Jayln + Matt | Golden Autumn Engagement
Absera + Daniel | Chicago Engagement Session
Meghan + Patrick | Winter Engagement Session
Gabby + Tommy | Autumn Engagement Session
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Kaileigh + John | Downtown Columbus Session
Mountain Morning Camp Session
Sedona, Arizona Couple's Session
Hannah + Ben | Cleveland Beach Session
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The Heartlanders Collective
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Arizona Desert Couple's Session
Rachel + Brian | Date Night Couple Session
We decided to call this a 'Date Night Couple Session' because Rachel & Brian drove all the way from Charlotte, NC to New Castle, PA and then onto Cleveland, OH to meet us for drinks at Plum in Ohio City. After some delicious whiskey beverages and taste-y sharables we headed out to make some portraits without a destination or goal in mind.
As you'll see these two turned a half hour of wandering around the alleys of Ohio City into the most playful, romantic date night ever! We had nothing to do with all those smiles and laughs...these two didn't need any input from us to be this awesome together! After Ohio City we headed towards the lakeshore and ended the evening the same way they spent their first date, sitting lakeside as the sun fell behind the horizon. We cannot wait for their backyard wedding next month!
Molly + Ryan | Sunset Couples Session
Molly + Ryan are lovestruck and insanely good in front of the camera. They have this palpable energy between them that is drawn out and amplified by being together in nature, their favorite place. We tried something new for their session, we shot in a new location, in direct sun and had them nonstop moving around, like every 10 seconds I'd say "ok switch it up". At the end of the session, I wasn't sure I got anything I wanted but when I saw the set come together I was in love with this little love story. I can't wait to share their wedding later, it's even more beautiful if that's possible.
Ashley + Zach - Boulder | Colorado Adventure Session
In the mountains we find ourselves. And for these two that is true. In the midst of a very active season in their lives, Ashley + Zach made time to reconnect on a hike with their cute pup Quimby (a week before their wedding). The hike through the evergreens and aspens was brief. And before we even got winded, layers and layers of grey and blue rocky mountain ranges greeted us while the sun laid it's golden haze across the snowcaps in the distance.
We talked about the future, our collective plans to hike a 14-er and to make more time for things like this. Colorado has a way of delivering perspective and on this evening, we all needed it.
Ashley + Zach took full advantage of every overlook and outcropping, they sat in the dirt and kissed their dog. They let the summer night fade without hurry. It's was a beautiful story to tell.
Emily + Katie - Waterfall Adventure Session
We met up with Em + Katie at the top of a stairway on a busy road in Cleveland. The stairs led us to this nook on the shore of Lake Erie. It's amazing that a little piece of nature like this exists among a whole city of collapsing structures, gentrification and concrete. It rained a ton that week so the waterfall was flowing like crazy and these two ladies were loving like crazy!!
Em + Katie love out loud. They shared laughter and quiet moments and so many adoring looks that we caught on camera! This was one instance where I truly felt the importance of our job as documenters. These two will forever have these records of their emotions to look back on; to see how the other looked at them and to feel that all over again.
Meet Em + Katie
Jarrett + Chrissy | Autumn in the Midwest
It was a lovely evening intertwined with giggles, rain drops and the most beautiful autumn colors. We're excited to document this sweet, sweet love between these two!
Meet Jarrett & Chrissy
Nicole + Bryan
This is one of our favorite engagement adventures EVER. These two wanted their engagement story to reflect their love of the of the sea. Nicole is originally from the Cleveland area so she was right on board when I suggested we explore the rocks near Edgewater Beach for a landscape as close to the California coast as you can get in the Midwest. Those waves, that horizon, the moody rocks. It was so good. Meet Nicole + Bryan.
Kennedy + Chaz | Engaged
We're happy for these two. Mainly because they're adorably in love but also because they're family (and a little because they lay in gorgeous ferns for photos). Kennedy is Justin's cousin and we've been able to watch her grow up over the last few years into this beautiful, engaging, smart & sophisticated young woman. Her and Chaz really are our buddies, we always have such good times laughing with these two when we get together!
They're having a winter wedding before heading off on a big adventure to a new state with new jobs and a new life as husband and wife! We can't wait to watch them live intentionally and have many South Carolina adventures!
Love you guys!
Autumn in Ohio - Adventure
Taylor and Tony met us on a perfect golden evening out at one of their and our favorite open spaces in the area! What happened next was just awesome. We joked and teased each other like old friends and these two rocked it for the lens!
Meet Taylor & Tony, they're getting married next year!
Sippo Lake, Ohio Adventure
Long hugs every morning. Spending time taking in the sunshine. Good food. And family. That's what's important to Corinne & Justin. To these two life is, as Corinne put it, either a daring adventure or nothing at all. The why is important to them. They never want to forget the experiences and people that brought them to where they are, they never want to forget all the love that surrounds them as they embark on a new journey together.
On the tarmac
A few weeks ago we had a pretty sweet time hanging out with these two and their airplane. Jordan is a flight instructor at the Akron Fulton International Airport and he got to show us around the hangar, the airport and even took us for a taxi to the tarmac in his instructor plane.
Next time, we'll take off somewhere!