Dear Sonya love, Oh, how we have prayed for you, little one! We have prayed for you since the first time we heard your name. Our prayers have changed so much over the past year, but I can assure you they never stopped. The first phone call we got from our sweet home-finder led us […]

Will had practically just become my husband when we hit a few road bumps. I hate to even admit this online because of course, we like to seem like we have it all together. Who doesn’t? I’m not going to go into too much detail, because while I believe in being open, I also think some […]

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 […]

“Oh, honey, I could never do what you do. I couldn’t get attached and then have to say goodbye.” “Why would you want to adopt? You have no idea what kind of issues they’re going to have.” “I want to figure out a more stable job before I have kids, I would hate to not […]

Dear Will, Two years… To some people, that might seem like such a short amount of time. I’m sure when we are 90 years old cracking jokes in a nursing home (if that’s how our lives pan out) that will seem so miniscule. But how can such an insignificant amount of time feel like a […]

Oh, friends, how quickly life changes! I know that many of you follow our journey on here and I try to keep you updated, but goodness, if I shared everything happening in our lives weekly, your head would be spinning! Just two year ago, Will and I were just finishing our honeymoon in Jamaica, without […]

Almost eight years ago, I got to hold a tiny baby just a few minutes after he was born. He was so small + perfect. I had never been there for any baby’s birth, and I was instantly attached. A few years later, that little one started calling me “Auntie KT.” I got to spend […]

Some days end and I am filled with so much joy and contentment. I pray over this precious child in our home and feel so blessed to know her and to get to pour into her life.  I spend the day watching her dance as she interprets the music better than any child I’ve ever […]

Every year it is tradition at the Drake house for my mom to fix way too much food and to fill their home with people. Even though we have a small family, the house is always packed with friends, especially friends who need a home for the holidays. This year was no different! After a […]

As a wedding photographer, obviously I love the stories of romance. I always have. From the middle school days of playing M.A.S.H. to find out who I would marry, to watching “A Walk to Remember” so many times, to religiously reading every Nicholas Sparks book, to even writing a romance-themed novella in a college creative […]