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These Castle Rock family pictures were such a joy to capture! The sweet Harman Family had picked a location just south of Castle Rock that is one of my favorites, and you’ll see why! The colors of Fall were just beginning to make their appearance and we still had the warm, summer weather to bask […]
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This week as I’ve been editing through these summer sunset field portraits I was also working through creating a baby book for my daughter. I kind of fell into a pattern of when one of my kids turns 3 I create a baby album for them from birth through 3 years old highlighting the big […]
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I love capturing summer maternity portraits! The warm, setting sun and a beautiful evening make them all the more special to capture! So much anticipation, so many unknowns, so much joy, and so much amazement – really SO many emotions wrapped up in the excitement of welcoming your first child! I think back on when […]
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These family countryside portraits were up in the air all week as we watched the forecast call for severe thunderstorms and cold temperatures. Thinking we’d have to change things to an early morning session, we watched the forecast as it changed last minute from thunderstorms to scattered showers. And would you believe we ended up […]
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This shoot was my first family portrait session coming out of being closed down from quarantine and stay-at-home orders. I was SO excited to get my camera out again, and SO honored that the DeWeese family chose me again this Spring to capture their family pictures. I love seeing their family again after another year […]
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Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. – Theodore Roosevelt Every year I love to look back at the year and pick out some of my favorite images to share from the whole year. It sure is encouraging to look through, […]
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I might not get to travel as much as I’d wish I could, but I love when I get to meet family groups that come from all over to be together. This sweet family was together for Christmas this year here in Colorado, but came as far as Oregon, Florida, and Chicago to spend their […]
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When Tanya asked me if we could do some winter family pictures for them when their oldest daughter, Chloe, was home from college I knew it could be a testy time of year for weather! Colorado weather is already a little unpredictable, but add in some freezing temperatures and unpredictable snow showers and you never […]
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I love the beautiful chaos of walking into a family home and listening to the fun cacophony of little ones playing, people getting ready, faces coming and going. I think mostly because that’s exactly what my house was like growing up, and continues to be now with four little ones of my own. The noise […]
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Getting family pictures done in the snow might not sound too appealing at first, but let me tell you with the perfectly white snow reflecting light all over the place – its ideal! I was nervous headed to the Cameron Family’s session because I knew it would only be 30 degrees out, but with the […]
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Marisa and Mark’s Mount Vernon Canyon Club wedding day was 12 years in the making. When these two first met online at Match.com, it was a little touch and go at first. But the years cemented what they always dreamed of and along with their friends and family they finally sealed the deal! The couple […]
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The Laguna Gloria in Austin, Texas is an ideal spot for an engagement session! When Jordan shared she had dreamed of this spot, we began working to make the timing just right. We knew as early as we could manage would be best because the Texas summer heat is no joke in the middle of […]
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Jordan and David’s love story is one for the movies! This couple’s meet cute happened when they were just 13 years old, across the Atlantic, in beautiful England. It was there that Jordan and David shared their first kiss in the rain and parted ways not knowing if they would see each other again. And […]
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Sekrit Theater was our first stop down in Austin for Jordan and David’s engagement session in Austin, TX! I was so surprised at how much space we had to work with – we didn’t even explore the whole area before we headed off to our second location. But talk about variety – greenhouse, fences, trees, […]
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Crane Hollow Farm Wedding venue is a wonderful mix of a picturesque countryside meets Colorado’s mountains meets a lakeside. Add a beautiful white tent under the summer nighttime sky, and you have a recipe for one gorgeous Colorado wedding! This venue is family owned and operated and has a wonderful history of being a family […]
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This mountaintop engagement had to be earned! Allison and Dan’s session had to be divided in two when the weather decided to roll fog in and take our mountain views. But it made the perfect timing for capturing both their three pets in one of their favorite walking spots and capturing them both on the […]
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I noticed young couples and parents of little ones looking for their once in a lifetime moments to be captured in a comfortable, story-telling way that would show off their story and their personalities.
Getting brave and letting yourself be seen and captured isn’t for the faint of heart—being the center of attention also means having flaws and insecurities exposed—even if you’re feeling amazing decked out in hair and makeup, even when you’re looking like you’ve got everything together.
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