Joe + Nora | Married

Joe and Nora had a wedding day no one would ask for, but it turned out to be one of the most memorable, beautiful days anyone had experienced. During the ceremony there was a booming thunderstorm, tornado warnings and golf ball size hail on the way to the reception and the fire alarm went off during the reception, clearing everyone out and bringing the fire department in!
Joe and Nora have such a beautiful story of how they met and how their relationship unfolded. We loved getting to know them throughout the day and watch them embrace what was out of their control with such ease and flexibility. No doubt they will handle marriage the same way.

Congratulations you two, it was truly a pleasure!



















































































Ten minutes before the ceremony. Who would have thought such weather was on it's way?

"Keeping in Step With the Spirit"

Back in March I was asked by my church, Walnut Hill Community Church, to create some images for an upcoming sermon series, "Keeping in Step With the Spirit". The concept was to have a child dancing on the feet of their father and in some cases be able to see the expression on the child's face as excitement and joy. It just so happened I took my trip to California while I was working on this project. It gave me the opportunity to explore some different locations. Some shots were spur of the moment. We were driving through the mountains around sunset and found this great area to pull off the road. As the sun was setting my brother grabbed Abby and they were really just playing. These are such fun moments for us to remember. Now my family just laughs when we see my brother's feet on the two big screens every Sunday during the sermon.





















































































I also tried some different shots after we got back with Abby and her daddy since he was not on the trip.

Jason & Jamie | Engaged

Jamie and Jason will be getting married in September of this year. They are such an awesome couple who we've been having fun getting to know more and more. Their engagement session was so much fun for us to capture. We laughed a lot, which you may not be able to tell by the photographs ;) As you can see this couple is a lot of fun. They bring out the best in each other.
We won't be behind the camera on their wedding day, but we WILL have the honor of standing beside them as they take their vows and we promise to support and encourage their marriage as much as we possibly can.

50 Years of Marriage

This adorable couple celebrated and renewed their 50th anniversary wedding vows on Saturday. It was such a special time for me to be a part of. They were so happy and still very much in love. When I congratulated Papa Meola and commented on how amazing it is that they made it to 50, he told me it took them a lot of work (as every marriage does), but has been completely worth it. It was such a privilege for me to photograph the ceremony, as I am normally photographing weddings of couples starting out in marriage. I wish them many more happy, healthy years of marriage!










































My two year old saw this image and said, "awww, how cute". It was absolutely precious!

sneak peek

Had a really awesome engagement session with a pretty sweet couple. Here's a preview of more great photos to come.

Churchill-Joell Family