What to Post on Instagram One day over family dinner, I was immediately hurt when my dad said something like, “I never pay attention to what you post on Instagram anymore because it is just a bunch of people getting married that I don’t know.” This was the point in my business that I was […]

I found myself often envious of the ones who have gone before me in the industry who talk about starting a business in their “hustle season.” They share about surviving working around the clock 24/7 for years and how they put the time in before they had kids. They share about working 50 weddings a […]

The day of Iris and Paul’s engagement session, the weather forecast kept getting worse and worse. About two hours before the session, a sudden downpour happened and I knew if we continued with our plans, we could make it work, but it would be hard and not what we had planned for. Thankfully, even though […]

Are you dreaming of working for yourself but have no idea where to start? Here are some practical things to do to get started. Find what you are passionate about. Owning a business is HARD. There is no one to keep you accountable but yourself. You don’t clock in and clock out. Your success depends […]

     Congratulations! You just got engaged and you are so excited to start this planning process. You quickly choose a date and you choose a location, and then it is time to choose a photographer. Some people might even choose their photographer before they choose their date because it is that important. Now I know I’m […]

Less than two years ago, my husband splurged and bought me my first DSLR camera. I had wanted one for years but never made the investment. Now here I am, less than two years later with a full-time career in wedding photography. How crazy is that?? Other small business owners and friends think I have […]

Confession: I am not naturally gifted at technology. But, I am a DIY kind of person. In fact, if something is more difficult, then I just see it as a challenge that I have to defeat! So because of this, I end up doing things the hard way more often than I should. So for […]