The Gravity of Photography

PHOTOs Transports us through time.

Photography stops time and allows us to time travel. It's the closest thing to magic we have. It's your mom reading a book to you as a toddler, comfort surrounding you. It's your grandparents, no longer earth-side, arms full of babies, heart so happy. Photos transport us. They're the only thing that remains to take us of the smell of your baby's head, fresh from a bath, the leathery texture of your grandfather's capable hands, it's happy tears on your wedding day.

It reminds us of warm arms that held you near and loved you deeply. And for just a moment magic happens, and sends you back to that exact place in time.

Motherhood is the Reason I Create

As a new mom, I started documenting my children's everything. These precious little faces I had worked to carry, birth, and raise are growing quickly, it is a race against time. The ironic part of being a photographer is I have too few of photos of me when I was in the thick of motherhood and my boys were itty bitty. I wish I was in the frame with my children, that someone had jumped in and said, "Oh, what a sweet moment, let me grab a quick photo!"

As much boys grew so did my determination. I put aside time to learn about photography and began to go all-in on something that I'd only dreamt about since my own childhood- photography!

Babies don't keep, as you can see my two boys are now almost as tall as I am now! This is a huge reason why I include physical products in all my photography packages. Your memories are worth being able to touch and hold onto to. Digital files are not reliable and not a great way to enjoy your images. I want to carve out a little moment for you and your family, to hold on to the precious gift of life, so you can enjoy the moment for the rest of your lives.

Marriage is big celebrations and tiny moments

My husband and I met when we were both in college- Go Cougs! And we've been married since Twilight's Eclipse came out, yeah you can do the math on that one. We have moved all over the country now several times and he is the constant rock in my life. He's my best friend and greatest supporter. Blessed with a wicked sense of humor, even-tempered, and is a natural leader; I tend to be more spontaneous and a bit of a daydreamer. While we may be different, we are the same where it counts.

As a couple, I don't believe the story started with dating and ends with marriage.

Your story continues long after the big "I DO". It's the highs, it's the lows. You deserve to have your normal day and your specials days documented. I offer sessions for couples of any ages and stage of their life, so you have your images of big days, like your wedding and anniversaries but also images of regular days, telling the story of your life as it goes on.

Marriage is awesome, it's laughing until you can't breathe, it's simple, it's light. Okay, okay.. yes some days require a wee bit more patience and somedays it's just downright work, especially once certain characteristics start to become more annoying, than endearing. To my core, I believe in marriage as a deep-seated friendship, add in communication, respect, and a bit of romance and you've got the makings of a great relationship!

I do not take the job of capturing your images carelessly. I feel the extreme weight of documenting this special moment for you and preserving it for decades to come.

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