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

Whenever I prep for engagement sessions, I always ask my couples what locations will be meaningful for them and it’s allowed me to photograph rad couples in really cool spots around Indianapolis! Whitney and Chris wanted to meet at a local bar and they suggested West Fork Whiskey. Co in their tasting room. The staff […]

Engagement

March 10, 2020

Whitney & Chris | West Fork Whiskey Engagement Session | Indianapolis Engagement Photography

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When I’m not photographing weddings and family sessions, I sometimes get to work with amazing people for lifestyle headshot sessions. As someone who is online, showing up in the social media world, I know what it’s like to need great headshots! And I’m not talking your dated blue backdrop, flash-in-the-face, hand-on-the-chin, look, friends! Let’s just […]

Photography

March 2, 2020

Joelle & Sam | Downtown Indianapolis Lifestyle Headshot Session

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I’m getting back into the swing of blogging after being out of town and traveling quite a bit recently. Today I’m looking outside and it’s cloudy and cold, being that it’s February in central Indiana. 🙂 So it’s my pleasure to share this wedding from August, where the sun was shining and it was a […]

Wedding

February 26, 2020

Rachel & Aaron | Tanglewood Wedding and Events Barn| Indiana Wedding Photographer

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The Haven Workshop is a space for photographers who are building their businesses, looking for encouragement, and seeking inspiration, all while pursuing their passion of photography. It’s a safe space, a welcoming to all space, a space that feels homey and laid back.

Photography

January 23, 2020

The Haven Workshop Details

Earlier this year, I started making it a point to notice and make room for really simple ways to allow joy into my life. Life can be really amazing, and yet it’s easy to focus on the things I don’t want, like overwhelm, mental clutter, the weather, the dishes, the to-do list. That doesn’t sound […]

personal

December 18, 2019

Simple Joys and Why I Make Noticing Them A Priority

Laura and Travis got married on a lovely September day in the gorgeous area of Brown County State Park, and it was amazing. I love watching couples make their wedding day all about the things that they love, and that was this couple to a T. They made their day relaxed, fun, intentional, and it […]

Wedding

December 9, 2019

Laura & Travis | A Brown County, Indiana Intimate Wedding

Hayley and Zach had the most beautiful October Indiana wedding, and the venue, Mill Top was the perfect setting for their celebration. With wedding colors of copper and greens, touches of sage and white, and hint of bourbon as a nod to the Kentucky Bride, this wedding was so gorgeous. Everything about this wedding was […]

Wedding

November 11, 2019

Hayley & Zach | Mill Top | Indiana Wedding Photographer

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There’s something about a late summer wedding in Indiana that’s so incredibly beautiful, and Brynn and Spencer’s wedding was magical. They got married at their church, surrounded by so many family and friends, and they put so many lovely DIY wedding elements into their decorations and touches from flower wedding decor, a vintage wooden door […]

Wedding

August 24, 2019

Brynn & Spencer | Marion, Indiana | Indiana Wedding Photographer

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Ok, so when Elizabeth and Caleb booked me for their wedding, I got so incredibly excited. They were super excited and expressed how much they wanted to work together. We hopped on a call after we got all the booking squared away, and I just grinned the whole time. Talking to them was like talking […]

Engagement

August 16, 2019

Elizabeth & Caleb | Richmond, Indiana Engagement Session