Your Engagement & Wedding Photographer:

From the first meeting to the moment your cherished photos are in your hands, your wedding experience will be marked by joy and ease. I’ll be there every step, offering advice and assistance, whether it’s choosing the ideal first look or refining your engagement attire. With my classic photography style and knack for capturing authentic moments, your special day will be transformed into something truly enchanting.Anticipate more than just a photographer; count on a supportive friend who will guide you through the details, capture the emotions, and preserve every aspect of your day beautifully!

My photography journey:

This starts back before I was born. Four generations before me were film photographers. I always admired the beautiful documentary style of photo journalism and never really liked how super “posey” photos came out; and while I love seeing other photographers’ props and setups, I prefer more natural and candid atmospheres. Today, I use gentle guidance to pose my couples in a fun way that everyone is sure to have a good time!

When I first started photographing families, I thought I needed to buy a ton of props, backdrops, studio lights, etc. After a few newborn sessions, I knew that wasn’t going to be my style. I started to specialize in Children’s Portraiture and Family Photography while falling in love with some amazing families and shortly after, Seniors started contacting me. Quickly, I realized how much fun I had working with them also.

Then came a gorgeous sunset engagement session. I had never met the couple before and needed them to show how much they were in love with each other in front of me, a stranger, with only one hour to shoot, before dark, was a challenge I gladly accepted. Within minutes, I took the focus off of me and turned it on to their partner. Love glowed brightly throughout their entire session and after a few games and fun casual posing, I thought “Wow, if I love engagement sessions this much, I wonder how I would do with a wedding!?”A few months later, a friend of mine from high school posted that he was looking to barter services with a photographer to shoot his wedding coming up that summer. I quickly jumped and explained “I just need one person to trust me enough, even though I’ve never shot a wedding before”. He said he had loved my other work and gave me the honor of shooting his beautiful bride and him on their big day! I cried with them, I laughed with them, I even got a hug from Grandma at nights end. To this day, I thank them tremendously for giving me that opportunity, it’s changed my life.Here we are, years later and I continue to educate myself on how to capture those precious moments in a way that will help tell your story to everyone you meet along this journey. I know this is a big moment for you and I know what it means to have it captured with beautiful clarity with every passing memory. I am asking you to trust me with your most precious of moments and I thank you for the honor of spending your day with you and those you hold close.

My family:

 

Aside from photographer, I am a wife, mother of two, step mother to two young men and mommy to an angel in Heaven. We have two pups that are like children to us, two kitties and love to spend our days camping and fishing with friends! We love going to the movies and spending time with loved ones!

When I started photography, it was right after my daughter has passed away from a Congenital Heart Defect, (CHD) known as Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and I used photography as a way to keep my mind busy and to help people capture memories that would forever be documented because tomorrow is truly never promised. It has helped me heal tremendously over the years and I am thankful to give the gift of memories to each and every Client.

 

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