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Last Friday I hung out around Downtown South Bend with M.J. and Jared, photographing their engagement session. When I met with M.J. and Jared for the first time I knew I wanted to work with them – just talking about their wedding M.J. was tearing up and I knew how much she loved Jared and […]

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas season with their family and friends! I can’t believe it’s here and gone. It seems to go by so quickly and it always makes me long for the season again! But now that it is over, I am able to focus on the last couple session before […]

When I first met Liz and Josh during our initial meeting I just knew I loved them. Not only are they so obviously in love, but they are so bubbly, fun and genuinely make you happy to be around them. We laughed so hard that day as we talked about how they met and how […]

I met Kelly and Michael at the new Studebaker Fountain in Leeper Park in South Bend last Monday evening. It was a little chilly, but the day was beautiful! This was the first time we had met in person and it can be a little nerve wracking for everyone when you meet for the first […]

Today I am sharing Randi and Eric’s engagement session! Randi contacted me just to do their engagement session, because she is getting married in her hometown in Missouri. But, since they live in South Bend she didn’t want to make another trip home for an engagement session so she wanted to do it here! I […]

What happens when to Buckeyes meet in Chicago?? THIS! Lauren and Joel met through a mutual friend. Their friend decided that Lauren had to meet Joel, not only because they were both from Ohio, but because she just knew their personalities would compliment each other well. And was she right! The two met and it […]

When the groom is just as excited about the engagement session as the bride, you know it’s going to be a good day! And it was! Their engagement was a long time coming, and when Tommy proposed earlier this summer, everyone was beyond happy for them! I had so much fun walking around Saint Mary’s […]

Last week you might have seen some Instagram stories of our family in Cincinnati for the weekend. We went to the zoo, swam in the pool with Grey and ate at so many Cinci staples. The reason we were there was for this session right here. This couple! Lea and Marcus are getting married at […]

This is long awaited for me to share but I am so excited to finally have it up on the blog! Kara and Daniel’s engagement session in West Lafayette was beautiful! We couldn’t have asked for a better day to photograph. Yes, it was REALLY HOT (heat index of 104) but the lighting was beautiful, […]

Okay – where do I even start with this blog post?! I have known Kila for at least 6 years now. I used to work part time with her mom at a tax office (I’m not naming names today). And we met through that! We traveled to many Vera Bradley shows in Fort Wayne and […]