Holly and Austin had been married 24 hours when we stepped onto white sands. Florida, you boast of your beaches. You aren’t bragging… you are the white crowned glory of the Southern coast. I was prepared for sunset. I was prepared for fine white sand, finding it’s way inside my bag. What I didn’t expect, […]

Rachel. One of my beautiful Brides. Now expecting sweet Avery Rose. Next month, she’ll meet her little one. Her first daughter. With one more month of pregnancy, She bravely headed out in 110 degree midday heat and shared her lovely frame. I am grateful for countless memories with her. For all the times she’s shared […]

I met her before she met Jeff.  We nearly collided in a hallway at Gateway Church. Sarah, beautiful and joyous, is welcoming… I was new… and she made me feel at home. With her sincere love for people and Jesus, I knew it was only a matter of time before a man would win her […]

Sara. Beautiful, with baby bloom. Dressed in blue.  Appropriate for a boy Mom. I’ve photographed her for 7 years now. Through high school, falling in love, marriage, and now… her biggest adventure yet:  motherhood. We had totally different plans for Sara’s maternity session. But when dark clouds rolled in, we headed the opposite direction and […]

These are the grounds. Where they met.  Ran around as school aged kids. Carried books, laughed, went to basketball games. This is also where they worshipped and listened to their Father’s teach and preach. Holly’s Father, a Senior Pastor.  Austin’s Father, a Missionary. From the early days, these two shared faith, shared community and eventually… […]

My curser sits here blinking. Keys waiting for strokes. Screen for words. Ear buds in, I turn on The Lumineers’s song “Ho Hey.” I find myself still… disconnecting from the busy, beautiful life that surrounds me. I listen.  I get quiet and decide to keep it simple, for their story needs no telling.  Their images […]