Wedding Inspiration & Expert Tips for South Bend, Indiana Couples

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This wedding at The Century Center in South Bend was so incredible! I first met Deanna and Niral at The Century Center for a wedding show in 2021, and they have been such a joy to work with. You can see their Chicago engagement session here from when we worked together last fall. They celebrated […]

Wedding

May 26, 2022

Deanna & Niral: A Wedding at The Century Center in South Bend

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In this episode of The Photo Concierge Podcast, I’m chatting about how to make your photo session unique to you. From the location you choose, to adding activities to your session, I’m sharing some client stories and a personal one on how to have really unique photos. The locations you choose matter I chat over […]

Podcast

May 13, 2022

The Photo Concierge Podcast: Make Your Photo Session Unique To You

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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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Every wedding I’ve shot is a party, but Stephanie and Dustin’s wedding was A PARTY! From the moment we stepped on the grounds to the very last sparkler fizzled out, this wedding at The Wilds in Bloomington, Indiana was full of so much life! Since I didn’t shoot an engagement session with Stephanie and Dustin, […]

Wedding

April 28, 2022

Stephanie & Dustin: A Wedding at The Wilds in Bloomington, Indiana

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Fall weddings in the Midwest are some of the most beautiful things, and this blog has been a long-time coming from a styled shoot I participated in last year. Trinity and Devin were engaged during the shoot, but have since gotten married (yay!) and it was such an honor getting to photograph them at the […]

Wedding

October 4, 2021

Trinity & Devin | Wild Blackberry Farms Styled Boho Elopement | Indiana Wedding Photographer

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Elizabeth and Caleb have felt like friends from the first time they reached out to me, and I’ve felt so grateful to have gotten to work with them for their engagement session and their intimate wedding ceremony last May on their original wedding date to them finally getting to have the celebration for their reception […]

Wedding

July 24, 2021

Elizabeth & Caleb Wedding Reception | Eagles Theatre, Wabash, Indiana | South Bend Wedding Photographer

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Kate and Phil had an incredibly beautiful rooftop late spring wedding at Regions Tower in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. They intentionally mingled with guests during cocktails while a jazz band played in the background, Kate walked herself down the aisle and wore sparkly sneakers, they had a Bourbon Toast during the ceremony, and read a poem […]

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June 4, 2021

Kate & Phil | Regions Tower Rooftop Wedding | Indianapolis Wedding Photographer

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