Every August I find myself doing the exact same thing. The night before school starts, I'm searching Pinterest or Google for a cute first day of school sign to print before the morning chaos begins. Sometimes I remember a week ahead of time. Sometimes it's while everyone is still asleep and I'm hoping the printer [...]
Every Family Has a Historian Being a family historian means so much more than taking pictures. It's about protecting, preserving, and sharing the story only you can tell. Every week, I stuff dozens of 4x6 prints into envelopes before they head out to my clients. It's one of my favorite parts of the job. As [...]
Stop Scrolling. Start Creating. This summer, I hosted my very first Photo Embroidery Workshop, and to be honest... I wasn't sure what to expect. What happened was even better than I imagined. A room full of people gathered around a table with photographs, colorful thread, and absolutely no pressure to make something "perfect." We laughed, learned [...]
Every year, around Christmas in July, I do the same thing. I start planning, order the holiday backdrop, call my friends with the holiday truck, and open my fall calendar. It always feels a little funny because we're still in the middle of summer. The pool is still open, the beach bag is by the [...]
Pup Portrait Pop-Up | Saturday, October 17th Because They're Family Too. 🐾 I've heard it so many times over the years. "I wish we could include the dog..." "He'd never sit still." "She's too crazy." "Maybe next year." So... I created a session just for them. These quick Pop-Up sessions are perfect for families who [...]
One More Summer Like This Last week I took my kids to the beach, and it got me thinking about summer memories. When I think back to my own childhood summers, I don't remember every trip we took or every detail of every vacation. What I remember are the little things. The smell of boardwalk pizza, [...]
A few years ago, I gave my grandmother a tomato sandwich for her birthday. Not just any tomato sandwich—a summer mater sandwich. Fresh garden tomatoes, bread, mayo, and a little salt and pepper shaker wrapped up as a gift. At the time, she was living in a nursing home and had been talking about how much she [...]
A few years ago, I was scrolling through old family photos looking for a picture of my mom. I found photos of birthday parties, vacations, Christmas mornings, and countless everyday moments. There were photos of me, my brother, my sisters, my grandparents, and my friends. But finding photos of my mom was surprisingly difficult. She was there [...]
