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A Little Art, A Lot of Nerves, and Some Good Juju Needed!

October 22, 2026 No Comments

Sometimes, the scariest part of creating art isn’t making it. It’s letting the world see it. Well, y’all… I’ve gone and done something that has me feeling equal parts excited,…

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A Haunted Doll, Halloween Weddings, and an Unwanted Family Heirloom

October 14, 2026 No Comments

Well, here we are again. Another week, another collection of things I probably didn’t need to add to my already chaotic life. Between graduate school, building my photography business, raising…

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Apparently I Still Have a Blog…

October 5, 2026 No Comments

Well, would you look at that. Apparently, I still have a blog. I’d love to tell you that I intentionally took some time away because I was busy living a…

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What Going Back to School at 45 Is Actually Like

September 11, 2026 No Comments

Apparently, at 45 years old, I have homework again. Not helping-someone-else-with-their-homework homework. Not signing a permission slip or asking, “Did you finish your homework?” for the seventeenth time. My homework.…

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Til Death Do Us Part: A Halloween Elopement Experience

September 8, 2026 1 Comment

October 31, 2026 | Dade City, Florida What if getting married didn’t have to mean a year of planning, a hundred-person guest list, and a wedding that somehow became more…

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I Started Carrying My Camera Everywhere—and It Changed What I Notice

September 1, 2026 No Comments

Somewhere along the way, my camera stopped being something I packed when I was going somewhere worth photographing. Now I carry it because I’ve realized I have no idea what…

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Turns Out, Starting Over Doesn’t Have an Age Limit

August 30, 2026 No Comments

For some reason, I think we grow up believing there is a schedule for becoming who we’re going to be. You go to school. You pick a direction. You build…

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Somewhere Along the Way, I Became a Photographer

August 28, 2026 No Comments

I don’t know exactly when it happened. There wasn’t a certificate. Nobody showed up at my house and handed me an official Photographer Badge. And I definitely didn’t wake up…

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Apparently, I’m in the Wedding Business Now

August 22, 2026 No Comments

If you had told me a few months ago that I would be photographing weddings and standing in front of couples saying, “Repeat after me…” I probably would have laughed.…

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Surprise! We’re in Kentucky!

July 22, 2026 No Comments

Surprise! We’re in Kentucky! 🎉 We hit the road last night, drove through the night, and rolled into Bardstown around 8:00 this morning. It was a long drive, but we’re…