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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

I met Adaeze and her husband at Coxhall Gardens on a lovely late summer evening, one of those gorgeous Indiana nights where the golden light is so perfect. They were expecting their baby girl, and I was so excited to get to meet them before their newborn session. She wore the most lovely pink lace […]

Family, Maternity, Photography

December 10, 2020

A Dreamy Sunset Maternity Session | Coxhall Gardens | Indianapolis Photographer

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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

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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Lifestyle headshot sessions can be bright, relaxed, and fun, and every time I shoot headshots, I love it even more. I have gotten the chance to work with so many amazing entrepreneurs in Indiana, and this was another amazing session. Working with Mary for some fun lifestyle headshots in a gorgeous Sobro, Indianapolis Airbnb was […]

Photography

May 20, 2020

Mary’s Colorful Lifestyle Headshot Session | Indianapolis Lifestyle Headshot Photography

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With some extra time around the house these days, I wanted to start catching up on all the blog posts I’ve been meaning to publish! I had so many amazing sessions and weddings in 2019, and I want to put them out there. Making the most of this down time right now, and blogging is […]

Photography

March 24, 2020

Mary & Bryan | Fountain Square Indianapolis Couple’s Photography Session

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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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