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, […]

‘ve had numerous questions lately about holiday deadlines for prints and albums. If you are wanting to have your wedding album by Christmas to show your families, you must finalize the design with me by November 15th. After that time, it is not guaranteed that it will arrive before December 25th. All prints are ordered […]

feel a little guilty for what I’m thankful for today. Partly because it’s truly not a necessity and yet I use it all the time, for business, personal, and entertainment. It’s my iPhone. I’m thankful for it, while at the same time realizing if I didn’t have it, I would still have so many things […]

o be sure, there are a lot of perks to being a small-business owner working out your home. But it can also get lonely. So we implemented Thursday Workdays, wherein a few of us photographer friends (The Photo Girls minus Cara) get together on Thursdays to work. It’s so nice having coworkers and we’ve gotten […]

ecause of my wedding schedule, I took myself off of the worship team schedule at church over the summer and fall. But ever since my first Christmas choir four years ago, I’m a sucker for it. (Also, that Christmas choir was where I met my best friend, Sara. Bonus points to Christmas Choir!) So despite […]

fter posting a sneak peek on Facebook earlier this week, I was asked repeatedly if I’m starting to do senior photos now instead of just engagements and weddings. The short answer is, “no, however.” When Kayla contacted me, I knew our styles would be cohesive and, aside from that, she’s an all-around sweet young woman. […]