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As we discussed Jason & Angela’s vision for their engagement session, they explained that they wanted something that felt fun & natural.  They wished for their session to show their personalities in an environment that felt romantic & candid.

As a photographer I always stress the importance of documenting life.  I emphasize the value of capturing the fleeting moments that memories are made of.  Yet somehow it’s so easy for me to get caught behind the lens rather than in front of it.

Personality, interaction, movement & light.  In my opinion, these are 4 key components of a successful shoot.  I don’t just want to create beautiful images … I long to create images that emote.

Get your tissues ready …

This Valentine’s Day I wanted to focus on the real, genuine, authentic, not-always-easy love. The type of love that requires sacrifice, compassion, understanding & communication.  The truest, most vulnerable, honest to the core kind of love. 

Meet my friends John & Kelly

How adorable is this family??!!  My favorite thing about photographing kids is making the session as interactive as possible to showcase their personalities.  As soon as they arrived, Noah & Zoey went straight for the tee pee, & immediately climbed in & started posing.

I am beyond excited to share these images with all of you & I am incredibly grateful to have collaborated with such a talented team of wedding vendors!  So for all of my brides out there, if you’re still shopping around for the perfect team to make your wedding day magical, look no further!

Let them eat cake.  Sometimes we all need a little extra motivation to get through a photo shoot.  So the cake not only served as a great prop for Logan’s first birthday photos but also as a great bribe to encourage him & his brother to smile at the camera.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!  I hope you all have an amazing day celebrating LOVE … and eating tons of candy of course!  

This woman is exceptional.  She is smart, she is talented & she has the biggest heart.  I can honestly say that my life is better because of her.  I couldn’t be happier to see my beautiful friend engaged to such an amazing man who makes her so incredibly happy.

Life has a beautiful way of reconnecting people.  I’ve known this beautiful Mama since I was in elementary school.  We lost touch for several years, but reconnected recently & I’m so grateful we did.  Meet my friend Amanda, her husband Andy & their beautiful daughters.