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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. 

Kansas City West Bottoms family photo shoot

The Green Family

The Green family spring photos in Kansas City’s West Bottoms makes for a versatile backdrop.

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Children, Family

Madison, Chrisman High School Senior

Once again, more of my friends children are graduating high school. I can’t believe Madison is a 2021 graduate. She has always been so stunning but man, her glow and her beauty during this session was out of this world. She has a sort of Lady Gaga vibe that I am here for. Congratulations Madison, […]

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Lifestyle, Seniors

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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Weddings

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A surprise proposal…

I was lucky to be the photographer who was documenting Thursday Therapy last week, a social networking event for Wedding Professionals nationwide. Different cities host throughout the US and Kansas City’s is becoming VERY popular. SO many fun people to mingle with in our industry. Half way through the evening, we noticde this fancy dressed […]

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Lifestyle, Proposals, Workshops

Fun photos, Camera lenses, KC senior photographers, Jana Marler, Red train, West Bottoms

MaKayla, VanHorn HS Senior

Oh girl, MaKayla needs to be my next photography assistant. She can work in front AND behind the camera very well. I love spending time with creative minds. You can tell she is an artist and put a lot of thought into it. The red nails with the red train in the West Bottoms… the […]

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Lifestyle, Seniors

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I love the fall for sessions

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Seniors, Specials

Abby & Joe

These two are adorable… enough said! Leave some love for Abby & Joe below..

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Couples

KC wedding + Leah & Pat Sneak Peak

My absolutely stunning couple from this weekend. They had a bridal party of 26! Yes that’s right… TWENTY SIX! Subscribe to the blog to see their photos the minute they are posted. You won’t want to miss out on these. {smiles} CONGRATULATIONS LEAH & PAT!

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Weddings

Jonna & Kyle Engaged

Well if this couple doesn’t just have fun written ALL over it! You guys were so much fun to work with. All of Kyle’s great face expressions and random blowing in your face or pushing you off the seat photos crack me up. It’s always so refreshing to see people who genuinely enjoy each other’s […]

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Couples

Judy & Cole Engaged

These two are WAY cute. Some of my favs and I am so excited for their beautiful wedding. My main man Chris will be helping me with their wedding so his super rad-ness came along for the e-session and I’m pretty sure we rocked the house together. It helps when you have people as stinkin […]

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Couples

KC’s Truman HS alumni {Robert}

Here’s to the guy with the coolest Blondie shirt and the killer modeling skills. (I mean Blair’s little brother Robert.) Congrats on graduating Robert! Enjoy.. What a stud! This good lookin military man needs some sweet girls to leave some sweet comments about how amazing of a model he was in his photo shoot. Please… […]

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Seniors

What do you get when two good looking people make babies?

GOOD LOOKING BABIES! These are some of my favorite people on earth. I have known Donovan for years. And we go way back. To think that my friends have children (beautiful children) who are in FIRST grade just baffles me. These girls are hip and they worked their stuff in the freezing cold. And they […]

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Lifestyle

Skinny Timmy {Kansas City lifestyle}

This is one of my BFF’s (since 1st grade) little bro and ow ow LOOK AT THIS HUNK ALL GROWN UP! And ladies… this man is on the market. Don’t question leaving those sweet comments at the bottom of the pictures. Do you have a favorite? Congrats on the weight loss Timmy! You are such […]

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Seniors

Travis & Virginia’s Sneak-a-Peak

Virginia & Travis. MU-aholics would sum it up. (Hence, the yellow and.. yellow) These two love birds made it happen. Here’s what your Sunday afternoon would have looked like if you were only cool enough to attend this rendezvous. …Sometimes Travis forgetting to look at the camera while he held that grin of his. …Splashing […]

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Couples

Ryanns Sneak-a-Peak

This girl needs to sign up for modeling. What a spontaneous, creative and fun girl to spend a beautiful (non windy) evening with. Her mom was just as youthful loving the West Bottoms as much as us and being a ladder for Ryann as she tries to climb up a giant, abandoned building. I hope […]

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Seniors

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