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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. 

Monique & Travis, A Wednesday Elopement

The perfect local wedding elopement at Berry Acres near Kanas City Missouri.

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Kelsey & Dylan, Kansas Wedding

Kelsey & Dylan, married at the Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kansas – Sept 24, 2022 You never know what you’ll get in September in Kansas City. We had 50 degrees two days before this and rain and come wedding day it was 75 and sunny. Grateful for another blessing of beautiful weather for […]

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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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Jessica & Jeff | The Hilton President

Jessica & Jeff are such troopers. They spent their engagement session sticking it out in the freezing sleet, and their wedding day in the most humid of heat. And Jessica never once complained. “It’ll be just fine.” She kept reminding everyone. Even with sweat beads down her cheeks as we only spent 30 minutes outside […]

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Kelly & Sara | Married Nov 19, 2016

I have been itching to share this amazing couple’s wedding. Sara and Kelly was our second to last wedding of 2016, and man it was a gorgeous November day. Married November 19, 2016, these two had such a sweet church ceremony at St. Peter’s Church followed by a great party at 2016 Main Event Space in […]

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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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Ali & Dillon at The Elms | Excelsior Springs wedding

We say the world is getting smaller and smaller. I believe this the older I get. When I sat down with Ali & her mother for their first consultation, even though Britney with Plush Productions sent these beautiful families my way, we made the connection that I was hired by the grooms parents to document Ali […]

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Melanie & Bryan | Hobbs wedding

Melanie & Bryan, married May 30, 2015. Sentiment from grandmas detail, to the letter written to Melanie by Bryan with an elegant diamond necklace for his bride, to grandpa slicing bread and doing a little line dance on the dance floor, their day turned out wonderful regardless of the rain scare.  The Hobbs buildings outdoor patio […]

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Zach & Bailey + Drexel Hall

Congratulations to the incredibly fun loving Zach & Bailey! We rocked it out with background music from Rock Band just a few blocks away. And I hired on their entire bridal party to come be my bridal party when I get married some day. THAT’s how cool this entire wedding day was. And their family […]

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Lynn & Oliver {1st Anniversary | 5.1.10}

Happy One Year Anniversary to the bright eyed Lynn & Oliver, two incredible and gorgeous clients of mine who were married last May 1, 2010. Re-live the happy moments you felt on there wedding day here.

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See some of mine, and my clients and blog followers favorite images of 2010. Congrats to the beautiful couples and parties involved if you made the top favorites.  

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Jenni & Kevin’s warm winter day {KC wedding}

My very last wedding of 2010! And we’re in KC… and it’s winter.. everyone knows what winters are like in the midwest. But their wedding was FABULOUS with the beautiful sun shiny 50 degree weather. We couldn’t have been any luckier. Jen looking fabulous, the boys completely loving on the camera all day, the stain […]

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Christina + Brett | Terrace on Grand wedding

Finally right? It is YOUR turn Mr and Mrs Christina & Brett! You guys looked so fabulous on your wedding day and how special everything was down to the smallest detail. I especially like when my clients invite me along to taste test their reception food {especially when its my favorites MACARONI}, meet their other […]

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Fun things to do with a bucket of minos + Kami & Cory wedding {Lee’s Summit, Mo}

I bet you’re all wondering what the title means.. well you must see these pics to completely understand how that works. I wish every fall day was like. The weather was perfect, families were at Faulkners ranch riding horses, fishing, getting lost in the corn mazes and picking out the perfect pumpkin to carve. Other […]

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Matt & Shayna {Lee’s Summit, Mo wedding}

Shayna forgetting her something blue and and and.. The boys and their adorable groomsmen photos.. The confused flower girl once she ran out of flowers to drop down the isle.. The infamous little red headed boy who danced the night away.. The bride and mother of the bride’s constant need for a tissue..{or was that […]

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