Every Thursday evening in summer, Justin and I go to the Tri-City Country Club in Emma, Mo. for couples league. This is out third year playing, and we seem to always have a good time. 🙂 So, since tonight is our last night, it seemed fitting for today’s favorite five to all about golf. 1. […]

It is no secret that I love coffee. I drink it every morning (or suffer a dreaded caffeine-withdrawal headache), and sometimes even throughout the day. I especially love the smell of coffee. For this week’s Favorite Five post, I wanted to share a few of my favorite coffee drinks and recipes with you. Read on […]

Milestone sessions, or the 3-month, 6-month, 9-month and one year sessions, after a baby is born are so much fun. There are so many great things about these sessions, and I think documenting your baby’s growth is so important. Read on for my favorite five things about these types of sessions. 🙂 1. Being able […]

There are so many great things about summer, and I love how much there is to do. It was hard to pick just five things that are my favorite about summer, and I’m sure you all could name many more! Read on to see what I love most about this toasty, sun-drenched season. 1. The […]

Newborn sessions are so important in my mind. Those brand new little bundles of joy are so tiny, and there is something so great about capturing their smallness. They are this fresh, perfect little person with tiny button noses and small heads covered in the softest hair (or peach fuzz); and they are just so […]

If any of you follow along with my #project365 posts on my personal Instagram, you see plenty of photos of Banner. He’s my 80-pound lap dog who loves to snuggle. Part of my about me talks about how I want to adopt all the dogs (seriously, I send Justin photos of dogs I want to adopt […]

We have been engaged for quite a while now, and while it has been a whirlwind of planning and such, I am loving being engaged. It seems like time is flying by, and I just wanted to take a minute to bask in our engagement. And, to tell you about my five favorite things. (Also, […]

Engagement photos have a way of letting you tell everyone, “I’m in love! I’m in love! And I don’t care who knows it!!” (Buddy the Elf quote for you). If you’re recently engaged and looking for an engagement and wedding photographer, I would like to formally throw my hat in the ring and tell you […]

I adore photographing weddings. Capturing real moments as they happen is always so much fun, and it makes me so happy to see two people so in love that they are committing their lives to each other. Weddings are a combination of portraits, styling details, documentary and family photos, but it is so amazing to […]

Family sessions are always so much fun for me. No two families are the same, and I love that! The individual personalities of each member of the family that seem to fit together and mold the way the family presents itself is always interesting to see. I try to tell corny jokes to get everyone […]