Even though they currently live in Arizona, Emery & Ashlyn met when they lived here in the midwest and plan to get married here in KC later this year. We discussed a handful of options, but they decided to take a little trip back for their engagement session! We ended up choosing two of my […]

I always ask couples that I’m meeting with how they met. It’s the first of MANY questions that I ask to start getting to know them and their love story. When I asked this question of Jack & Ashley they gave each other a knowing look and Ashley said “Jack, you tell this one. You […]

Almost six years ago, I had the joy of photographing Alex & Rachel’s wedding day. It will always have a special place in my heart (especially as one of my first big publications) and these two will always be dear friends. Since it’s been a few years, Alex & Rachel wanted to get some updated […]

Kaylei was about to turn 13…what a big birthday!! When her mom asked what she wanted for her birthday she said she wanted to get some pictures taken. She wanted to celebrate her birthday, becoming a teenager, and to express the person she’s growing to be. Her mom immediately reached out to me, since I’d […]

Derrick and Hope wanted to have a chill wedding day. They weren’t concerned about being very traditional, they just wanted to enjoy their wedding day with their favorite people, and everyone celebrating together! They chose to celebrate their love at The Montgomery Event Venue in Excelsior Springs. After getting ready at the venue, a first […]

Jack & Jensen joined me at Shawnee Mission Park for their engagement session in the summer of last year. It was a warm evening, but the sun was so glowy and gorgeous! These two nearlyweds also brought their pups for the beginning of the session (with the cutest scarfs!!) Jack is an absolute pro at […]

Derrick & Hope met in high school but it took awhile for them to get together. Luckily, Derrick was persistent and once they started spending time together they connected quickly. They love getting out in the world to do things together; pre-covid their favorite thing was concerts! So we did one more traditional outfit, and […]

Almost exactly a year ago, I spent a day at Kansas City Aerial Arts to photograph a handful of their artists! If you don’t know, I’m also an aerialist with this company (and you can see a couple photos I was able to take of myself that day!) It was such a blast getting to […]