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.

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Whitney and Justin had a gorgeous afternoon for their downtown Indianapolis engagement session at a couple of fun spots! I always love shooting near Mass Ave and Bottleworks, and the White River State Park makes a great backdrop with the canal – such an iconic spot for some urban engagement photos. They chose two engagement […]

Engagement

September 20, 2021

Whitney & Justin | Mass Ave and White River State Park, Indiana Engagement Session | South Bend, Indiana Engagement Photographer

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Kristen and James had the most lovely downtown Indianapolis engagement session this spring, complete with brunch at their favorite spot, a mini picnic with some good wine, and some formal outfit photos at some of their favorite Indianapolis locations. I always love seeing the locations my couples end up choosing for their engagement photos, and […]

Engagement

June 26, 2021

Kristen & James | Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana Engagement Session | South Bend Engagement Photographer

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Michelle and Aaron reached out about doing an engagement session, and I loved talking through their vision for downtown Indianapolis engagement photos. They are both architects, and it was really important to them to incorporate beautiful building design and urban city spaces in their photos. We chose Thunderbird to start for drinks, as it’s a […]

Engagement

May 31, 2021

Michelle & Aaron | Fountain Square and BottleWorks Engagement Session with Rooftop Sunset Photos | Indianapolis Engagement Photographer

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Shelby & Garrett have a fall wedding coming up so we wanted to get their engagement session finished up quickly so they could mail some save-the-dates out. These two were just lovely to work with, and I loved how sweet they were with each other, and I’m so excited to shoot their wedding in November! […]

Engagement

April 16, 2021

Shelby & Garrett | Carmel, Indiana Engagement Session | Indianapolis Engagement Photographer

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I met Jordyn & Kyle for the first time at their downtown Indianapolis engagement session, and I immediately connected with them. We met for drinks first at West Fork Whiskey, took some photos there, and then moved to the new Bottleworks District in downtown Indianapolis, and got some really great shots near the Bottleworks Hotel and […]

Engagement

April 10, 2021

Jordyn & Kyle | Downtown Indianapolis Engagement Session | West Fork Whiskey and Bottleworks

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Grace and Brian met me for a short and sweet winter engagement session and even though it was a chilly day, we had a beautiful time as I photographed their engagement at the Palladium in Carmel. Grace wore a gorgeous lavender satin dress (one of my favorite types of fabrics to photograph) and it flowed […]

Engagement

December 13, 2020

Grace & Brian | Carmel, Indiana Engagement Session | Indiana Engagement Photographer

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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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