Documentary Film Photography with a Slow and Intentional Approach
My life has been punctuated by documenting love. You have an open invitation to see people through kind eyes, with warmth and heaps of humor.
After nine years with a camera in my hand, I’ve photographed hundreds of weddings, couples, families, businesses, and artists. I’ve witnessed a whole lot of life. I want to be where the memories are being made, camera in hand and heart open.
I intentionally fade into the day, becoming an observer with the lens of a friend. I want each person to step away and think, “She saw me.” Without this work, I wouldn’t have been able to witness so much joy, sadness, bravery, grief, tenderness, and each unique experience that makes life worth living in your full, soulful humanity.
You lead, I listen. Discover heart-led storytelling with my approach and experience your life documented truthfully.
I believe ALL love is welcome here. You and your favorite people will find a safe place to land and an advocate to boot.
I am honored and delighted to work with all people regardless of gender, sexual orientation/identity, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, or economic background.
I believe a wedding can be whatever you say it is, no traditions needed, just a whole lot of love.
Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable in my business and goes against my core values as a person and business owner.
I believe no wedding, elopement, union, or ceremony must look a certain way to hold value.
Integrity, humor, service, high-quality work, kindness, hope, courage, & creativity are the values I look to as a guiding light in my life.
I fervently believe your humanity is the best thing about you.
I hold humor in the highest esteem. I want to laugh with as many people as possible.
I choose to be a part of the messy, real, wonderful life around me, and make something outrageous of it.
Photographer and Therapist
I’m a Kansas City based photographer using both analog and digital mediums. With formal training in fine art photography, my work is defined by humor, light, and tenderness. I blend a photojournalistic approach with a bit of editorial photography for those who want to slow down, and be witnessed.
When I think of the 200+ weddings that I have photographed over the last 9 years, I think of all the love I have witnessed and couples I have been lucky to document.
What a gift it has been, becoming so intimately acquainted with joy.
Alongside photographing weddings, I have my Master’s Degree in Marriage, Couple, and Family counseling. Being a trained therapist for individuals and couples brings along a great capacity for presence— my ability to truly see others is one of my favorite qualities.
I bring all of myself into this work. It is what makes working with me so different. I want you to bring all of yourself too, because that’s where the good stuff lives, and how the best work is made.
Warm
Thoughtful
Grounded
Playful
Curated
You can embrace your true selves, whether that’s silly, contemplative, joyous, or even a little cranky, because photographs mean the most when they are telling the truth. The soul of documentary photography is presence.
You need a photographer to invest wholeheartedly in your people, offering support before, during, and after the wedding.
You want hand crafted images that speak to the heart of your unique story. Ready to start the journey together? Learn more below.
Your wedding day isn’t a performance. You want to be fully present and open.
You can be so immersed in the moment that you forget a camera is there there, capturing it all. You want someone who can step back and let the people you love be seen. You want the day to be rooted in observation and reflect how you stayed completely in the moment with your very favorite people.
From the small smiles while you’re getting ready, to the buck wild dance party, you want to be present for it all and bask in the joy of the day. You can look back and relive those feelings through film. Where it wasn’t perfect, but it was full of love.