This past Saturday Iliana and Aaron were married in a beautiful and intimate ceremony in Steubenville, OH. Their wedding Mass was in the iconic Portiuncula Chapel at Franciscan University and their reception was at the local favorite Leonardo’s Coffeehouse. Iliana and Aaron’s engagement session was so much fun, so I knew their wedding day was […]

Monica and Mitchell‘s day was filled with sunshine, joy, happy tears and an overwhelming sense of God’s peace. They, like so many 2020 couples, had to adjust their wedding plans, again and again….and then again. But despite all that 2020 threw their way, they had a gorgeous wedding day and now they are married!  Praise […]

God is a God of details.  He cares about our happiness, in both the big and the little things.  Catie and Brennan’s relationship is a testament to God’s faithfulness to the big and small details of our life. They met in college, at Franciscan University of Steubenville, through a mutual friend. Brennan proposed on the […]

This love story was 30 years in the making.  Franciscan University of Steubenville is an incredibly special place and many many marriages come from students meeting and falling in love there.  Two wonderful couples met and were married almost 30 years ago at Christ the King Chapel on campus. Katie’s parents, Chris and Joy Irvin […]

I love a good love story and highschool sweetheart love stories are some of my favorites.  Young love that blossoms into mature, self sacrificing love that desires the good of the other person.  It’s a beautiful thing! Jordan and Ryan met while in highschool and they started dating when Jordan was a junior and Ryan […]

In sunny Cincinnati, Ohio at the gorgeous St. Boniface Catholic Church, Natasha and George promised to be faithful to one another, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. Their day was nothing short of spectacular, even despite all the curveballs thrown at them.  Pandemic weddings seem to be the norm these […]

Summer is in full swing here! This month was full of fun for the kids! It’s been such a joy watching how our kids grow and change throughout each summer.  We are in toddler/young kid mode around here and I started both kids in some summer activities! Grace has begun gymnastics which is absolutely adorable. […]

Y’all….this Highland Park engagement session in Dallas, Texas was mind blowingly stunning!! Veronica and Jonathan were SO amazing to work with and we had a blast exploring the gorgeous neighborhood of Highland Park! I have known Veronica for almost 11 years now.  Her older brother married one of my best friends from college and it’s […]

Brianna and Matthew are the kind of people who are so welcoming, so friendly, that if they were to host a backyard wedding, you would feel like a part of their family. And that is exactly what happened this past Saturday.  In a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA, Bri and Matt were married in a beautiful, […]

Joy is contagious.  It spreads, it radiates, it fills and it strengthens.  When I think about MaryCeline and Maximilian’s wedding day, joy is exactly the word that comes to mind. Matthew and I have had the gift of getting to know these two as students at Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH.  Something that is unique […]