For the past several years, I have made a top effort to capture our own personal memories and catalog our lives; not just for us, but for our someday-children and grandchildren. It’s important to me to preserve the normal moments in life, not just the vacations or the funny stories, but the normal things that […]

The 50-mile-an-hour winds and 0 mile visibility of snow yesterday, otherwise termed the “snowpocalypse”, didn’t quite leave the 10 inches we were expecting.

It happened around Thanksgiving. They had been renovating their new generational home (it was her grandparents’ home) and had recently moved in when Brandon proposed to Julianna. They had been together for 10 years so it was really no surprise, but it had the culmination of all things meaningful to them: being together and having the […]

After every engagement session, I start another countdown. I look at the calendar and think, seriously, I have to wait that long until I get to photograph them again? Because I love–no, adore–my bridal couples! One of things I love most is the time we get to spend taking engagement photos. Engagement photos give all […]

The night before working our first wedding together, I was in tears. Big, fat tears. At that time, we had been married three and a half year and had figured out how to work well together in other aspects. But photography was my baby. And I couldn’t figure out how to give up any control […]

I was at a brunch once where this was served. I think the most shocking part was the idea of topping french toast with sour cream, but it’s true that you need to do it because it helps even out the sweetness of the caramel sauce. This dish is so easy to make and, the […]