I never planned to be a wedding photographer.

But my passion for personal photography started early. I have dozens of scrapbooks from childhood full of photos with friends, trips, pets - you name it. Though those moments from childhood may be long gone, the nostalgia isn’t. Every time I look at those photos I’m reminded of details and feelings I’d forgotten and I get to relive those beautiful moments all over again. 

Maybe that’s where my love for photography began. 

In my teen years, I kept taking pictures, mostly of flowers and other pretty things. It wasn’t until I went to Spain on a school trip when I was 15 that I realized I could perhaps have a future with photography. My parents had gifted me with a good point-and-shoot camera, and I took full advantage of my new equipment. I came home with tons of pictures, most of which I didn’t think much of until I started sharing them with the world. The compliments about how talented I was and how good of an eye I had truly took me by surprise. 

But I was thrilled. Never in my wildest dreams had I thought I could turn personal photography into a business. 

In my senior year of high school, I started doing portrait photography. Kind of an accident, actually. Graduating friends asked me to take their senior photos. 

And that’s when it began. 

Senior photos led to family photos. Family photos led to weddings. Weddings inspired me to invest in more education to further train my eye - because, wow - the responsibility for capturing an entire wedding was initially intimidating. Photographing a few family members’ weddings helped me get some much-needed experience under my belt. 

And the rest is history. 

Wedding photography brings me pure joy. Weddings remind me that God’s plans are far greater than my own and that the future promised to me is beautiful. Weddings remind me that there is still good in the world. Weddings connect me with people who have made my life fuller and richer. It’s truly a rewarding profession.

I didn’t plan to be a wedding photographer, but now there’s nothing else I’d trade it for. My hope is that whether we work together or not, your wedding is everything you dreamed it would be and that the love and support you feel from family and friends truly makes it a perfect day. 

Cheers to happily ever afters!