I am so glad you are here! I am Kristen, wife to Ethan and mom to our 6 year old little girl. In order to know how Kristen Gibson Photography came to be, you should probably know a little bit about my past!

I was born and raised in Richmond, VA and met my husband in college and we have been together since I was 20 years old. After college graduation, I moved to North Carolina as Ethan was starting his graduate degree. I served military members and their families in my role as an outreach specialist. A new house and a dog later, I found myself pursuing my hobby and passion on the weekends photographing families and military homecomings.

6 years later, life took us in a different direction after Ethan finished his degree. We packed up and moved to the Windy City (to the surprise of our families and ourselves). Between Chicago traffic, full time jobs and fertility treatments I was not behind my camera like I wanted to be. Although being behind the camera took a back seat for a couple of years, my life and time was well spent as we were blessed beyond measure to welcome our little girl into the world in 2018.

As of August 2019, we officially call Williamston, MI home. I am blessed to be able to be there for all the moments for my little one as well as run Kristen Gibson Photography full-time. I am still learning how to wear all of the hats that come with being an entrepreneur—no one teaches you how to be one person wearing the hats of accountant, a whole marketing department, editor, photographer, website designer, social media expert etc!

As a family, you will most likely find us camping around Michigan from spring through fall, at a park, trying out a new ice cream spot, or at a local farm picking whatever is in season! We embrace the cold weather and love to be outside in the snow or exploring (we are still making up for lost time of “winters” in the south). In our downtime, we love to be cozy, cook together, read books to our little girl, have a family movie night or spend time with our friends.

As for me, my name is Kristen Theuerkauf (spelled like a tear you cry and a cough) but that tends to be totally confusing and I don’t want to admit how long it took me to spell my name after we got married! So…to avoid any kind of confusion, I stuck with my maiden name, Kristen Gibson. Quality time is my love language, I could eat a good cheese plate and my moms Italian cooking for the rest of my life, I run on Diet Coke, not coffee, my heart belongs to all people longing to hold a baby in their arms, and my happy place is spending time on the Chesapeake Bay in Reedville, VA in the same cottage that my mom spent her summers growing up in.

Enjoy taking a peek below at some snapshots of our life!