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

On the Blog this week is Ellie & Danny’s Engagement session! I remember meeting them for coffee and talking about their wedding day, and getting to work with them through this year for their engagement photos and wedding day has been such a wonderful experience. For their engagement session last fall, we had such great […]

Engagement

November 18, 2020

Ellie & Danny | SoBro Indianapolis and Marian University Engagement Session | Indiana Engagement Photographer

Winter Sessions can seem a little daunting, you look for locations that are still beautiful and work with cold and wind, or locations that are inside, have good lighting and are okay with you coming in for pictures. Plus, We’re coming up on engagement season and on your big list of wedding planning items where […]

Engagement, Photography

November 12, 2020

Winter Engagement Locations |Indianapolis Wedding Photographer

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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A few weeks ago, I held a giveaway on Instagram for a mini session in Indy and Katie was the winner. I was so thrilled that I got to meet Katie and Nico and photograph them! Turns out they are engaged, but hadn’t really decided to have engagement photos taken since they’ll be having a […]

Engagement

June 12, 2020

Katie + Nico | Holcomb Gardens | Indianapolis Engagement Photos

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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

West Fork Whiskey, Indianapolis Engagement Photography

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

I first met Hayley and Zach at a bridal show earlier this year. It wasn’t hard to forget them initially since Zach is so tall and Hayley has the most gorgeous hair and smile, but after meeting them for coffee at Provider to talk about wedding photography, I quickly realized they were one of those […]

Engagement

June 6, 2019

Hayley & Zach | Newfields and Holliday Park Engagement Session