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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. 

Emily & Steve

Married at the Legacy at Green Hills on a perfectly everything sort of October day, Emily & Steve collided all their sweet lovin’ worlds together to make one big family. I couldn’t have been more honored to stand up with such a duo as a bridesmaid, ALSO a photographer (yes, you heard that right) and […]

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Sarah & Zack, Bardot Wedding

Sarah & Zack, married at The Bardot in Kansas City, Missouri on Nov 20, 2021 Sarah & Zack put a splash in fall wedding decor with a stunning unique palette and details. This wedding was just so sweet in so many ways. When weddings are easy, relaxing, thoughtful, they are the very best. From the […]

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Nick & Courtney, 28 Event Space Wedding

Nick & Courtney, married at 28 Event Space in Kansas City, Missouri on October 10, 2021. I photographed a wedding years ago of Caleb and Allison. It was there, that I was listening to this angelic voice warm up before the ceremony. My husband was photographing with me this day ironically. For those of you […]

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Whitney & Nick, The Hobbs Wedding

October is full of beautiful color and beautiful weddings. But man, I think Whitney & Nick knocked it out of the ball park with their wedding colors and vibe. So warm and welcoming, exactly like them. They had a sort of celebrity status when they walked in the room. They carried themselves with grace yet […]

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Brennen & Chloe, Timberbarn Wedding

Chloe & Brennen, married at Weston Red Barn Farm’s Timber Barn in Weston, Missouri on Oct 3, 2020. It feels so good to be back. Weston’s Timberbarn just feels like home away from home. After meeting Donovan, the owner of the Red Barn Farm, I felt even more connected to this place. You see, when […]

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Nicole & Tyler, A Castle Wedding in Pelago, Italy

  Magical. That seems to be the word that could sum up this whole weeks experience in the 1000 year old Ristonchi Castle in Pelago, Italy with Nicole & Tyler November, 9 2019. This wasn’t just a wedding “day” but a whole adventure. A cold and rainy fall up in the mountains of Italy left […]

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Destination, Weddings

Event planner, Madison Sanders Events, Destination Photography, Jana Marie Photography, Floral Design, Good Earth Floral Design Studio, KC Venue, Weston Red Barn Farm Weddings Timberbarn, Rentals, Ultrapom Event Rental, Artistry, Videography, Cork Creative, Band, LostWax Funk, Lost Wax, Cake, 3 Women and an Oven, Stationary, Little Yellow Leaf, Photo booth, Banana Who? Booth, Fall wedding, Weston Missouri

Alex & Blake, Married at the Timberbarn

I just can’t pin point what my favorite part of Alex & Blake’s wedding was. Maybe when dad was helping Alex with her dress before portraits, or when Blake was toasting to his father talking about him making him the man that he is and how grateful he is for that leadership, tearing dad up […]

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Katey & James, Married at Buffalo Lodge

I’m not sure if Katey & James could’ve asked for a more perfect wedding day. With the fall season in full swing, everyone tired and festivals every weekend, this wedding was absolutely a blessing to end our busy September and start another busy October. Weather was perfect, Katey & James are such calm-sweet people, their […]

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Amanda & Gene | 10.29.16

Amanda and Gene are married at one of our favorites, The Cidar Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas October 29, 2016. Congratulations to the beautiful couple. Amanda and Gene had not had many photos together through their dating life. And then bam, all of a sudden we were photographing their Beloved (engagement) session, then we had a […]

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Nelson lawn wedding | 10.8.16

Kali & Adam, just days after their engagement session at Loose Park’s Rose Garden in Kansas City, celebrated another Kansas City event. They tied the knot on October 9, 2016 and were the second couple ever to get married on the lawn of the Nelson Atkins Museum. Pretty monumental! This day couldn’t have been more […]

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Lisa & Mike | The Guild KC

I can not say enough words to justify how amazing my clients are. Every one of them i’m so grateful for. I’m a lucky photographer truly, that I don’t have a lot of messy stories to tell, but only beautiful stories, of really rare and divine couples who are so good to each others families, […]

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Whitney & Lucas | Weston Red Barn Farm

I had a little booth and table set up with wedding albums and canvas and soon after I was set up, I met Whitney and her mom at a West Elm Registry event at the Kansas City, Missouri plaza store. It was our meet-cute: “(Whitney) Hi, how do you know those two on this canvas?” “(Me) […]

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