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June 23, 2023

What a gorgeous summer day we had for Mary and Ik’s Ridley Creek engagement session! I had been looking forward to meeting these two in person for so long, especially after having to reschedule this session for inclement weather. These two high school sweethearts got engaged at a local park where Ik hollowed out a […]

June 23, 2020

Serene Lavender Farm was the perfect setting for some couples portraits with Virginia and Keil! (Not to mention it smelled phenomenal with all that fresh lavender around!) It was so much fun getting to meet these two and take their portraits. I put out a model call because with COVID, i’ve been so inactive and […]

February 6, 2018

How great is McPherson’s Tree Farm for a December engagement?! I knew when Emily suggested a tree farm for their engagement session that it would be the perfect spot! They had both just finished finals for their fall semester, so their engagement session was a great way to celebrate a break and the upcoming holidays. […]

February 1, 2018

Seriously, how dang cute are Lilly and Brett?! We headed down right after Christmas to Jerusalem Mills for their engagement session. I’m just over here swooning over how adorable these two are together. We managed to get snow on the ground for our photos, but we actually got lucky and caught a pretty warm day […]

January 26, 2018

I had the pleasure of meeting Danielys and Jesse on a very brisk fall morning for their engagement session at Chickie’s Rock. As I pulled up, I was totally stressin’ because I had intentions of meeting them at the park/day use area, not the hiking trail! Well, i’m terrible at directions and couldn’t find it!! […]

January 17, 2018

So many amazing fall sessions this year, and Janna and Jeremy’s Fort Hunter engagement session was no exception. Plus, they brought along their dog Brutus which made it extra fantastic. Couples, please bring your animals to your engagement sessions so I can snuggle and love on them! I had never been to Fort Hunter before […]

May 11, 2017

When we were scheduling Bill and Tina’s Naval Academy engagement session, we hit a few bumps in the road. Weather was not cooperative with us at ALL, and poor Tina got pink eye just days before our session! But when the time finally came, the fates aligned, and we had a gorgeous sunny evening. Plus, Tina […]

May 5, 2017

A question that I get asked frequently when talking to potential wedding clients is “why do we need an engagement session?” It’s something that comes included in every single one of my wedding packages for a reason! There are a few key reasons why I believe engagement sessions are such an important part of your wedding […]

January 18, 2017

Seriously, so thankful every day for how lucky I am that I get to work with such amazing couples. I loved getting to know Emily and Dan more during their Harrisburg PA engagement session! We started our session off at Fort Hunter, where we walked around and just enjoyed the fall weather and the scenery […]

June 30, 2015

One of the things that has been on my photography bucket list for a while was a shoot that involves holi powder, and i’m so excited that I got to finally do it! (And with an awesome fun couple too!)  These guys have been together since high school and if you know them, you know […]

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