His hand shook as he held the microphone. He took a deep breath and looked at his oldest daughter. She was looking into the eyes of her new husband. Completely and utterly swept up in the moment and enjoying the fact that they are now one. He raised the microphone to his trembling lips and […]

There are some people you meet and immediately feel like you’ve known them forever, and that was exactly how it felt with Mackenzie and Ethan. This was our first time meeting in person, but the way they joked, told stories, and even asked about my pregnancy, it was like we were all just catching up […]

The doors in the back of the church were closed, yet everyone was looking back at them. Waiting to see when a tearful, grinning Jenna would be appear when they opened. All of the people that they loved the most in this world held their breath. And on the other side so did she. But […]

I love when engagement sessions get to be a representation of your love, and what better way to do that than at your wedding venue? Melissa & James were literally standing in the exact place where next August, they will say “I do.” They were telling me about their vision for the ceremony, and then, […]

There’s a softness to the way Sam and Heather love each other—quiet, steady, and full of thoughtfulness. The kind of love that’s not about grand gestures but about the small, gentle moments that speak volumes. Like when Sam knelt down to help Heather slip her heals on and off in between walking from location to […]

You know you’re marrying your best friend when you seal it with a secret handshake at the altar. That moment, tucked into the ceremony between the emotion and the vows, might just have been the best testament to what a soul mate really is. Someone who knows you inside and out. Someone who can bring […]

From the moment Kierstyn Bays stepped in front of my camera, I knew this was going to be a special session. She has the kind of gentle presence that instantly puts you at ease—graceful and kind in every way. Kierstyn has just graduated from her dental hygiene program (go girl!!), and I had so much […]

The way she looked out at the lake with utter amazement was almost comparable to the way he looked at her. Although they could have been anywhere on this Earth and he still would have been locked in on her. The way she giggled. The way she was full of excitement, just at the thought […]

When Natalie and Sam moved their wedding up last October, it was out of the deepest kind of love—a desire to ensure that the people who made them who they are could be fully present and witness them say “I do.” That fall day was filled with quiet joy and emotional moments, a beautiful reflection […]

When you meet someone who makes you feel completely at home, it’s clear — it’s love. There was this one moment during Natalie & Nick’s session when everything seemed to stop and it was so clear to me that they were each other’s comfort. Natalie, mid-laughter, looked over at Nick and he smiled back at […]