April began with Holy Week and Easter and it set the tone for the rest of the month.  It was a month filled with joy! We all could feel the newness of spring. The days were bright, warm and the flowers on the trees were putting on a show.  We did have a *brief* stint […]

What a joy it was to work with Maria and John! We scheduled their engagement session a while back, not knowing what the weather would be! But God provided a beautiful spring evening for these two! We walked around downtown Pittsburgh, staying mostly on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. This campus has stunning […]

Catie and Brennan’s wedding day in Doylestown, PA was nothing short of amazing. They were blessed with the perfect spring day, warm weather and trees filled with blossoms. Their wedding Mass was at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Częstochowa which was the spot where Brennan had proposed to Catie. The entire day was […]

Last month seems like ages ago.  I’m getting this blog post out a little later than I normally do because the past month has been so busy! Between all the various engagement sessions we’ve had (click HERE), visits from friends and family for my birthday, and then the preparations for Easter, we had a very […]

We kicked off our spring 2021 wedding season with a beautiful micro wedding in Pittsburgh.  The sun was dancing in and out of puffy clouds and the flowering trees truly put on a show.  This sweet couple wanted to do their first look in Mellon Park.  It was such a sweet moment between them, to […]

When a bride sends you an email asking if the two outfits she’s picked from Morning Lavender will work for her engagement session, you do an elated HAPPY DANCE and then calmly reply: yes, those will work wonderfully! Everything about Elizabeth and Justin’s downtown Canton engagement session was picture perfect.  Their outfits coupled with the […]

When you think of a classic downtown Pittsburgh engagement session, you think of city views and the golden bridges crossing the three rivers. Katie and Rob’s session on the North Shore had all the quintessential Pittsburgh elements for a perfect early spring engagement shoot. We started their session on the Mexican War streets. These streets, […]

Snow, Sun, Snow.  That was the theme of Feburary 2021.  We began the month with loads of snow.  We even had a string of snow days! John and Grace were thrilled by the blanket of white in our backyard.  Matthew shoveled the snow off the driveway in the back into a large pile for the […]

Katie and Thomas’  downtown Pittsburgh engagement session was the perfect way to kick off our spring 2021 engagement sessions. Warm sunshine filled the air, bouncing off the colorful homes along the Mexican War Streets in downtown Pittsburgh.  We were so excited to finally meet this sweet couple in person.  We had chatted with them over […]

When planning a wedding, you have a million and one things to think about. Gathering and curating your bridal details might seem like daunting task, where to begin? what should I include?  I decided to put together this blog post in the form of a checklist to help with this! I begin every wedding day […]