As a wedding and portrait photographer I believe it is important to continue to learn and push myself while keeping within my own personal style. There are so many aspects of your wedding that I want to make sure I am ready for, so participating in styled shoots give me a chance to practice new […]

So those of you living here in the midwest, completely understand my excitement when I say I finally had an outdoor family portrait session without rain!!!  This family completely rocked their session!  There was playing, laughing, snuggling, and finally some sunshine!!   I’m ready to rock out some more of these sunset sessions!! I am now […]

Rain on your wedding day, that seems to always be a hot topic for couples planning a spring wedding in the midwest.  Marilyn and Ricardo were in the same boat. They planned for a beautiful outdoor ceremony in April. They both really wanted the wedding to be outside, however, about an hour before the ceremony […]

  Alright Indiana, we’re back in Fort Wayne and it’s time for Spring MINI SESSIONS!!!  I will be holding them Thursday evenings in May.  I also have a few spaces on Saturday evening May, 4th available. Sessions are paid in full at booking to save your date and time.  Locations will be in Huntington, Fort […]

A classic winter wedding in Fort Wayne, Indiana. When Jodie and Tyler decided to plan their wedding in their hometown state of Indiana, they knew they wanted an elegant winter wedding.   Tyler proposed while on a beach vacation in the Dominican so a winter wedding was perfectly opposite of their engagement.  A funny fact from […]

You’re engaged, and trying to figure out what all the engagement photo hype is.  Well, I am here to tell you that the hype is for real, and for good reason. This is one of the most exciting times of your life, your love is on fire right now, and you should document it!   I […]

You want to have your wedding outdoors in Oregon with the wind blowing in your hair, exchanging vows with your forever partner with a view that is unimaginable, YES!! Take Me with you!!  Or maybe you want your wedding in your home church, exchanging your vows in front of all the people who have shared […]

Katie and Zach needed some pictures for their save the dates!  They opted for winter pictures in Indiana.  I tend to love this time of year because I find the tree branches to be so neat without the leaves on them.   The location they chose just happened to be a tall field on Katie’s parents […]

A few weeks back, Brandon and I traveled to Israel with my in-laws and 40 other amazing Christ followers.  I don’t even know where or how to begin describing it because everything was absolutely amazing! We went for 14 days.  10 of those were tour days and one was a free travel day which I […]

  The Best of my 2018 Wedding Photography year..WHAT?!?! How am I supposed to put all of that in one blog post?!?  For real, when I look back at an entire year worth of things that were absolutely fabulous and those difficult things that completely sucked at the time, but now I realize it all […]