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 […]

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 […]

From the start Tim and Stephen had a vision. They had considered the kinds of weddings they were seeing online, at a vineyard in California maybe, but ultimately decided it just wasn’t “them.” That’s actually really difficult for some couples. Raise your hand if you feel socially pressured to do your wedding a certain way. […]

I’m really excited to share this little tidbit from my time in Paris at The Signature Atelier workshop. I will definitely be doing a full recap of the workshop soon (it’s gonna be long one), but for now I’m going to share one of my favorite parts. You guys! I shot film! And…It. Was. Amazing! […]

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 […]

The first time I met with Miranda and Kim to discuss their wedding plans, they were having issues with the venue they wanted to book. Unfortunately, as it turned out, their dream venue wasn’t interested in hosting a wedding for same sex partners. The brides were not about to let that get them down and […]

The heart behind this shoot at Chateau Polonez is twofold. The first has to do with the increasing number of couples I’m meeting that want to plan a destination wedding, but either can’t afford a wedding abroad, or they have concerns about certain family members being able to make the trip due to health and […]

We did this very colorful wedding inspiration shoot at the River Oaks Garden Club a few months ago, but had to save it while we waited for features to go live on various wedding blogs. But now I get to share it here and I’m so excited! The shoot was part of a Pretty and […]