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I'm a Photographer, Educator, Shop, sustainability guru, foster and adoptive mama, multiple hat wearing entrepreneur. My love language is hugs and my tank is filled by serving others. You can find me world travelin', renovating a vintage trailer/house or doing something fun with her husband, two boys and three fur babies. 

Lauren & Tommy, Engaged

Lauren & Tommy celebrated their sincere and sweet engagement at the Nelson Atkins Museum with their fur baby. I can’t take it. I can tell when couples have something special together. They are best friends, and I could feel it. That spark and endearing relationship will keep them strong for so many years. I can’t […]

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Couples

Tresa & Quinn, Beloved

Tresa & Quinn’s family lifestyle session at their home in Kansas City, Missouri, Summer 2021. These two have such a special family. I love that they rescued their adorable pup too. I’m just not sure what I love more: them, their pup or their amazing home. A great combination if you ask me. I love […]

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Nick & Courtney, Engaged

These two are something else. Just look at how much fun they are. Celebrating on the rainiest day we’ve had for awhile here in Kansas City. But Antioch Park’s stunning fall colors made up for it. We waited the rain out and toughed out the sprinkles. You wouldn’t even know would you? Congratulations to two […]

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Kylie & Ethan Engaged

Another one of my awesome White Iron Ridge couples. I love that I’m celebrating with so many couples getting married at the brand new venue in Smithville, Missouri. It is going to be a magical experience. Congratulations Kylie & Ethan. You are such naturals in front of the camera.

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Stephanie & Josh Engaged

I love when couples are up for anything. Sheer long dresses with heels in the woods at Burr Oak Woods in Blue Springs, Missouri? Yes please. Stephanie didn’t complain a bit and was hiking and climbing in that dress like it was nothing. They laid on the ground on blankets, danced in fields in their […]

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Ciara & Grant, Plaza KC Engagement

There are just certain things about couples that send butterflies to your stomach. Watching two people so sincerely into one another makes me so happy as someone documenting their love story. There’s nothing more beautiful than true love. Ciara & Grant were so sweet for each other. They laughed at each other, they laughed at […]

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Lauren & Brennan Engaged

Brennan is so charming and Lauren is such a beaming light.  I am so excited for these two I can hardly stand it. They both deserve each other, both so loving, kind, gentle, patient, sweet, gorgeous. I’m so glad after all of these years of knowing each other that they realized it was each other […]

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Morgan & Liam

What a fun season to be in. Both the season of their engagement AND fall season. For Morgan and Liam, we started at their favorite restaurant CaVa in Westport – Kansas City where Liam proposed to her. Then we headed to Loose Park Rose Garden with a “fall outfit.” Little did they know it’d be […]

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Sarah & Stephen, Gritners Sunflower Farm

Such a fun and relaxing session on a perfect sunset evening celebrating the engagement of Sarah & Stephen at Gritner’s Sunflower Farm in Lawrence, Kansas. This was my first session at the farm, I’m not sure how. This place is magical. Sunflowers rolling over the hills for days. What a gorgeous site! And I love that […]

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Hannah & Sam, KC Engagement

The elegant Hannah & Sam celebrated their engagement season with winter photos on one of the few warm days Kansas City was blessed with this February. We are so excited to be documenting this duo’s love story from engagement to their big day at the Nelson Atkins Museum. We are counting down the days Hannah & Sam. […]

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Codi, Zach & Ira

Codi & Zach’s last session with little Ira, they thought they’d frame a ton of black and white images, but realized the color photos were just so awesome. And for some reason, this session was just so dreamy in black and white. I’m a pretty big sucker for black and white images because I believe […]

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6.14.16 Kim & Matt

I’ve been waiting for the time I got to photograph Matt and his awesome beautiful Kim. It’s his turn now after videoing Philip and my wedding a couple years ago in the Rocky Mountains. Matt has been my go-to videographer in Kansas City and a super great friend for MANY years. We went to high […]

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Erica & Peter | A Nelson Atkins picnic

If anyone can pull off a Beloved engagement session in the Kansas City summer heat, topping at 100 degrees, it would be these two! Besides the heat (or maybe including the heat? wink), this session represented exactly the relationship they have. Fun, fashionable, and relaxed as they picnic-ed at their favorite picnic spot in Kansas City, […]

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A Colorful Prairie Fire Amanda & Gene

Spring is here and colors are everywhere, the dogs love being outdoors and the beautiful midwest sunsets are back. Amanda & Gene claimed they weren’t photogenic nor good at PDA. I beg to differ. What a fun colorful Beloved engagement session at Prairie Fire this week. To the weather, please stay around. You are amazing […]

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Chris & KC’s Maternity Session

Uwwww, so steamy out here on this beautiful spring day in Independence, Missouri! This is how twin babies are made everyone. [smiles] The lovely Chris & KC captured their maternity session in this sheer flowing dress, so charming and sweet together. Excitedly awaiting their new little girls to come (twins), we wanted to pause for a minute, […]

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