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When Chris and Martha got engaged, like literally minutes later, we started talking about me photographing their wedding. Soon there after, Martha asked me to be a bridesmaid. I was obviously honored in both aspects, but we needed to talk about whether it was reasonable to do both. After a long and honest conversation about […]

It’s time for one of my favorite posts of the year!! I love it so much because it sheds a little light on what it’s really like working with me, and what each of these days felt like from my perspective. It shows how much I smile behind the camera (sometimes my face gets tired) […]

This past year has been a doozy.  Not only did I have the most weddings I’ve ever had, but I also broke my left humerus only a few weddings into the year.  I cannot believe it’s already almost 2019, but I’m so excited about this behind the scenes post.  This is one of my favorite […]

It’s time for one of my favorite posts of the year, the one where it’s a bunch of photos showing what life is like for me behind the camera and working with my clients.  One of my goals for this year was get more photos of me behind the scenes, so I asked my amazing […]

As Murphy’s law states, if something can go wrong, it will go wrong.  I’ve always been a big proponent, in all areas of life, to be overly prepared.  I’m the girl that brings an umbrella just in case it rains.  Truth be told, your wedding day isn’t any different.  We don’t want to think that something […]

I recently decided to pull my mom’s old film camera, circa 1979, to spruce it up and play around a bit.  When I pulled it out one of the first things I noticed was the strap was falling apart!  I found one online that I liked, but it was out of my price range for […]

I had a moment with a fellow photographer friend of mine, when she said that she found an amazing album company. I asked why she loved it so much, and she’s said “well, it’s just so my brand.” I realized, that I was having a hard time making decisions for my clients because not only did I really not know what my brand was, but that it wasn’t what I liked. I made a decision at that point to change my brand to match the most important creative part of my business, me.

On to the 2nd day of the MJ2Day workshop!  To see the first half, check out my original blog post here!   The second day was all about business, business, business!  We talked about workflow, albums, websites, social media, vendor relations, and getting published.  SO much information!! I can’t even begin to describe how many things […]