“Sing” Till You Drop

     We sang till we almost couldn’t anymore. And then we sang some more!      Last weekend was the fourth annual Midsouth Anabaptist Music Retreat. Four church in Tennessee, including ours, take turns hosting it. They send out the music several weeks before so we can get familiar with it and then everyone […]

Planning a Wedding Timeline

     Wondering what makes a good wedding timeline? There’s not much worse on a wedding day than running out of time or being rushed. I’m hoping that this will help you so that you have a stress free day!      Plan backwards.      The best way to decide on a timeline is […]

Month in Review – September 2025

September, 2025      Welcome to my month in review. I hope you enjoy a peak into my life! I can’t believe September is already gone! It feels like I just did this for august and now I’m doing it for September. But everything is looking a little more fallish now. September has been a […]

Detail Photos Checklist

     I’m hoping my recent blog post about why you should have you details photographed convinced you! If you still aren’t convinced, go read it again! I’m joking, but I’m not. They really are a big deal!      So I convinced you. Great, but now what? What are you supposed to bring? Well, […]

The Grand Canyon

 Grand Canyon 2020    Back in 2020, my dad, mom, and I each had a $500 voucher for American airlines. We got them in exchange for giving up our seats on an overbooked flight coming home from Mexico in February of 2020. and while I don’t think I would sit in an airport from 4:30 […]

Five O’clock Charlie

     Does anyone else have a favorite story book from when they were a child? If you don’t, I’m so sorry!      I’m a major bookworm and I guess I started young. I have several favorite children’s books but this one is a more favorite one. I would say I had this story […]

Month in Review – August 2025

August 2025      Welcome to my month in review, where I talk about the highlights of the month. I hope you enjoy a peak into my life!      So what did August look like? The first weekend I did a shoot for my oldest brother and his family. It’s so great photographing people […]

Fall is in the Air!

  FALL IS COMING!!      I know it’s still August, but the past few days have distinctly felt like fall. Warm sun but cool air. Lovely and cool with bright blue skies and white clouds but not so cold that you need a jacket and can’t wear flip flops. (By the way, I’ve worn […]

Detail Photos, or Not?

     Are you wondering if you should have your wedding details photographed? What’s the point? Not everyone does this, so why should I? It takes more time and it’s not that important, so why bother? Well I’m here to tell you that you should totally have them captured, and here’s why!  1. You will […]

LaVern + Karen

7 ~ 11 ~ 2025      LaVern And Karen’s wedding day dawned sunny and warm. This wedding was so fun for me because Karen is the sister of the bride from the wedding that I photographed in April. I knew it would be fun to do a sibling’s wedding but I didn’t realize just […]