On December 31 my husband and I sat and reminisced about the last 12 months. Over our empty brunch plates and in our pjs at the kitchen table, we walked through all the things we’d experienced. We did it again yesterday when we sat down for our six months married dinner date, remembering how the […]

One year ago I announced my retirement from travelling for weddings. Ultimately, it meant retirement from photography as a whole. I took a handful of weddings this year because I knew the couples & they were all local events, but other than that I was serious about closing up shop.  At the time it was the […]

Before we got engaged we knew God was speaking the word “simple” over our relationship: Keep things simple. If it’s not simple, don’t do it. If it’s simple, full steam ahead. It’s how we gauged whether wedding details were worth the effort, when to pivot our original plans, and how to stay focused on what […]

Back in August I felt the Lord asking me to wait until January. At first it was clear that He was asking me to wait on dating (because He tends to speak volumes to me through relationships – I’m a friggin wedding photographer, yo) but it became clear quite quickly that God was inviting me […]

I’ve felt the Lord asking for more room in my heart for a long time now. More room for others, for commitment to people, for routine that involves reaching out more than I reach in. It can be easy to think of only me me me when I work alone. It can be easy to […]

Yesterday my social media feeds were full of friends fearlessly sharing their stories about mental illness. I say fearlessly with intentionality: it doesn’t mean they weren’t afraid to speak up, but they did it anyway. It was beautiful to see people open up about their battles, sharing their journeys & encouraging others to do the […]