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09/01/2024

Summer’s winding down but don’t tell anyone 🔥

08/11/2024

Things really couldn’t have been more beautiful

08/05/2024

Meet the Singers 🥂

07/01/2024

Bringing movement in the moments

06/23/2024

‘Being the center of attention isn’t really ‘us’. We wanted to elope but we knew we really couldn’t miss out on having all of our friends and family celebrate too.’ This was what Anne said to me as we walked the street, taking portraits in the blistering heat. I think she touched on something valuable. There’s so much in modern wedding ethos about doing what you want, making your day yours and yours alone. It’s the idea that you should feel free to shift everything and carve your own path. I like that sentiment because it gives couples permission for a lot of beautiful, personal self expression. But there’s always another side and that’s the beauty of thinking of others. Weddings are in many ways not only a snapshot of our family histories, but our cultural history as well. When I showed up to document Anne and Cody’s wedding you could really feel that this was a portrait of legacy. The venue felt like a historic piece of old Pittsburgh. Their style was warm and vintage, but in a way that felt authentic and not just on trend. I love a real Pittsburgh style wedding. The cookie table filled with homemade confections baked my grannies near and far. I love children running barefoot across wooden dance floors. I love the courage it takes to be yourself and the courage it takes to show love and generosity to others.

06/17/2024

A few more of J & B because 😭

06/16/2024

Natalie & Mitch. Picking a favorite moment or photo would be impossible.

06/03/2024

Nicole & Manny forever the funnest people you have met

05/27/2024

Can’t get enough of them

05/26/2024

Jocelyn and Brady are the happiest people.

05/05/2024

Abby + Landon: the story of getting married in the rain

04/29/2024

Nicole & Craig and their beautiful children became a family today in a simple and meaningful way. Really you babes, I’m still crying.

04/11/2024

Gabriella & Zach got married and it was 👌

03/03/2024

Name that feeling

02/27/2024

Leah and Tom and the brightest winter wedding.

02/15/2024

The crocus flowers are blooming, sap is running and my heart is so ready for spring.

02/11/2024

Sara & James got (re)married yesterday, close to their one year anniversary, with a big party at Wintergarden this time.

Slide 7: their parent’s reaction finding out “it’s a boy!”

02/04/2024

Really can’t get over it

01/31/2024

Sometimes when I’m shooting I’m in such a flow state that I lose myself entirely. This makes editing feel like a surprise, a little spark. This one made me gasp.

01/30/2024

Puerto Rico (2 of 2)

01/24/2024

Puerto Rico (1 of 2)

01/23/2024

Just got home for a long vacation in Puerto Rico. We traversed the muddy jungle, snorkeled (I saw the loads of colorful fish, anemones and a sea cucumbers) and partied at the San Sebastián festival in Old San Juan. Woke up at 2am(!!!) today go haul kids to the airport in an Uber. I’ll post pictures when I can drag myself off the floor.

My heart sank when I saw the dreary brown landscape as our return flight touched down. I’m dreaming of green like this and missing summer weddings. 🌴

01/13/2024

petite joys

01/02/2024

Salut 2024.

In with love, love, love.

12/31/2023

Mara & Xander

12/30/2023

Let the light in.

I think we as wedding photographers too often try too hard to create too many things. We decide in advance what our portfolio is supposed to look like and we ask clients to fit into that box. I get it. There’s a lot of pressure in this industry to perform. There’s a lot of pressure to find clients. It makes sense that we strive. It makes sense that we compete. It makes sense that we compare and copy. I know. I feel the fear too. But I worry about what we lose in the process. If we ride the fear too long we end up awash in a sea of sameness, stomping out soul and life from our work. We all know the famous Leonard Cohen line “there’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” What if instead of driving our portfolios we felt out the cracks where the light comes in? What if we dropped our lists and opened our eyes instead? What if it was always beauty all along?

11/01/2023

This one was beautifully full of heart. Kalena and James created such an intentional space for one another and their guests, filled with poetry, music and intimacy. Their rings were passed to each guest to bless before their offered them to one another. Avid outdoor enthusiasts, they held their wedding in a state park and brought their beloved pup.

10/24/2023

“We want it to feel like a magical story of our day. Not particularly formal but intimate.”

Their words. They become my words and always guide the day.

10/23/2023

Walking through the neighborhood, grabbing ice cream, fling the things you always do, the things you love to do

10/22/2023

For the second week in a row I’ve gotten the absolute privilege to the wedding of another photographer. Getting to photograph weddings for anyone is an honor I hold close to my heart. There’a a remarkable amount of trust involved in this creative process and I can’t tell you how much it means to me to share a vision with other artists for a day.

Joy to you Allison and JJ 📷🥂

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Ligonier, PA
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