10 years ago Justin + Brittany were married.  They were young, things happened and they ended up getting a divorce.   But then they became friends again and slowly a friendship began to turn into something more.  They remembered why they got married in the first place. And on Thursday… what would have been their tenth wedding […]

Oh my word.  I’m in disbelief that today is Zane’s 5th birthday!  It’s his second birthday with us, and his first birthday with an esophagus. His first birthday being able to ingest food.  Sometimes it’s still hard for me to wrap my head around it all.  2.5 years ago we first saw his face and fell in […]

What do you do when you have to do a session on a certain day but it’s raining?  Well, there are a lot of possibilities: a covered outdoor area, indoors, a studio session… a rainy session outside.  But with little kids, it wasn’t a great idea to be in the rain, and it was so windy […]

I’m pretty fond of this sweet family!  We had a fantastic time at Fort Monroe with the gorgeous sunlight shining through those trees that I love so much.  This is, in fact, my favorite spot on the peninsula to photograph! I also love working with extended families.  Seeing grandparents, cousins and everyone interact is so […]

The week leading up to Greg’s session with his two daughters, the weather forecast was grim.  Rain every day, all day.  But then… every day it just didn’t rain.  The forecast continually said it was going to rain in the next few hours… but continually pushed it back again and again. It only rained a […]

A few years ago I met Alyssa when she was hired as the worship leader at our church.  Since then our lives have intertwined in a million different ways.  She sang at Zane’s adoption fundraiser, we’re in the same community group, and we get to sing together a lot- both on stage and at gatherings […]

This little ray of sunshine celebrated his birthday with a sunshine filled photo session!  I absolutely adore his cheesin’ smile and personality!  And… bubbles.  And that blonde hair and blue eyes.  My heart!!  Mini-sessions are perfect for times like this.

Zach is the third Hrinda sibling that I’m getting to photograph a wedding for!!  I can’t even tell you how much I squealed when I got the email to see if I was available.  Wedding days are so intimate and we get to know the family so well… but then it’s over.  So when I get […]

More and more brides are starting to see videography as a must! Couples are finding ways to prioritize a wedding video in their budgets and for good reason. At the end of the day, you can’t get this day back. You don’t get a do-over. And while that feels like a lot of pressure to get […]

I’m a huge fan of the She Speaks Stories podcast, and their raw honesty and reverence in every episode. I cry just about every episode, too!  A few months back, they told this incredible story of a barn where God made miracles happen, and then they announced that they’d use the barn for the first live […]