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This will be a short and sweet Wedding Wednesday, but one that is important if you want to have beautiful engagement and bridal photos!   With daylight savings coming up this weekend, the times that we schedule these appointments will shift.   To summarize, here are the times you can expect to schedule an outdoor portrait session […]

March 8, 2023

As I was looking up a photo to include in another blog post, I realized that I’ve been in business for 15 years!  My very first real client was in February 2008 – I cannot believe it’s already been that long – it seems like just yesterday I went from being a brand new, unknown […]

March 1, 2023

It’s Wednesday and I know that means it’s time for a wedding post but I’m just not feeling up to writing a long and lengthy post today.   So today is more of a “Honeymoon Helper” post. As you may know, my husband and I recently returned from a trip to Sandals in Jamaica.  We first […]

February 15, 2023

It’s been a minute since I’ve done a Wedding Wednesday post!   We went to Jamaica a few weeks ago (more about that in a future Wedding Wednesday that will be all about honeymoons) then it’s just taken me some time to get back into the swing of things.  This will be a short one but […]

February 8, 2023

Are you looking for a way to not only add some romantic moments to your wedding day but also to reduce stress AND get more portraits?   Read on to see why a First Look can be one of the best moments of your wedding day! In over 14 years of photographing wedding days, I’ve never […]

January 4, 2023

Last week I wrote a post about the top 3 wedding venues that I enjoyed working at this year.   This week for Wedding Wednesday I’m writing about my top 3 engagement locations from this last year. Choosing the perfect location for your engagement photos is an important decision. After all, these photos will be a […]

December 28, 2022

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