If you have your people around you, if you have a space where you're comfortable and an outfit that you can hug and dance and embrace it all in, you have everything you need to have that party, to take those photos and to document your memories. They are your memories & they should feel like you, not like the staged stuff we see sometimes, those belong to other people. We're here for the real, the you is the most important piece for peace and fulfillment. 

Memory making & experiences above all else

Welcome to the blog

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James & Trisha James and Trisha’s happiness for their future together is everything. We spent probably 30 minutes after their session just chatting about their wedding day, their ideas and hopes, their awesome families and intimate wedding party. I could have talked with them all night, their excitement is all there and they are all […]

James & Trisha

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Kurt & Tammi  This session was ALL sorts of colorful and FULL of glowing sunlight. During a stretch of rain and cold temps, it was such a treat to be with Kurt and Tammi walking the trails on a beautiful fall day <3 These two grew up on the same street and didn’t meet one another […]

Kurt & Tammi

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Spencer & Morgan I am SO HAPPY FOR THESE TWO! Their happiness for their future really does light up a room (and in this case, a park 😉 ) I love that Spencer proposed to Morgan with Morgan’s grandma’s ring, and I love that he proposed by making a custom blanket with personal stitching… what […]

Spencer & Morgan

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Jordan & Emily They decided to take their engagement photos at the place where it all began! <3 They had their first date at High Cliff and we had tons of fun running in the wildflowers and walking by the lake at dusk. The first thing Emily said to me was “we have Dr. Pepper’s […]

Jordan + Emily

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Andrew + Lauren, Door County It’s tradition for Andrew’s family to go to Door County over Labor Day weekend! You know how I feel about tying meaningful locations to photoshoots, I loved meeting them at a place that already holds so many memories and will continue to hold memories far beyond their wedding day <3 […]

Andrew + Lauren

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Nick + Amanda It was such a JOY to have Nick and Amanda in front of my camera! You’ll quickly see how photogenic they are <3 But aside from that, happiness just pours from their smiles and reactions. I love how they made their session playful, it felt like I was on their date night […]

Nick + Amanda

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Ian + PaHoua It was love at first e-mail with these two. I could feel PaHoua’s excitement and presence in her words and could not wait to meet her and Ian! <3 I just have to share their meeting story because it is everything… they met at her sister and his brothers wedding! Ian and […]

Ian + PaHoua

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Matt + Tessa: Door County Vacation Engagement Session Matt and Tessa, it is ridiculous and inspiring and exciting to see HOW in love they are and how they love. They made a trip out of their engagement session and rented the cutest Air BnB for a few days in charming Door County. We met at […]

Matt + Tessa

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Derek + Emily, Pelican Lake, WI When my family cabin and their family cabin are only 20 minutes away, you go up north for their engagement session!! Derek’s grandparents owned this cottage, it is now his parents, and it is a place that these two call “up north”, their happy place! I LOVE when scenarios […]

Derek + Emily