Shelby and Austin invited me to document their small laid back wedding at Mounds State Park this last Fall and I am so so so so glad that they did! I photograph a lot of weddings at Mounds Park and this is one of my absolute favorites! Their decor perfectly matched their style (and Austin’s love for plants). But you know me, it was their family that I fell in love with. Everyone was so happy to get to celebrate the day and Shelby even honored her mom’s birthday with a song during the reception!
I love it when I get to photograph active duty military personnel, but it seems like the last few have been so active that they almost don’t make it to the wedding ceremony! This wedding was the second one I’ve photographed where the groom flew in tie the knot and then left back to work the next day. Anyone marrying into the military is used to that though and Katie is now finished up with her degree and the two are together again.
Oh and did I mention that this wedding actually got cut short a couple hours due to a big snowstorm that was just getting started. I didn’t want to get stranded in Ohio so I drove through it all the way home to Indiana at about 35 miles per hour. haha. It took 4 hours but I made it! And it was so worth it to get to capture this day for Katie and Noah!
PS: If you or your partner are active duty or a veteran let me know when you reach out, I offer a 20% military discount for wedding photography in Ohio, Indiana, and all the places I go!
Late Fall engagement sessions are always risky. You just never know how long the color is going to last in the Midwest. We had a couple big storms before this session and the weather was looking cold and rainy for the session. As usual, I let my clients doing any rescheuding because I’ll shoot through almost anything and luckily Kaitlyn and Justin were up for it.
When we first arrived, it started snowing and I was soooooooooooo happy! Snow makes everything pretty and the chances of it happening during a session are slim. The snow eventually blew on past and the cold stuck around but it stopped raining and the rest of the session was perfect <3
I love photographing weddings at the Mill Top in Noblesville. The staff there are top notch—even though I often confuse them by not doing what all the other photographers do. Ha! This wedding it was, “You want to hang the dress there? Everyone always hangs it on the wrought iron doors???” Its hard to explain to someone that I’m not trying to fill out my Instagram with the photos I make. I’m trying to tell and story…and that photo of Kaylee sitting down to write her letter to Jeremy with the dress hanging beside her was the “dress photo” I had hoped to make. I am so glad it happened! It’s one of my favorite shots of the year.
Like so many couples, Kaylee and Jeremy had to change their wedding date because of the virus so they had to wait a little bit longer to make it official, but in the end I think they had the perfect day!
Way back in February of 2020, before we knew the world was about to change, we thought the biggest hurdle dodged for this wedding was getting it in before all the snow melted. I had just gotten back from visiting my sister in Boston and had no idea that this wedding at Hidden Hollow Farm in Crawfordsville, Indiana would be the last “normal” wedding I’d photograph. I am so glad it was this one though.
I’ve been photographing this family for many years. My first ever introduction to them was Haley’s high school senior photos—and now she was getting married. Other than feeling impossibly old, I was so excited to document this day. This family is…big. They are numerous in number yes, but they have big personalities. They laugh freely and smile often. They get into trouble and love with big emotions. I know its always going to be a good time photographing the Ritters. Plus, they totally trust my process of “pose for two seconds and then have fun” by now.
I would say that I hope Nick knows what he’s getting into but when I met him for a short family session before I left for Boston, I knew he would fit in just fine…and when I saw him crying when Hayley came down the aisle and when he danced with his mom, I knew for sure.
