I am a wedding and elopement photographer based in West Michigan and Central Ohio.
My photography journey didn't start like most. I've always loved taking photos but never thought of it as a possible career path until 2019. My original plan going into college was to become a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon (crazy, I know). Long story short, that wasn't working for me. I had already been working in the healthcare field for a few years and was starting to realize that I didn't want to work my life away in such a demanding field. I love caring for people, but I also want to enjoy my life. I was introduced to weddings in 2017 and shot my first wedding in July of 2019 in the mountains of Colorado. I fell in love with it from then on. I dropped out of college later that year and poured everything I could into this business. I worked in healthcare for 7 years before quitting to go full-time with photography, and that was the best decision I've ever made.
heyyy, i'm Sabrina
meet the photographer
A little about me...
Blooming Heart Photography is a safe space for everyone to be themselves and express themselves in the most genuine way. See my zero tolerance statement below.
Inclusivity + Community
Just sit back, relax, and soak in every experience you can on your wedding day. I'll worry about the photos, and you won't even have to think about it. Your wedding day shouldn't be about the photos, so let me handle that part :)
Trust
As your wedding photographer, I will be one of the people you spend the most time with on your wedding day. It's very important to me to establish a close relationship with my clients because of this. It helps me capture your story in a much more authentic way.
Connection
One of my plans for the future is to start a regenerative agriculture farm and an animal sanctuary. I am very passionate about both sustainability and animal rights. Any time you book a package/session, you are directly supporting me, and you are also contributing to those missions as well. Check out my sustainable weddings page HERE.
Sustainability
What matters most...
I hate that I even have to write this out. I WILL NOT tolerate any sort of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, or anything else along those lines. It's unacceptable. I believe that Black Lives Matter, I stand with everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community, I believe every body is a beautiful body, and I believe in "my body, my choice". Lastly, I believe that kindness is everything. There is so much hate in this world and I will not stand for any of that in this space. There will be no hate speech here. If you have any issues with that, please leave, because I don't want to work with you.
Zero Tolerance
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I am a dog mom to a beautiful little Siberian Husky named Aspen. She is small for a husky, only about 38lbs. She is super goofy and loves to talk. If I could, I would bring her everywhere with me.
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I am vegan. I went vegetarian for sustainability and health reasons and then went vegan shortly after for the animals. I'm very passionate about sustainability and animal rights. I live a low-waste lifestyle and have plans to start an animal sanctuary and regenerative agriculture farm in the near future!
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I am a bit of a nerd. I love online gaming in my free time. Fun fact: that's how my partner and I met and that's how I met a lot of my best friends! I also love to go to renaissance festivals, and I'm a huge Harry Potter fan (can you tell?). Where are all my fellow Hufflepuffs?!
Some Fun facts about me...
Some Fun facts about me...
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I am a huge music fan and I'll listen to anything except country (sorry to all my country peeps). I love emo/punk/metal but also some pop and indiecoustica. When I'm editing, I often listen to low-fi and vaporwave. My favorite artists are Polyphia, nothing,nowhere, Sleep Token, Spiritbox, Ashnikko, and Daphne Loves Derby.
