Intimate Family Wedding Autumn and Drew’s intimate family wedding exemplified  what the heart of what every wedding is all about.   Two people committing to God and each other to join their lives together.  In good times and bad they pledged to be their for each other, as long as they live.  An intimate immediate family […]

Spring Engagement Session This sweet couple is amazing!  They woke early on a one of their few days off and drove an hour to meet me for their spring engagement session.  After months of communicating by email, and waiting through COVID, I was so excited to finally meet Carissa and Jonathan! They were fabulous and […]

My Favorite Place I love the peace of this place, this quite shady spot toward the back of our property, my favorite place on our property. Even on a hot summer day, the breeze blows through the leaves and the shade keeps us cool. This is the go to spot for an impromptu summer day […]

Roasted Broccoli with Walnuts Years ago I found this delicious recipe for orecchiette with roasted broccoli and walnuts in an issue of Real Simple Magazine.  I quickly became a fan!  I love pasta!  All kinds of pasta, except fettuccine Alfredo that I had a very unfortunate, but comical incident with in college!  Alfredo sauce is […]

Promenade Park Engagement Session I’m so excited to share this Promenade Park engagement session with you!    This was my first day back to photographing after the quarantine and Alex and Geoff made it such a wonderful session!  If you think you’ve seen them before on the blog, you’re right!  They scheduled a Valentine Day […]

What to wear for an engagement session “Our engagement session is coming up, what should we wear?  Should we match?  Dressy or casual?  We’ve never had professional photos taken together before.  They’ll be used for our save the date cards.  And our wedding website…  Mom mentioned displaying them at our wedding.  I really want them […]

Crunchy Oat Waffles Happy Monday everyone!  The stay home order has been lifted and if you’re like me, maybe you’re heading back to work today.  If you’re lucky enough to have a leisurely weekend morning, these crunchy oat waffles make a wonderful breakfast.  They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside with […]

Grandma’s Recipe We all have a favorite recipe from Grandma.  The first thing I thought of when I thought of  Friday Favorites, is of sharing one of my own favorite grandma’s recipes.  Ironically, the recipe isn’t from my grandma’s kitchen but from the kitchen of Sheridan High School.  My grandma spent many years not just […]

Turkey Shepherd’s Pie Rachael Ray has a fabulous recipe for Smokey Turkey Shepherd’s Pie.  I love Rachael Ray and several of her recipes are staples in our house.   Like most recipes though, I like to make my own modifications that as a result, make it a better fit our family. Add nutrition,  and keep the […]

Tips to look your best on your wedding day I wanted to take a few minutes to give you some easy tips to look your best on your wedding day.  You’ve invested a lot of time and money in planning your big day.  The majority of the pictures of the day will include you, so […]