About Andrea + the Experience
Where storytelling, presence, and wild-hearted connection come together.
There are those who follow the well-worn path,
and those who hear the quiet howl from deep in the forest and follow it instead.
I’m Andrea: award-winning photographer, and Michigan elopement expert.
I live on the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan’s wild Upper Peninsula, where Lake Superior sings, the northern lights dance, and the land remembers.
This place isn’t just where I live- it’s part of who I am. The mossy forests, the ever-changing lake, the ancient quiet you feel in your bones… it all finds its way into my work.
My days are shaped by simple magic. Coffee in hand, animals underfoot. I share this life with my husband, Scott. We’ve been together forever (or at least it feels that way, in the best kind of way). My two kids are my greatest joy. We have 3 magical cats and a whippet, Apollo. My horse, Scarlett, lives nearby on a farm.
Our house is filled with herbs, books, and little altars of meaning: rocks, bones, foraged treasures. There’s almost always a candle burning and a crystal within reach. From this place, I do my work.
I work with soul-led couples: nature-lovers, introverts, rebels, magic-makers, people who crave something beyond the expectations and performance of a “perfect” photo.
Because what I’ve learned, through my own elopement, through motherhood, through years of walking beside other humans in love, is that the most powerful moments are never the most polished.
They’re the ones where you feel them in your heart.
Where you let yourself be fully seen. Fully felt.
That’s what I help you create.
Where the magic isn’t staged- it just is.
A few Of My Favorite things
Like, besides the obvious things like my family or my camera ;)
Winter campfires next to the lake.
Long, meditative walks in the forest.
Sweet smells in nature like beeswax, sweetfern & lilacs.
When everything comes together in the best way possible.
Spirit signs and synchronicities.
Delicious food.
My own elopement story?
I was with my partner, Scott, for seven years before we eloped. We already had a daughter, a home, a full life, and zero interest in centerpieces or seating charts. What we craved was meaning. Simplicity. Something that felt like us.
So we hiked into the wilderness with our photographer and our officiant and said our vows in a breathtaking place with the wind as our witness. No audience. No timeline. Just love, nature, and presence.
That day changed everything. It showed me that weddings could be intentional, intimate, and full of meaning. And now, I help others create that same kind of magic in their own way.
My Philosophy
I believe presence is everything.
In the end, it’s the memories and experiences that matter most.
The wild has a way of amplifying connection.
This is more than just pretty pictures.
I love creating amazing photos, but for me, it’s never just about the images. It’s about how it felt. I believe presence is everything. I want you to remember how your heart felt, the look in your partner’s eyes, the laughter, the wind, the quiet. Because in the end, it’s the memories that matter most. And nature, in all her wild honesty, has a way of helping us slow down and pay attention.
This work is sacred to me.
The soul behind the lens
I walk the line between worlds. Earth and spirit, seen and unseen.
These are some of the things I hold close:
I would love to meet you somewhere in the wild and go exploring with you, or even just have a fire, some good drinks and stories.
If something in your heart is whispering this is it, follow that.
You don’t have to have it all figured out.
Just a feeling. A nudge. A spark of what if…
I’ll help with the rest.