I cannot tell you how thrilled I was when Grace reached out about a pregnancy announcement photoshoot! Almost one year ago to the day, we did their engagement session at the fossil gorge and their outdoor wedding last fall was unbelievably beautiful! (Remember when we had mid-60s in November?!) Grace and Blake just keep sticking […]

We had one day to make this shoot happen and it was forecasting thunderstorms. (We all had major deja vu; remember their rainy engagement session and then a derecho in Iowa the week of their wedding, knocking out power to their venue???) Three hours before the session, the rain was still holding off, with high […]

I was so thrilled when Brooke contacted me about doing these photos! I had met Brooke and Zhas back in 2015 for their engagement session, followed a year later by their beautiful, intimate backyard wedding in Chicago (which has long lived as a favorite of mine!). So I was extra excited to see them again, now […]

This is my second pregnancy and I have some new things that I am loving this time around. (Here’s what I loved last time. I still advise the TempurPedic, by the way!) I’m still loving this Mother’s Special Blend oil. I used this during my first pregnancy and it was the first thing I ordered […]

These are some of the things that helped get me through my pregnancy. I’d love to hear what you would add to this list!  1. Mother’s Special Blend Oil – This claims to tighten skin and prevent stretch marks. I’m not sure that it truly does that, however, I didn’t get any stretch marks so…genetics or […]

“And she loved a little boy very very much–even more than she loved herself.” (Shel Silverstein)