the journal

It’s not always blood that makes a family. It’s love. Determination. Togetherness, and among so much more. This was the case for Cheyenne on her wedding day. Although her father isn’t her biological father, you would have never known on her wedding day from the love he showed her, the tears he shed when he […]

Planning a wedding is stressful. Planning a wedding during a pandemic is even more stressful. However, Seath and Karla made it sound so effortless for their destination wedding in Cancun. All inclusive. Beautiful spot on the beach. Sounds picture perfect. During their engagement session that we doubled as a Christmas session for them in Cave […]

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 […]

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 […]