I am fairly confident I could place a Vegas-sized bet that I am not the only person who has ever just felt completely deflated, defeated and as a result, lost in the tidal waves and gasping for air.
Read MoreIt was a super hot day on June 3, the day of Brittany & Brad's wedding. You know, one of those days where you can put on the SPF 50 but you're still pretty sure the UV rays are like, "bah, that's cute." But it was BEAUTIFUL.
Read MoreOn pretty much every Sunday morning, you can find me at my second home... my church, Renaissance. On most of THOSE Sundays, I will have a camera in my hand capturing moments from the morning. It is a unique experience for me because it takes me into a place where I am familiar, yet unfamiliar, because everyone's reason for being at church is different and can evoke a different emotional response. It's a time where I have to find the balance between visualizing the emotion behind the moments while being sensitive to the subject within the frame at the time I snap the shutter.
Read MoreAround this time 10 years ago, my then fiancé and I were celebrating our upcoming wedding with our friends. We were enjoying our respective bachelor/bachelorette party's and just loving life. We were young -- 21 and 22 -- still in college and excited to go on our honeymoon to San Diego where we were completely planning on spending our wedding money we would get a few days later.
Read MoreMy husband called me as he was out running errands on Tuesday evening, asking if I had taken our kiddo outside to show him the rainbow.
Read MoreI can't believe it's almost been an entire YEAR since Anthony & Sherry got married! Time has really flown by!
Since wedding season is in full swing, and I LOVE all of my ANP bridal clients, I wanted to give them a shout on the blog and throw back to share some pictures from last year!
Read MoreMost of my wedding clients know that I offer a secondary photographer for the big day. Being that my focus is documenting the day as a whole, having the second photographer helps me feel at ease that I haven't missed a thing!
Read MoreWhen I was younger, I would call my grandma Ellie after a big argument or fight I had with my mom. At the time, I was simply looking for someone to hear me out, to side with me. Looking back, I realize I had deeper issues that I wanted so desperately for someone to see, bring to the surface and help me face head on. Unfortunately, that moment hasn't really happened yet even in my 30s.
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