a call from a bride early this morning who is less than satisfied with her wedding photos that were taken by a friend of hers.  She wants me to look and see if I can “fix” them.  She did hire and pay a friend who is just starting out.  She says her friend […]

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Karrie & Justin |Winter Engagement Session | Terri Gillis Photography

Winter engagement sessions in Michigan are tricky.  You can’t plan for anything more than 20 minutes in advance. It could be too cold, too breezy, too snowy, to sunny (blinding your subjects with the white snow)…. You could have ice, too much snow or heaven forbid… no snow. I can’t tell you how many I’ve […]

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