he beginning of 2013 was a really busy time for me, with our new house, wedding season, and traveling. I didn’t really get to read until August, but even given that shorter window of time, I had some really, really great reads this year. Here are 5 of my favorites in no particular order. The […]

atie & Darren wed in October in Davenport. Their wedding was stunning in so many ways, but maybe most of all, in the kind, genuine spirits of themselves. No one can deny that these two are the real deal. Katie & I only met in person a few weeks before the wedding and we instantly […]

I absolutely love that I live in a digital age. The internet has made the world a smaller place and, as a result, I am lucky to have friends all over the globe. Serena is a wedding photographer and owner of Love by Serena, based out of Maryland. We first met at WPPI 2012. Her […]

 recently attended Unique Event‘s Wedding Workshop where one of the topics they discussed was children at weddings. It’s such a touchy subject and people seem to get easily offended when it comes up. This is neither a commanding “what to do” nor a “we don’t like children” piece. The fact is we love kids! I […]

he first told me she was pregnant in the middle of the mall, by the Verizon kiosk between Panera and Forever 21, because she couldn’t hold it in any longer. I had a premonition that she was, but that didn’t stop us making a scene right there! Then came the ever-long keeping-a-secret phase. I’m bad […]

Gretchen & I follow each other on Instagram, a.k.a. the better-than-Facebook. So I knew, leading up to the wedding, the time and energy that her, Mike, and their families and friends put into making it all perfect. I mean, months and months ago, she was making adorable hair pins for her bridesmaids! During the reception, […]