If there’s one thing that gets me excited, it’s small businesses.  When people have a dream and a vision and the passion to make it a reality, you can find me standing up in the bleachers cheering my heart out and holding a sign and waving my small business pompoms as big as I can.  In the weird way that only social media allows, I “met” Mary and her husband Stephen on Instagram, the cutest little coffee roasters who just recently opened their coffee shop in downtown Hubbard, Ohio.  Culturehouse Coffee Roasters is a longtime dream of theirs, and it has been so exciting to follow their journey.  I loved finally getting to meet this powerhouse couple and spending some time with them in front of my camera, and hearing just a little bit of their love story.  My favorite thing about photographing couples is getting to learn more about them and the pieces of their story, and I think you’ll be able to learn a little bit about Mary and Stephen yourself through these portraits.

Thank you for spending a sweet summer evening with me my new friends, your love shines bright, that is for sure.  Enjoy these moments and memories :)