Ten years ago, I sat in a chair and listened as this brave couple shared about the long road to adoption.  They shared about the mountains of paperwork, the milestones reached and the financial investment they had made to meet their child.  They were FINALLY one of the next families in line to adopt internationally. […]

When I first got her email, I had tears in my eyes…  She explained that as a Christmas present to their mom, she and her siblings wanted to gather everyone together for a story session.  The entire family worked to reschedule their day so that we could be together and press pause to celebrate the […]

What do you get when you combine love, grace, joy and dance parties? The Duncan family. Melissa and Joel – I still look through these images and find tears in my eyes over the way you love your kids and the way they embrace it.  It wrecks me every time in the most beautiful of […]

One of the greatest gifts of my life and work has been documenting precious clients through the years. To capture the excitement of a couple’s engagement, the tears of joy on their wedding day, the birth of their first child and then to document as their family continues to grow…  Well…just thinking about it has […]

These two.  They give their lives to serve our country. Thank you, Inga and Jonathan (and the countless other men and women) for serving our country in our armed forces.  This life has kept the two of you long distance.  It’s required the sacrifice of time and long distance and your own safety.  And we […]

Today my sweet sister friend Brandi is taking over the blog.  After watching her story unfold for 2 years, I asked her to give us the backstage pass that led us all to this day. But first, I want to say thank you.  Thank you to ALL of you who gathered around this precious lady […]

For 8 years I have watched you grow.  I’ve held you as babies, marveling over your fingers and toes.  I documented as you finally met your littlest brother.  We’ve colored pictures, dressed up in costumes, baked together, roasted s’mores and laughed so hard we almost cried. And every last moment – whether I was behind […]

From the moment that I saw Gianna and Ryan sprint to each other on their wedding day, I’ve known.  These two.  They will find the other’s hand and walk through whatever life brings together. Life has brought them 3 beautiful girls.  Three little girls who are growing up to know that they are treasures.  Three […]

Wonder.  Joy. To look into their eyes is to see it humming in all that they see.  In all that they do.  Watching them toddle and laugh and find themselves wrapped up in mom and dad’s loving embrace?  An absolute gift. Sweet Dix family, thank you SO much for running and playing and looking for […]

6th grade is where it all began.  Because sometimes love finds you before your ready…before you could know that you’ve met the person that you want to hold hands with through ALL the things. But that spark still remained.  As did their friendship. And so years later, when they saw each other at a party […]