the journal

They say rain on a wedding day is a good omen for a long lasting marriage. It was a cloudy day at the Van Loan wedding but right before the ceremony it started pouring down. Many people had umbrellas but I saw an older lady, who happened to be Chelsea’s grandmother, didn’t even have a […]

As so many of us know, the first year of marriage can be so blissful or it can be filled with challenges. Sometime it’s both. You have so many obstacles to overcome, so many decisions to make as you’re no longer an individual, you’re one with your partner. You share everything (most of the time). […]

Every girl dreams of wearing the perfect dress, having her hair and makeup done, and her nails ready to go for the big day she’s proposed to. We want to look our best and have this magical proposal. We’ve literally dreamt of it our entire lives. However, sometimes it just doesn’t happen that way, and […]

Football Sunday. How dare I take photos on football Sunday. If you know me, you know I am not a huge football fan, however, my recent groom is! Tanner is a big football fan for his team the Greenbay Packers. Now, most guys are not thrilled to take engagement photos anyways, but Tanner definitely didn’t […]

Lights. Camera. Action. Those intimate moments that make a wedding so special, are the ones no one really knows about. The quite moments. The calmness of the crisp air in January ran through the trees. The beauty of the sunshine glistening throughout the meadow for this brunch style wedding. Allie sat in a chair, nestled […]

Nothing about this year has been easy. So much in the world has gone wrong. However, for brides who were supposed to celebrate the best day of their lives this year and had to move it (some more than once), all they want is to marry their best friend. Some haven’t wanted to wait and […]