When Rachel told me she wanted to do a lifestyle session with her family at their home all decorated for the holiday season, my creative wheels immediately started turning! Rachel is the Christmas QUEEN, and she decorates her home so beautifully! I literally gasped when I walked into the VanArsdale home for the first time […]

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family photos in Christmas pajamas

Finding the perfect location and theme for my annual Christmas session tradition is something I honestly have on my radar 12 months out of the year! 😂 I am always on the lookout for a possibility for next year’s Christmas sessions! Well last year my family and I went on the Christmas in Salem House […]

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man and woman walking through Times Square NYC

When Joann and Dimitri booked me to photograph their Youngstown wedding next year, they asked if I’d be able to come to New York City where they live for an NYC engagement session in the fall. Well the stars aligned with our schedules, and I was able to do just that! The weekend I arrived […]

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pregnant woman in slate blue dress standing next to husband in casual clothes in fall field

Fall here in Northeast Ohio was an absolute stunner this year, and photographers everywhere were in our glory photographing portraits in the peak foliage! Amanda and Jimmy are expecting their first babe right after Christmas, and we celebrated with some maternity portraits documenting their joy and excitement, and Amanda‘s cutest lil baby bump. They are […]

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brother and sister laying on orange blanket holding flowers and snuggling

When Ashley contacted me about planning a fall family session this year, I immediately loved her idea. Her husband Chris’s family has a property in Berlin Center that has been in the family for years, where they have made countless memories with their loved ones. Acres and acres of beautiful fields and farmland, and we […]

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anniversary portraits at The Butler Institute of American Art

Ten years ago, Rachel and Dan celebrated their wedding day and the start of their forever. They shared their First Look and captured their wedding portraits inside one of Youngstown Ohio’s most iconic locations, The Butler Institute of American Art. This museum is full of so many treasures, and the exterior and interior are both […]

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