Elaine and Gary's Backyard Microwedding | Cortland, Ohio

Backyard weddings??? I’m here for them!!! Especially when the wedding is one of my family members. When my cousin, Elaine, contacted me last year about her springtime wedding, I was so excited to have her wedding date open and honored to get the chance to photograph this wedding. The goal was to keep things simple, which really made for a relaxed day. She got ready at her mother’s home, with her children and her mom by her side. While the getting ready portion wasn’t high on her list of important shots, there was one specific photo Elaine asked for that might be one of my favorite photos of the whole day…

Marissa and Anthony's Intimate Micro-Wedding | Peter Allen Inn | Kinsman, Ohio

I feel like I’m saying this a lot lately, but I’m just so thankful for my job because it has reunited me with people I haven’t seen in many, many years. Like Marissa! We both studied art at Youngstown State University, where we met during our internship. We’ve kept in touch throughout the years thanks to social media, but I really don’t think I had seen her since graduating, which was over ten years ago (yikes!). So when Marissa and Anthony got engaged, I was so over the moon happy for them. And when Marissa asked me to be her wedding photographer, I was really really over the moon happy!…

James and Taylor's Intimate Spring Garden Wedding at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown, Ohio

My Memorial Day weekend officially kicked off my 2019 wedding season with two people whom I just adore, Taylor and James. It was also my first wedding (and shoot) since having baby Atlas, which would’ve made me nervous but I knew that the day would be so laid back and chill because it was Taylor and James’ wedding day. Ever since we met, working with them has been so easy, SO enjoyable and so much fun. I knew that their wedding day was the perfect transition into “working mom” mode!…

Kaitlin and Brad's Harry Potter meets The Hobbit meets Game of Thrones Themed Wedding at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, Ohio

I’m not much of a traditionalist. I appreciate traditions at weddings and love the lineage and personalization that comes along with it. But there is just something about a non-traditional wedding that sets my creative soul on fire. I live for offbeat details. I love when my couples aren’t afraid to be different and customize their wedding to suit their needs to show who they are….