When I was pregnant with our daughter I loved sorting through thousands of names to find the perfect name.  I’ve always loved names and their meanings, so getting to pick a name for another human being wasn’t something we took lightly.  We had a few criteria to start with: 1) Easy to spell 2) Easy […]

Have you ever had a photo grab you & leave you speechless?  Bring back a memory?  A photo that you just can’t stop looking at? This is that photo for me.  Josh took it the other day just playing around, and I found it while editing some head shots that were on the same memory […]

Last week we shared Jeff + Leah’s gorgeous Smithfield wedding with you.  We decided to break it into two posts because there were so many gorgeous details that we didn’t want the details overshadow the joy and emotions of the day!  But let me tell you, if you are a bride planning a wedding in […]

Right as I pulled into the parking lot on Ryan + Jill’s wedding day the raindrops started falling.  What is up with rain on wedding days this summer?  For most weddings, I’m there from the getting ready to the reception, but Ryan + Jill chose to do only the family & couple pictures after the […]

It’s been 11 months since we bought our first home & the newness hasn’t worn off yet… or so I thought.  But when I started to look at our budget & past expenses over the course of the year, I noticed something.  We are getting comfortable!  A little too comfortable.  Our bills are going up. […]

Every time I get an email from a bride with details about her wedding, my heart starts fluttering, and from Leah’s very first email I started feeling that way!  Leah & Jeff are such a great couple & put a lot of thought into making their wedding day very meaningful.  And every single one of […]

For years I’ve dreamed of doing mini sessions like this, but I am just not skilled in putting it all together.  So when I met Amanda from Greenhouse Picker Sisters, I knew it was finally time to make dreams come true!I sent Amanda a few ideas & colors I loved, and she put together the […]

If you’re currently deciding on a business name, then take heart– down at the bottom are some tips! ——– Naming our daughter was one of the most enjoyable experiences ever.  I loved thinking about names, writing them out, figuring out if/how they’ll be made fun of on the playground at school, and what the initials […]

Have you ever chatted with someone on Facebook who you thought was someone else?  That’s exactly how Sabina & Brent met!  But instead of an awkward interaction & unfriending, their connection was instant.  After a 10 hour conversation, it was clear that they had a relationship in the works. They were married at the gorgeous […]

Did you know that for every wedding we photograph we create a special wedding website?  It’s a great way for brides & grooms to share the professional images of the day, and also a way for family members & wedding guests to download the high resolution files or order prints from a professional lab.  We […]