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 […]

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 […]

Modern day. Social media. Online Dating. It’s the new era of meeting people. Who would have ever thought we would meet other people from all the world, let alone marry some of them?! Janika and Chris were one of these couples. (Fun fact, so are my husband and I!) These two met on Facebook’s dating […]

The nerves that surround a wedding day are both exhilarating and scary. You are about to marry the love of your life. You spent all this money, got your hair and makeup done, bought the beautiful dress you’ve dreamt of since you were a little girl. The butterflies in your stomach are going crazy moments […]

When you think of a love story, what do you think of? Chipotle? Me too! That’s also how Angie and Adam feel, as that’s how they first met was working there as management. Now, if you ask me, that’s the best way! Fun little snippet, my husband and I had one of our first dates […]