I had to laugh when I heard how they met because, in our modern age, I cannot tell you how many couples I know who have met online. It’s rare, practically unheard of even, that a real couple met in a bar on a random Friday night. But that’s what happened. Rachel rolls her eyes, […]

I was so excited when Bethany and Zach reached out a few months ago about newborn photos! I met them back in 2014 (!!) when I photographed their engagement shoot and loved celebrating with them at their wedding in 2015. Shortly after, they purchased a home about half a mile from us so we are […]

There is a theory that throughout our lives we will only truly fall in love three times, at three different stages of life, each time serving three very different purposes. This is known as the Three Love Theory. The first love is the one-dimensional love. It is all-consuming; it’s our introduction to the feeling itself, the […]

It’s August 2020 and this is my first, full-day wedding this year. (Thank you, pandemic.) Also, as irony would have it, I’ve been editing these images and prepping this blog post while simultaneously working without power (thank you, limited laptop battery, for getting me through a few of the hours!), internet, and cell service, thanks […]

They first met in June of 2015. It was a few weeks into their summer-long mission trip in South Carolina. One Sunday afternoon, they ran into each other and started talking. “After our first conversation, [he] definitely caught me eye and I knew there was something special about him,” Kristen says. At the end of the […]

I have long been looking forward to this wedding. There are many intertwined friendships within this wedding and I got to see three of my former couples as guests (one in the bridal party)! What you should know about me is that I love photographing weddings, but what actually keeps me going when the days […]