I have known Melissa for over half of our lives – she became one of my sister’s best friends waaaay back in the day and she’s been a really special person (along with her family) to my entire family. She is one of the few people in the world whose wedding I would happily photograph […]

So if you find someone, someone to have, someone to holdDon’t trade it for silver, don’t trade it for gold I have all of life’s treasures and they are fine and they are goodThey remind me that houses are just made of wood What makes a house grand ain’t the roof or the doorsIf there’s […]

I wish this story was mine to tell, but it’s not, so I’ll leave it at this: family is love – love that overcomes, love that heals, love that strengthens, and love that binds. Family is rarely what we planned, and for that we should celebrate, because it’s really so, so much more.

We have plans – but they have other plans. We have dreams – but theirs are different. We expect one thing and they deliver exactly the unexpected. Sometimes we’re just moving in opposite directions. I’ve been a parent long enough to know that I can’t change my children. They entered this world with a personality […]

We know that family is hard, often every day, but gosh, it’s good too. It’s really, really good. And there’s no untangling the good from the hard – they’re just stuck together, at least as long as we’re living these earthly lives. But so much of the hard is exactly what makes the good all […]

I’ve wanted writing to be more a part of my life for a long time – a very long time. It’s been one of those things that has drawn me for as far back as I can remember, but it’s also one of those things for which it feels nearly impossible to find time, let […]

This session was photographed in my studio. If a cozy, simple, minimalistic session is something you’d be interested in, I’d love to chat! I offer newborn, maternity, and motherhood sessions in my studio.

We’re at the end of a gorgeous autumn right now, but I’m trying to sneak in a few more summer sessions before I’ve really waited a ridiculously long time to post them. 😉 This mama and her boys… well, all I can really say is that boys who love their mamas are one of my […]