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

Whitney and Chris got married at Indiana City Brewing Company in an intimate wedding that was so relaxed and beautiful. They created a day that felt right for them and picked things and left things out that did or didn’t fit their vision. Because of that, they got to visit with all of their guests, […]

Wedding

November 12, 2020

Chris & Whitney’s Intimate Wedding | Indiana City Brewing Company | Indianapolis Wedding Photographer

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 When I first met Kimberly and Wil, they were so kind and warm, the sweetest couple. Their personalities are different but go so well together and you can tell that they love each other so much just being around them. I loved getting to know them and I’m still honored that they chose me to […]

Wedding

November 5, 2020

Wil & Kimberly | Indiana Statehouse Wedding | Indianapolis Wedding Photography

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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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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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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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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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Earlier this year, I had been wanting to attend a styled wedding shoot to get creative, polish my skills, and get some fresh content. This shoot couldn’t have happened at a more perfect time. My sweet spring and summer weddings all got downsized or postponed/cancelled, so heading to such an amazing shoot was just what […]

Wedding

August 14, 2020

Mojave East Tropical Glam Styled Wedding Shoot | Cincinnati Wedding Venue | Indianapolis Photographer

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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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After photographing so many amazing family sessions, I started realizing a few things. Family photos are, obviously, important to people, but often I hear clients make comments about how stressful they are, what a hassle they are, and it sort of turns into something they feel obligated to do or have to get through. And […]

Family

May 15, 2020

How to Have an Amazing Family Photo Session

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