you know the saying, “crisp mountain air”? it’s more than just the air… something about being in the rocky mountains just puts a whole new perspective on things. the minutes move slower, and the people you’re around feel all that much more important. it’s like the perfect little escape. kd and darin are lucky enough […]

i know i still have 9 weeks or so to go until we meet our little man, and still a lot to learn about the last stages of pregnancy, but there are a few things that every pregnant woman should know. so here i go – take it or leave it – my top 5 […]

planning and decorating the nursery has definitely been a highlight of the pregnancy so far. the closer we get to having the nursery finished, the more real it feels that our little lyon is almost here. we’ve done quite a bit of work on the details of the nursery lately, including coming up with a […]

wedding season has officially claimed my life, and while i wouldn’t want it any other way, it’s taught me a few things: -relaxing nights at home watching a movie or reading books are not to be taken for granted. they’re rare, and i love them oh so much. they’ll be even more rare when little […]

5 years ago, jack nicholson and morgan freeman put their manly selves together and started a trend with their movie…the bucket list. it was one of those things that to some degree, everyone had. some people wrote them out and made them official, but even those of us who didn’t put it in writing, we […]

leighanne and brad’s wedding day was well over 100 degrees. it wasn’t just hot, it was hottttttttt. like slap-some-bacon-on-the-concrete-and-watch-it-fry hot. and the bridal party was one of the largest i’ve photographed to date. it was a recipe for disaster. people could have passed out, been cranky, or heck, they could have just melted. but nope. not on […]

Something great happens at weddings. Couples open up to their closest friends and family members, and share their relationship. They show how they love each other, they pour their hearts out in front of everyone, and you get a glimpse of their relationship at its purest moment…all on such a meaningful day. The entire day […]

lauren and charlie are one of the most romantic couples i’ve ever met. it oozes out of them. seeing them with their friends and family is incredible – the love they have for each other is just contagious. i’ve asked lauren and charlie to try something new with me. their story is so cute, so […]