When Kimberly told me she wanted to do a first look with her dad, I was excited–it’s not every wedding that I get to do one of these. But when he walked through that door and saw his daughter dressed as a gorgeous bride on her wedding day and started tearing up, I couldn’t help […]

So thrilled to see these two beautiful people all over Wedding Chicks today!! See the shoot here And can I tell you a quick story? See that STUNNING floral bouquet below? You may or may not have noticed the colorful poppies sprinkled throughout the bouquet. Well, that’s because Catherine with Layers of Lovely is an […]

When I started my business several years ago, I was completely overwhelmed by all the things I needed to do. Not just on the photography side, but on the business side. And gosh, it’s exhausting trying to keep up with everything! But over the years, I’ve found several money saving tricks. My only regret is […]

I’ve been practicing film for a while, but this is one of my earlier shoots, all on film. These two are absolutely darling!

Lizbeth and Jared met in the unlikeliest of places—work. Not that work is an entirely unlikely place to meet your future spouse. But the location is the surprising part. They both work as security guards at a high security prison. You’d never guess that Lizbeth is tough as nails just from seeing her gorgeous happy […]

Every single image here was taken on film. And oh my word, I could not be more in love and obsessed! Of course, this was a stylized shoot, so it’s easy to get pretty photos when you have a lot of control, BUT film was something pretty new to me. And I wanted to find […]

I’m just stunned by the talent that has come together for this simple editorial shoot. I’ve been focusing on honing my film skills (you know, that stuff you have to develop to see the pictures?), and so I’ve been practicing as much as I can. As such, I’ve done several styled shoots to get really […]

I’m utterly in love and obsessed with these gorgeous bridal photos. And the lacy Claire LaFaye wedding dress combined with the stunning Vegas desert is perfect! Everything came together beautifully for this shoot. I mean, look at those florals, dress, makeup, and WIND!!! Gosh, it really was a dream come true! Taken at the Vegas Shootout […]