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

Molly and Brandon met me at one of their favorite places in the Indy area for their engagement session in Speedway, Indiana. We met in Speedway because it a place they love for the racing traditions that are meaningful to them. It was so fun seeing the brewery they love to visit, and even getting […]

Engagement

June 20, 2022

Molly & Brandon: Speedway, Indiana Engagement Photos

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For Jess and Sean’s engagement photo session, we met at Hard Truth Distilling Co. and Brown County State Park. These locations were so beautiful and made for some stunning backdrops to their engagement session. Jess and Sean enjoy being active together Enjoying kickball together, and the outdoors, as well as beer, the locations we chose […]

Engagement

June 13, 2022

Jess and Sean: Engagement Session at Hard Truth Distilling Co. and Brown County State Park 

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Brittany and Cole had the most perfect evening for some engagement photos at the War Memorial and Holliday park in Indianapolis recently. These two were so much fun to work with, and even though we had a warm spring Indiana evening, this session was perfect. Brittany’s dad encouraged Cole to get to know her These […]

Engagement

June 6, 2022

Brittany & Cole: Engagement Photos at War Memorial and Holliday Park in Indianapolis 

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I met Mady and Alex for their downtown Indianapolis engagement photos recently and what a joy this couple was! They had such comfortable energy together, and looked so fabulous in the outfits they chose. What a fun evening, and I can’t wait to share some photos here! Mady and Alex are planning a December wedding […]

Engagement

June 1, 2022

Mady & Alex: Downtown Indianapolis Engagement Photos

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For these engagement photos at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Indianapolis, I met this lovely couple, Kira and Jacob! Engagement sessions are so much fun and a great way to get to know my couples before their wedding day. Kira and Jacob are such a great duo and I loved getting to know them during their […]

Engagement

May 12, 2022

Kira & Jacob: Engagement Photos at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Indianapolis 

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For their South Bend engagement session, I met Kendall and Ben near the Morris Performing Arts Center recently. Ben had just proposed to Kendall the evening prior, oh my word! We were able to plan for a quick engagement session so they could announce their engagement to friends! I was so thrilled to be able […]

Engagement

May 3, 2022

Kendall & Ben: A South Bend Engagement Session

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It was so much fun meeting Kat and Brice for their Indianapolis engagement session recently! We met first at the Canal Walk in downtown Indianapolis for some fun shots with the city in the background, and the water nearby. Then, we headed to Holliday Park for their second look, and enjoyed the nice spring day […]

Engagement

April 25, 2022

Kat & Brice | Indianapolis Engagement Session

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Becca and Matthew met me recently for their engagement session at Newfields in Indianapolis. Newfields is an art museum with sprawling historical grounds and gardens with gorgeous trees and blooms. They were gracious enough to reschedule their session by one day, so we could take advantage of better weather. And what a gorgeous spring day […]

Engagement

April 18, 2022

Becca & Matthew | Engagement Session at Newfields

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When Amanda asked me if we could shoot some 70s inspired engagement session photos for part of their session, I jumped at the chance!  We met at Holcomb Gardens to start, and even though it was frigid and had snowed, the setting was so perfect for some outdoor shots. When I’m shooting sessions in Indianapolis, […]

Engagement

March 28, 2022

70s Inspired Engagement session in Indianapolis

70s inspired engagement session in Indianapolis by Leah Rife photo