the journal

Most love stories nowadays start online, which is totally okay since we’re in the digital age. However, some still end up starting in a more traditional way outside of the internet. Cody and Saralyn’s started out the latter. Cody and Saralyn met when he walked into her workplace to get a haircut. Little did she […]

The butterflies and nerves that hit you on your wedding day. It’s like your first love all over again. You get weak in the knees. Tears fill your eyes when you think of how much you just love your soon to be husband/wife, your best friend, your person. After waiting 7 months due to the […]

Traditions. Almost all weddings have them in some sort of way, whether it be the typical music a bride walks down the aisle to, sand or candle lighting at the ceremony, or even the games played at a wedding reception. However, the one I’ve loved SO much in all my years of photographing weddings was […]

Tears. Happy tears. Sad tears. On your wedding day, you typically have tears of joy. During times like these, so many bride and grooms are shedding tears over not having their loved ones due to COVID. But sometimes, they can’t be there because they’re watching over your special day from Heaven. Your wedding day is […]

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 […]