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“We were all heading for each other on a collision course, no matter what. Maybe some people are just meant to be in the same story.”
~ Jandy Nelson // I’ll Give You The Sun

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Not too long ago, I found myself walking through an old neighborhood that I had grown up in. It had been close to a decade since I had last visited and as I strolled along the sidewalk, each of my kids by my side, it felt like opening up a storybook and reading the pages […]

ANGELICA & DEVIN: ENGAGEMENT

July 3, 2023

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It’s not about what you do or what you have or what you know. It’s about who you are. Love…is about who you are. It’s about the lessons you’ve learned and the struggles you’ve overcome and the stories you’ve lived. It’s about letting someone else’s heart see all of your heart and then holding that […]

DANA & DAVE: ENGAGEMENT

February 21, 2020

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You know what’s funny about spending the majority of your time with couples?? You sometimes forget that they weren’t always a couple. You forget that they each have individual histories. You forget that they didn’t always know each other. You forget that their stories weren’t always one. Or were they? I often catch myself wondering […]

KATIE & RYAN: ENGAGEMENT

July 13, 2019

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I’ll admit, meeting new people can feel hard for me sometimes. For a girl who is happiest with a book in her hand, in the comfort of her home…”out there” can feel a bit intimidating and “people-y”!! As a natural introvert, it became one of the biggest adjustments for me as a photographer and a […]

JAMIE & RONNIE: ENGAGEMENT

January 6, 2019

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Confession: meeting clients for the first time was one of the hardest parts of my job to get used to. As a natural introvert, getting to know people in the early stages of any relationship can feel like a daunting task…but making plans to meet up with a couple that you’ve never met before felt […]

STEPHANIE & CORY: ENGAGEMENT

October 23, 2018

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I can remember being on a ferry in Australia, crossing the harbor. The sun was setting before our eyes and the warm air was blowing through my hair. The ocean rushed beneath us and Sydney faded off in the distance. I remember looking around at other people on the ferry. People who were just making […]

LISA & FRANCIS: ENGAGEMENT

June 24, 2018