Documentary Film Photography with a Slow and Intentional Approach
Genuine relationship with my couples is the goal. Cultivating an immersive environment where moments unfold naturally, allows me to capture them as they happen. To do this, I intentionally fade into the day, becoming an observer and friend. Building trust with my clients is my top priority, and I want them to feel seen and understood. You lead, I listen. My approach is slow, couple focused, and intentional. I’m for the folks who want presence, more than the photos.
Discover heart-led storytelling with my approach and experience your love documented truthfully.
I believe ALL love is welcome here. You and your favorite people will find a safe place to land.
I am honored to work with all people regardless of gender, sexual orientation/identity, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, or economic background.
I believe a wedding can be whatever you say it is, no traditions needed.
Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable in my business and goes against my core values as a person and business owner.
I believe no wedding, elopement, union, or ceremony must look a certain way to hold value.
Integrity, humor, service, high-quality work, kindness, hope, courage, & creativity are the values I look to as a guiding light in my business.
PHOTOGRAPHER AND THERAPIST
I’m a Kansas City based photographer using both analog and digital mediums. With formal training in fine art photography, my work is defined by humor, light, and tenderness. I blend a photojournalistic approach with a bit of editorial photography for those who want to slow down, and be witnessed.
These are once in a lifetime moments where you center your love and share it with the people you care for most— a day worth remembering in its entirety. When I think of the 200+ weddings that I have photographed over the last 9 years, I think of all the love I have witnessed and couples I have been lucky to document.
What a gift it has been, becoming so intimately acquainted with joy.
Alongside photographing weddings, I have my Master’s Degree in Marriage, Couple, and Family counseling. Being a trained therapist for individuals and couples brings along a great capacity for presence— my ability to truly witness others is one of my favorite qualities.
I bring all of myself into this work. It is what makes working with me so different. I want you to bring all of yourself too, because that’s where the good stuff lives, and how the best work is made.
SO WHAT KEEPS YOU IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY?
Just as you’ve invested in the people who matter most to you, I invest in those I photograph. How you feel around me influences the images we create. Our relationship shapes how you’ll remember this time in your life. It’s about more than just smiles. It’s about the real moments, the quiet emotions, the candid truths. It is not about the photographs. It is about actually experiencing this moment in your life. I simply have the honor to witness it.
“Midwife. Funeral director. Wedding photographer. You meet them once on a delicate day. They quickly slip into the inner circle of a family to perform their role during this rite of passage, and then they are gone.”
- John Dolan
I encourage my couples to embrace their true selves. Whether that’s silly, contemplative, joyous, or even a little cranky, because photographs mean the most when they are telling the truth. The soul of documentary style photography is presence.
I invest wholeheartedly in the people I photograph, offering support before, during, and after each session, wedding, or elopement.
My work is a reflection of that dedication. I craft images that speak to the heart of each couple’s unique story.
Your wedding day isn’t a performance —it’s a day that holds so much more than just the photos. I want to help you be fully present and open, something I especially love about intimate weddings and elopements.
My goal is for you to be so immersed in the moment that you forget I’m there, capturing it. As an analog photographer, I take my time, and relish the process. Film encourages me to step back and let the people in front of me take the lead. Documentary style photography relies on observation and willingness to stay completely in the moment.
