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It was late October and we were chatting on the phone when Chesni said, “we’re moving the wedding up to January.” Her and Travis had been engaged a few months and were originally planning for an October 2018 wedding, but when they had a heart to heart, they realized neither one of them wanted to […]
OH. MY. GOSH. OMG! OMG! OMG! I never in a million years would have thought that I would have the opportunity to go to a five day destination photography workshop in Paris…but it’s happening! This July I’ll travel to Paris, France (not Paris, Texas 🙂 for The Signature Atelier. This is a workshop lovingly designed […]
Last month while visiting family in Michigan, I had a whole day to hang out with just my parents. That doesn’t happen very often, as my trips are usually quick and fully scheduled. I had warned them that I wanted to play tourist on my visit, if only for one day. My husband had finally […]
My family recently took my toddler nephew, Gavin, for his first trip to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. We bypassed the full on Disney vacation in favor of a slower paced trip so as not to overwhelm the little guy…and ourselves. In fact, a Disney Park visit was not even on the itinerary until […]
I’ve been to Arlington National Cemetery twice. The first time I went, I was with a civilian friend that was living in Annapolis. I was 25 and just over a year into my enlistment. I had just graduated from NNPTC (Naval Nuclear Power Training Command) in South Carolina and was at the beginning of about […]
I’m over the moon to bring you this vintage inspired elopement at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn. There’s a history behind the idea I had for this shoot. It had been stewing in my mind for some time and I have quite a few couples to thank for unknowingly leading me to it. With the help of […]
OMG I got to do a gender reveal at Disney’s Boardwalk! So. Excited. A few weeks ago I was in Florida to spend some time with my family who were in from Michigan. While I was in town, one of my very first #DNIcouples, Megan and Ryan, met me for a session. If you’ve been […]
This year we hosted our engagement session giveaway on Bibbidi Bobbidi Bride and I’m so glad we did! Since I was going to be traveling to Orlando I thought it would be fun to do the session at Walt Disney World. Last year’s winners had a Disney themed session, so it seemed only a natural […]