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It was another rainy Saturday. This fall has been wet and dreary. Thankfully, every weekend when it rains, there have been pockets of time to go outside for photos. Hailey and Dominic’s ceremony was set to be outside at The Celebration Barn–the ceremony space there is truly gorgeous–and we all watched the radar closely to […]

We have had the rainiest start to fall this year, which has made for some tricky weddings. In the beautiful rolling hills at Wilson’s Ciderhouse, the ground was soggy at best and had standing water at worst. Not just that, but rain was forecasted all day Saturday. Time to get creative! I kept the radar […]

I’ve been lucky to photograph the Smith family many times over the years and looking back at their previous sessions always makes me smile, particularly when I see how much affection Owen has for his little sister. (Well, except for the first year, haha.) They always bring authenticity and we always roll with it. Last […]

“It was a disaster,” Brady recalled the proposal. “Nothing went as planned. Rain. Couldn’t find the cows. Jenna wouldn’t get out of the truck…” Jenna said she had a hunch, because it’s typically hard to keep secrets from her. “On a Friday afternoon, Brady got done working early and said he wanted to go check […]

The last time I photographed Sarah and Ian’s little family was three years ago when Charlie was just a bitty baby. She’s almost 4 now and is a big sister to Naomi. When we were coordinating schedules for updated photos, it just happened to work out that everyone was available on September 6th, Sarah and […]

One of my favorite things is when couples choose a place for their engagement session that has personal meaning. In Shelby and Dave’s case, we didn’t have to go far: right to their backyard! Some of their favorite times are spent there with their dog, Rory, and their 6 chickens and it was an immediate […]