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I’m talking with my good friend Katie from Pictures and Postcards Travel about how to plan a Walt Disney World bachelorette party trip. Katie and I met in 2001 while we were both interns on the Disney College Program at, then, Disney’s MGM Studios. Today Katie plans trips all over the world for her clients, […]
Woke up to some stellar news this morning! Degrees North Images is once again being honored as a 2019 Two Bright Lights Editors Choice Award winner! What does that even mean? Well, in short, it means publications really love my couples and families and the memories and photos we make together. The Editors Choice Awards […]
You just got engaged…Congratulations! You’re probably getting ready to change your relationship status, upload a proposal photo or ring selfie and tell your grandma the news. Those seem like obvious first steps to take right? Getting engaged is so exciting, but after the initial high, it can be really stressful. There are some things you […]
I’m am just beyond myself with today’s engagement session. Stephanie and Kurt joined me at the historic Carr Mansion on Galveston Island for a quiet afternoon engagement session. Proprietress Joellyn welcomed us into the bed & breakfast with open arms. This place is pretty much a manifestation of all of my house dreams! Interior designer […]
Late last year I got a call from my cousin Kelly’s Aunt Lynnette. She was throwing my cousin’s wedding shower and was wondering if I’d be up for flying to Chicago to photograph it. Of course I said yes! The only stipulation was I had to keep it a secret. She wanted my being there […]
I am so, so happy to finally have a new (non-embarrassing) website alive and functioning and looking gorgeous on the internet! The visual overhaul, which I started preliminary work on back in January, was an interesting process. I had to go into my head a lot and muster up some courage. A rebrand, at least […]
Raise your hand if you can’t maintain stillness when Dancing Queen comes on the radio. (Frantically wails hand around in the air). If you’ve dreamed of being a member of Donna and the Dynamos, even for just one night and one night only, then this post is for you! 10 years ago Mamma Mia took […]
The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Meghan Markle is this weekend and the world is abuzz. This week, as I was hearing little news snippets (gossip really) , I started thinking how Harry and Meghan’s wedding story can teach us commoners some valuable lessons about the process of going from fiancé to spouse. 1) No one knows […]