Illinois & Wisconsin Wedding Photographer | I Know What I Bring to the Table
The whole fxking package.
The Art Behind My Wedding Photography
There’s a reason I do things the way I do them. The art of working hard toward a place of constant presence in a world full of expectations, aesthetics, and a heavy focus on “how it looked” vs. “how it felt.”
I’ve spent 10 years in the wedding and photography industry. When you begin a new career endeavor, pulling from inspiration is natural. It almost remains constant until one day you realize—wow—maybe I’ve made it. Maybe I can be my own inspiration. Maybe, just maybe, I can do this my own way and center on the pieces I think are important and worth remembering.
Photography gives me a view into the vulnerable pieces of life where love truly lies—naked and raw. That’s what I love most about this work. The truth of it. The humanness. The way love shows up in every imperfect, beautiful, fleeting second.
Why I Limit the Number of Weddings I Photograph Each Year
I’ve slowed down in terms of quantity—for a multitude of reasons. I’m not looking to document 30–40–50 weddings a year.
Not because I don’t want to have the privilege of celebrating that many love stories (that’d be sheer magic), but I’d be lying if I told 50 of you lovely souls I had the capacity to take on 50 relationships, 50 engagement sessions, 50 year-long planning adventures, FaceTime dates, 50 email and text strings, and finally—50 wedding dates—when a year gifts us 50 weeks’ time plus weeks of post-processing and editing your days to perfection.
Could I do it if I had to? Yes. Would it be my best work? You bet your ass I would try. But I know for a fact I wouldn’t be proud of the lack of presence I could truly give to all 50 couples. I wouldn’t just let you down—I’d let myself down trying to juggle it.
I don’t thrive in surface-level experiences. It doesn’t let my intuition shine, or my art. So a cap at a manageable quantity is a large piece of how I run my business.
My Approach to Candid, Documentary-Style Wedding Photography
Quality is far more important to me than any number.
I want to spend time FaceTiming, going to Home Depot for depot dogs 🌭 while we game plan your wedding, to be the PJ-wearing, 3 AM plane-ride bestie jumping around at the boarding line because we’re about to adventure to your forever.
I want your wedding day to feel slow, present, and full of moments that breathe. I don’t want you to feel directed start to finish or like your entire day ran off a script written by some weirdo with a camera in your face from beginning to end (enter your complimentary bridal session post or pre wedding day).
I want to anticipate the speeches your sister gives and feel them because I can connect to the memories she shares. I want to tear up too. I want to walk away feeling that same rush of warmth because your love moved me, too.
And when your day comes to an end, I want to tell you both how much I love your love, and how perfect every moment was—plot twists and all. I want to gush to my husband and make him laugh because I’m still replaying your day in perfect recollection, and he feels like he was there too.
Wedding days are sacred. They’re once-in-a-lifetime for all of us because every love is so undeniably different.
I’m not in this industry to make money—I’m here because I feel deeply, because I care, and because I give so many fxks. It’s in my nature. It’s been a gift from both my mom and dad to not only care so deeply and be a giver, but to be an artist through the lens of photography.
Your memories are mine too. They matter too much for either of us not to be all in.
Evolving My Craft as a Midwest Wedding Photographer
I’ve shifted how I do things here.
I’ve spent a decade honing this skill, following inspiration, learning from some of the best in the industry—but I think it’s my turn to be my truest self and make this my own.
A career that gifts me all I’ve dreamed of—investment in other humans as deep as my bones, quality relationships, and remaining present—but also one that melds with my own life as a wife and a mother.
So, I’ve built an experience that honors all of it.
What I Offer | Wedding Photography Collections
Wedding photography collections that tick all of my requirements and center on remaining present for your memories.
A limited, inclusive community so I can give 110% amidst my own life.
Engagement sessions that give us the opportunity to learn one another with a camera between us—followed by small talk and maybe breaking bread together if life allows us the space and time to do it all in one day.
Planning dates (virtually and/or in person) for hopes, dreams, and everything in between.
Wedding day coverage that allows flexibility and focuses on the truth of your story.
Bridal sessions so portraits can reflect your beautiful day—but also give you the space and time to move slow and truly soak it all in without rushing for the sake of documentation.
Travel included in domestic & international love stories if you choose to have me.
Wedding Photography Investment
This is a two-way road.
I invest into you, your story, your love—wholeheartedly. The more I know, and the more we connect, the better I can create art with you in mind.
Likewise, the way you invest into our connection matters to me. It’s a big piece of what makes us a good fit for one another. Communication, transparency, and vulnerability—they’re everything here.
Check out my full pricing guide, here.
My Perspective on Connection & Art & Life
It’s all relative—the experience of life.
Others might say I “see too much good” in the humans that cross my path. But there’s no space in my heart for hate, dislike, discouragement, competition, or any of the sort. I’m rooting for you just as much as I hope you’re cheering for me.
My life is happening too—we are all human—and I will always assume the best, expect greatness even if you’re in a trying time, purely because I believe you are capable of greatness always.
Talk to me and share what you feel comfortable with if life is happening and our relationship or plans need to shift. Do the same for me? We’re set.
I told you I do nothing surface level — & I meant it from the start.
