Best Wedding Venues in Northern Indiana

Finding a wedding venue is often the first step in planning an Indiana wedding….well good for you guys because I just so happen to know of a lot of great ones! One of the many perks of being a volume photographer is that I get to go to a lot of different places and hang out with a lot of different people….this means I have the inside scoop on awesome wedding venues!

THE RED BARN EXPERIENCE

in La Porte, Indiana

Indiana Dunes National Lakesshore Wedding

Kemil Beach

in Porter, Indiana

The Patchwork Quilt Inn

in Middleburry, Indiana

Bird Haven Greenhouse and Conservatory

in Joliet, IL

The Blissful Barn Wedding Venue

Three Oaks, Michigan

Four Rivers Wedding Venue in Channahon, Illinois

Sylvan Cellars Wedding Venue in Rome City, Indiana

Westfield Family Photographer - Murray

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” — Emily Dickinson

What do you do when your parents want a session with their six grand kids who all happen to be under eight years old? You call your good pal Catlin! haha. Thankfully these guys love my candid style and understood that getting all the kids to smile and look at the camera at the same time would be next to impossible (although we did get pretty close).

Whenever I photograph a large family group I really just like to play and capture the kids just as they are. People don’t typically hire me for “perfect” and I am thankful for it. If you are too caught up on what photos we “should” get then we’ll miss the great personalities that are right in front of our eyes.

It is a lot harder than you think! I tell parents all the time that by the end of the session you’ll be thinking “Oh no! We didn’t get anything good! My kids are so chaotic!” but I promise good stuff is happening.

Lafayette Engagement Photographer | Richards

“I see you everywhere, in the stars, in the river; to me you’re everything that exists; the reality of everything.” — virginia Woolf

Lafayette Wedding Photographer | Bontrager

“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope…I have loved non but you.” — Jane Austin

Josiah never planned on getting married but life seems to throw curve balls our way just when we think we have everything figured out. We go to school, start our careers and are perfectly happy living our own lives….but then something remarkable happens. Someone walks through the door and you forget what your name is. It’s all over from there. That is love.

I was so happy when I got an email from Ariel. She told me that she wasn’t really planning on having a wedding photographer for her Lafayette, Indiana wedding but saw a friend of her’s (a bridesmaid too!) had left a review and decided that I was a good fit. That friend was one of the very first weddings that I took after I started traveling for Lafayette Weddings. If I remember correctly, that review said that her husband didn’t really understand wedding photography but once he saw the photos he was so happy to get to see the parts of the day that he wasn’t a part of.

That is why I love to do what I do. Weddings are chaos times ten and couples are often so busy that they do not see all the smiles and laughter and hugs and hilarity that makes up wedding days. They are talking to guests and not getting to see all the crazy dance moves at the reception or they are hidden away so that guests won’t see them and don’t get to see your mom hug your grandma when she comes through the door. But I do. I get to see all the love. So I take photos of it so that you can see it later….when everything has died down and your life is getting back to normal.

Wedding Photography is important because in ten years you won’t remember 90% of your wedding day. Sure you’ll remember the big stuff; walking down the aisle, your kiss, your first dance, but you won’t remember a flower girl looking at you like a princess or the hug that you gave your college friends….and the photos will remind you :)

Lifestyle Newborn Photographer in Noblesville, Indiana | Shelton

“And so the adventure begins…”

One of the most fun things about being a wedding photographer for so long (has it really been almost eleven years? Because I do not feel like it has been that long!) is that your wedding couples start to grow their families. They decide to put away the “carefree” lifestyle of non-parent-dom and strap in to this crazy roller coaster. It makes me really happy…unreasonably happy some might say…to get to be a part of such an amazing time!

I approach newborn photography in a little bit different way than some photographers, although it is getting more popular lately. I photography Lifestyle newborn photography sessions, which means I may tell you where to sit or what rooms have the best light, but generally the only posing prompts I give you are to cuddle and love your new baby….which is never trouble!

I want to capture as much real life as possible. Newborns are only so small for so long and before you know it, this time in your life is going to be over. I am convinced that babies grow at ten times the rate of adults, haha. They’ll be toddling around, getting into trouble, and talking your ear off before you know it!

If you are looking for newborn photographers in Noblesville, Indiana or know someone expecting their next little one, I would love it if you passed my website along! These are quickly becoming one of my favorite things to photograph. There is just something so wonderful about everyday life and the upheaval of something new crashing into each other that makes me really happy. I guess you can say that I enjoy chaos on a deep level, haha!

Check out my sessions page to get more information on In-Home Newborn Photography Sessions in Noblesville, IN or click the button below to set up your own session :)