There are moments – you know them – that land lightly on your soul. A hand on an elbow, a late-night lullaby, the first of a thousand married kisses, when she answered to the name “Grandma” for the very first time. Our lives are collections of these moments, some of them almost too quick to see – a history of truths that we carry, the story that reminds us who we are to each other. 

In my seven years as a professional photographer, I’ve made it my mission to document these moments, as beautifully as I can. Paired with my love for using light and capturing emotion, my eye for the moments that move us allows me to gift my clients with a collection of impeccably rendered memories. My life as wife to the kindest man I know, Brian, and new mother to my beautiful daughter, Ellie, have made me deeply appreciative of the way what I do can create a time capsule for families – a way to return to their most beloved moments, whether printed and hanging on the walls, or tucked into albums to be treasured and kept.


Singer/songwriter Andrew Peterson once said “I want to use my gifts to tell the truth, and to tell it as beautifully as I can.” My gift is my ability to tell your truth, the beautiful, everyday-miraculous truth of your smallest and best moments. It is my privilege to bear witness to the stories you tell, and to tell them back to you, one image at a time.

These are the things we hold on to and pass on for generations. I want to help you tell your truth, the story of your wedding day, your family, your love, the story of you.

A couple bits about me:

I was a part of several earthquake relief trips in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti as a trauma counselor and teacher and as a photographer. The people I met are among some of the strongest and most resilient souls I’ve ever met, what a gift to be a witness. I’m most happy at home in my yoga pants and hoodie snuggled up with my hubby, my little girl and our pup or burning my buns on a hike up a big ol’ mountain on my way to a most incredible view.

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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
— Mary Oliver
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