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If you've been following our Instagram stories this year you probably already know by now that 2019 was not the best year for us personally. We spent the beginning of the year navigating grief after the loss of Lyle's dad, then I lost most of my summer thanks to 2 herniated discs in my neck which caused unbearable pain in my arm/hand for 3 months (and still not fully healed). And the ultimate punch in the gut was my Dad's diagnosis and very fast progression of a form of ALS for the last half of the year. I have been very open about my journey because I hate that everything-must-be-perfect-for-social-media mentality, and as a society we don't like to talk about death or deal with it -- but it's very real and maybe sharing my journey honestly will shed some light on what we all inevitably have to deal with someday.⁣⁣
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Anyone who knows me personally know that I am a crazy workaholic and always have been and that is just one of the many wonderful traits I inherited from my Dad... I am really proud of my work ethic and when things like this year come and try to challenge it I do not deal with it well and frankly was not 100% prepared for it... but I am proud of the way I got through this year. I showed up to every single wedding with a smile on my face, ready to work hard and shot so much work I'm SO proud of.⁣⁣
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I will not let the terrible challenges define this year for me. Instead I am focusing on the fact that I am so lucky to be able to do this for a living and be a part of some of the most beautiful moments and document them for our clients. It is something that we consider such a privilege. I cannot thank you all enough for having us be a part of it, for being so incredibly kind and patient to us and sending notes of support. ⁣⁣
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The next few weeks are going to be real rough, but I'm looking forward to 2019: to all the weddings we have booked and to entering a new year with a different perspective on life--one that can only come through loss and pain, but one that will ultimately will make me a stronger, better and more empathetic person. We wish you all love and happiness in 2019, and may it be a more peaceful and hopeful year for all of us. xo

Happy Thanksgiving! We're so grateful for all of our clients and wonderful vendors we get to work with! If you've been following our Instagram stories you've seen this has been a really rough week for my dad as he was in and out of the hospital several times and is not home with us for Thanksgiving but we went to see him and are trying to stay positive in this situation. The last year has taught me so much about not taking anyone for granted and let the people you love know -- you never know what can happen. And things I'm not grateful for? My parents have the slowest WiFi EVER and I'm trying so hard to upload weddings 😫 Love and peace (and fast WiFi) to you all this holiday season, thank you for supporting us and letting us document your life 💓

Loved this dreamy day at @cunninghamfarmmaine -- have wanted to shoot in these trees for years 😍 For more of Tara and Patrick's day check out our story highlights (2018 part 3!) and see how the vintage car got stuck and they helped push it out 😂 among other amazing moments!

Remember when it was August and we were all hating the heat and humidity? Well tomorrow the snow begins and we'll all be hating that for the next 6 months 😂 Have been saving lots of summer goodness to share throughout the long winter, like this gem from Aug with the wonderful Nikki and Cory!

One more from this session because I'm missing the west coast today. So excited for Brent and Sarah's Palm Springs wedding next year -- they are having a 90's pool party rehearsal dinner and a taco truck at their wedding (instead of a sit down dinner) and I am here for allll that 😍 2019 is shaping up to be super amazing!

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to take a workcation to CA for a few days to shoot an engagement session for clients of ours. I had planned this trip earlier in the year and when the time came for it I was conflicted over going or postponing because of the massive amounts of work I needed to do. In the end I decided to go since really I can edit anywhere and to be honest editing photos in the sun by a pool is a lot better than my freezing office ;) To be honest I needed it after this crazy year. Last year at this time we were dealing with L's dad being so sick and passing away just 10 days from now...over the winter we kept commenting about how we were looking forward to a "normal" summer in 2018 with everyone healthy...then in May my dad was diagnosed with ALS which rocked my world in a way I can't even explain. He's young and perfectly healthy so this was 100% out of the blue...the worst part is that he has a really aggressive form of it and he went from being mostly unaffected other than speech in May to now being unable to walk and eat solid foods, among other issues. I will never understand why this is happening :( I am so lucky that I can edit from anywhere though because I've been able to go home to Indy a few times and help my family which is not only I feel my obligation as the oldest child but something I want to do as my mom was not prepared to become a caregiver. I have learned so much about myself and life navigating through last year and this year. I can never thank our clients enough for being supportive and patient. As I said last year weddings are the best distraction and I love pouring myself into that work. We have so much more we're finishing as fast as we can. Spend as much time as you can with your family because you just never know what is going to happen. 💓 ps I will be back in CA this winter and spring if anyone wants an engagement shoot!

Dancing in the moonlight ✨

This boho dream wedding is up in our story today with some previews. I die over Victoria's @ruedeseinebridal dress and make sure you look at how @fieldfloralstudio transformed the tent at the Inn on Peaks. 😍 ps all our brides this year have killed it with their dresses, sooo much amazingness!!

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