Wedding Inspiration & Expert Tips for South Bend, Indiana Couples

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Leah is wonderful to work with--and her work is gorgeous. She made our engagement shoot and wedding day lovely. She has the ability to make you feel at ease and capture the best moments between you and your partner. We highly recommend her and look forward to working with her for future life events!! She is just the best.

hayley

Leah captured the most beautiful photos of my family. She was easy to work with and made all of us feel comfortable. Her photos were delivered quickly after our session. Leah is a joy to work with. She is the person we reach out to for all our photography needs.

DANIELLE

 When I first met Kimberly and Wil, they were so kind and warm, the sweetest couple. Their personalities are different but go so well together and you can tell that they love each other so much just being around them. I loved getting to know them and I’m still honored that they chose me to […]

Wedding

November 5, 2020

Wil & Kimberly | Indiana Statehouse Wedding | Indianapolis Wedding Photography

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Wedding shows can be a lot to take in for couples, and a lot to put in for vendors. As someone who loves to connect through conversation in a non-high-pressure environment, it can feel weird to try to talk to hundreds of people at once. But thankfully, I’ve learned to connect with the people at […]

Engagement

October 27, 2020

Anna & Dane | Indianapolis Engagement Session | Holliday Park

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When a couple suggests retracing their first date for their engagement session, I get really excited because I know we are going to be shooting at meaningful spots beyond just cool or pretty locations. Kate and Phil met me in Fletcher Place at Hotel Tango for our first stop, where they share drinks, told me […]

Engagement

September 22, 2020

Kate & Phil | Fletcher Place, Indianapolis Indiana Engagement Session | South Bend, Indiana Engagement Photographer

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The first time I met Hannah for coffee to talk about wedding photography, she was so warm and laid back, and I knew she would be amazing to work with. We chatted about her and Nolan, their story, and the things that were important to them for wedding photography. Oh, and we met at Bovaconti […]

Engagement

September 20, 2020

Hannah & Nolan | Downtown Indianapolis and Irvington Engagement Session | Indianapolis Engagement Photography

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Since I’m forever catching up on blogging, I wanted to get this post out of photos I took of my brother, Jonah, who is Aye Cay. He’s a pretty talented musician, an even greater human, and if you’ve been lucky enough to listen to him perform or know him, then you know what I mean. […]

Photography

September 14, 2020

Summer Sunset Headshots by a Lake |Indiana Photographer | Aye Cay

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One of my favorite things about being a photographer is getting a chance to collaborate and work with and meet amazing vendors that overlap into my world. Indianapolis has an AMAZING community of wedding and event vendors, and I’m not sure about other locations, but the sense of community over competition here is really profound. […]

Photography, Wedding

August 31, 2020

A Jewel-tone Styled Bachelorette Dinner Party | Indianapolis Wedding Photography

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Family photos are starting to get warmed up as we head towards fall, and this session was such a good one. We met downtown Fishers, Indiana for a rooftop vibe that Carly wanted, and Indiana showed us some lovely skies and light that reflected that late summer feeling right now. I love taking family photos […]

Family, Photography

August 26, 2020

A Rooftop Sunset Family Session in Fishers, Indiana | Indianapolis Family Photography

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I met Lori and Alex at one of my favorite spots to photograph in Indianapolis, Holcomb Gardens on the campus of Butler University here in town. There are so many lovely spots there along the canal and in the lovely gardens, and especially at sunset, it can be so perfect for photos. They brought their […]

Family, Photography

August 17, 2020

The Stanley Family | Holcomb Gardens | Indianapolis Family Photography

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Earlier this year, I had been wanting to attend a styled wedding shoot to get creative, polish my skills, and get some fresh content. This shoot couldn’t have happened at a more perfect time. My sweet spring and summer weddings all got downsized or postponed/cancelled, so heading to such an amazing shoot was just what […]

Wedding

August 14, 2020

Mojave East Tropical Glam Styled Wedding Shoot | Cincinnati Wedding Venue | Indianapolis Photographer

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