I am an only child. I was raised in a home filled with love. I was daddy’s little girl and mama’s best friend. I know these things in my core. But I don’t remember them.

I have more vivid memories of time spent with my cousins and grandparents, and they lived in different states. But the time we spent together was well documented because it was so rare. I think that’s a big reason for "the why" behind this gap in my memories when it comes to my home life. The most vivid early memories I have are the ones that are supported by photographs. I don’t have any photographs of me with my parents as a kid, and I don’t have any memories of what that felt like.

There’s a place for portraits. It’s nice to look back and see what you looked like in the past. But that’s not the gift I want to give your family - I want to give you the gift of memories. I want your kids to be my age and be able to look back on photos of an average day in their life and see the love and beauty in the ordinary. I want to show you how you love and how you are loved.

That ordinary life is important. It matters.

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Capturing Magic, Crafting Memories

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my family

When I started doing documentary family photography, it came from the perspective I wrote about above: being an only child who wished there were more photos of my parents *with* me.

In 2020, I reconnected with an old colleague, and before long, we fell in love. By falling in love with Jonathan, I didn't just gain a husband — I gained a family. Being a stepmom to Eleanor and Elliott is one of the best things in my life, and something I didn't even know I was missing.

I missed the first seven and nine years of their lives, and the years since have flown by. They've grown and changed so much, but it's not just their appearance that's different. Our lives have changed. The routines that once felt ordinary are now distant memories. Seasons of life that felt permanent came and went before I even realized they were ending.

Having lived that, I understand the value of freezing those moments in time.

Every stage brings something new. We create new traditions, find new rhythms, and discover new things to love about being a family. I love the teenage years — getting to know them as people, watching them become themselves, and being ridiculously proud of the amazing humans they're growing into.

But being able to look back at the memories we've made along the way? That's priceless.