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About


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About


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Mike + Heather, here. We are the owners of Better Together Photography!

In 2017, we shot several weddings together as each other's assistants and every client had the same thing to say, “You two work amazing together––you have to start a business––or at least date!”

So, we did all of the above. We both dropped our separate businesses that we had each been building on our own for a decade, combined forces, and haven't looked back since.

Mike’s technical and tactical approach matches perfectly with Heather’s creative shooting and laid-back communication style. But the best way to explain our dynamic is what we hear time and time again from family, friends, and clients....we are just "BETTER TOGETHER!"

We welcomed our sweet son into this world in July 2019 and he is the light of our lives. We are bonfire dwellers and podcast junkies. We have seen Jurassic World and Guardians of the Galaxy more times than we'd like to admit. If you came to our home unannounced you would most likely catch us randomly dancing in the kitchen, raiding the fridge, or on our computers editing away...while simultaneously messaging hilarious YouTube videos back and forth from the same room. We are total goofballs and tease each other often. Our clients are like our family and our friends are our biggest cheerleaders. Every day we tell each other how blessed we are to live this life and we really do count our blessings every step along the way.

But let's call this what it is...we are coworkers who get to cuddle and make out after hours. How lucky are WE?!

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01. I'm pretty sure ___ runs through my veins.

Mike: Coffee

Heather: Pizza Sauce

02. Three things I dislike that many people like___

Mike: Social media, tuna, video games

Heather: Scary movies, pineapple, crowds

03. Next on the travel bucket list, ___

Mike: Indonesia

Heather: Hawaii

04. You can never have too many ___

Mike: hours outdoors

Heather: Hobbies

05. Our next home must be within 1 mile of ___

Mike: Bel Aire Cantina

Heather: Target

06. Catch me cheersing with a ___

Mike: IPA

Heather: Fruity Mocktail

07. Beyond photography, I want to ___

Mike: Travel the world

Heather: Host health + wellness retreats

08. Currently binging on ___

Mike: TED Talks

Heather: Parks and Rec

09. On my days off, you can find me ___

Mike: Kayaking, boating, fishing, hanging with my son!

Heather: Cooking, writing, snuggling my baby boy!

10. My favorite things about my babe are ___

Mike: Her ladyboss attitude, giving spirit & beautiful smile

Heather: His amazing ability to love so deeply, his patience, his handy man-ness & that beard!

 
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OUR Favorite Things


OUR Favorite Things


 
 

When we aren’t capturing photo or video––or editing until the wee hours of the morning––we love movie nights and game nights, escaping to the Northern woods, and of course snuggling our sweet baby boy!
 We also love… 

01 / bonfires

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02 / travel

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03 / lake life

04 / farmer’s markets

05 / homemade meals

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06 / seasonal festivities