Operation X: Planning and Shooting My Own Couples Anniversary Mini Editorial Photo Session

The older I get, the more fascinated I am at the phenomenon of how time seems to speed up. Our wedding day feels like it wasn’t that long ago, and yet somehow, the fall of 2025 marked our ten year anniversary!

As the months of 2025 ticked by, I found myself increasingly drawn to the idea of updating our couples photos to celebrate our first big milestone anniversary. There was just one little hiccup: we were planning a trip to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and the last thing I wanted was the added stress of searching for a photographer or coordinating all the logistics.