We met up recently with Marcella and Adam for their engagement session. Marcella suggested we use the Maria Stein Shrine and I loved the idea! We have been wanting to visit this shrine, which is the home to the second largest collection of relics in the country. The grounds of the shrine are beautifully kept […]

Elora and Joey’s late summer wedding, with hints of wisteria and gold, was one for the books.  There were so many memorable moments from this day, from Elora’s sweet first look with her father and brother to the way Joey gazed at her in awe as she walked down the aisle, with tears streaming down […]

Erin and Justin, high school sweethearts, were married on a beautiful day in August.  It wasn’t too hot, there was a nice breeze and gentle clouds blanketed the skies. A perfect day for a wedding! They were married at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Parish, just outside of Dayton, OH. The light blue of the hydrangeas and bridesmaids’ […]

The theme that carried throughout Sarah and Dominic’s wedding day was echoed in the homily and in the toasts: joy and sacrifice, laying down one’s life. These two, deeply in love, entered into the sacrament of Matrimony on a warm and sunny day in July.  Their Catholic nuptial Mass was in the massively beautiful Cathedral […]

On a beautiful New Hampshire summer day, Megan and Brendan walked into St. Martin Catholic Church as two separate people. They said their vows before God and their family and friends and walked out of the church as one, husband and wife, their souls united in the holy sacrament of Matrimony. Megan and Brendan had […]

Paris and Max’s story began when they met in high school. Paris and Max were in the same grade in a small Catholic school in Rochester, NY.  Their friendship grew and they attended college together at Ave Maria University. Their friendship developed into love and now, on a summer day, they began their lives as […]

The beginning of July brought about a busy weekend for downtown Cincinnati: a sold out Reds game, a sold out FC Cincinnati game, a sold out Taylor Swift concert…..and Maggie and Gabe’s wedding day!!  We had the pleasure of photographing this wedding at our new parish, Old St Mary’s! We have so much love for […]

When Katherine slipped into her wedding dress and pretty blue shoes, we all stepped back in awe! Katherine had made this dress, taking elements she liked from other dresses and designing her own! As we were admiring her work, especially the beautiful tulle skirt, she smile to me and said “I wanted my dress to […]

We met up with Grace and Thomas on a beautiful sunny evening in Pittsburgh. But this wasn’t the first time we had met these two! Grace was the maid of honor in Anna and Tony’s wedding in January.  Thomas was there helping coordinate their first look and I had mistaken him for Grace’s husband! He […]

After months of detailed planning and many prayers, Lindsey and Mark’s wedding day finally arrived.  It was a perfectly sunny day in the Ohio Valley.  When I arrived at Lindsey’s parent’s house that morning, there was such joy that fill the home!  Everyone was busy, helping make the morning go smoothly and getting Lindsey to […]