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Taylor + Steve | Cincinnati Wedding Photographer

A few weeks ago I shot my very first styled shoot. I’ve seen plenty of other styled shoots but the thing that really drew me into this one was the theme. Evergreen!! I am obsessed with greenery. Give me all the green weddings! So, yeah, I was totally in. Christine did an amazing job organizing this beautiful shoot and all of the vendors (listed at the bottom) were incredible. If you are a future bride and you are reading this, GO TO THEIR INSTAGRAMS! You’ll be amazed by the talent that was represented. Ok ok. enough rambling you’re here for the pretty!

 

Style & Design: @_mexyou
Venue: @premierparkevents, The French House
Hair & Makeup: @albabeautystudio
Florals: @thebuddingfloristcincy
Stationary: @piedpapergoods
Dress: @Luxereduxbridal
Tux: @Folchiscincinnati
Rentals & Linens: @cincinnatieventrental @queencityvignette
Baked Goods: @sweetwhitscakes
Jewelry: @honeydesignsjewelry
Event Planner: @thecrystalcollectionevents
Models: Steve Peele & Taylor Peele (@ungrained_bakery)

 

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River Grace | Cincinnati Family Photographer

You know that song on Frozen, “For The First Time In Forever”? I’m literally singing that as I blog this session because I feel like its be AGES since I’ve blogged. In the last month I’ve shot 7 headshot sessions, and a styled shoot, and hosted a Beginners Photography Class. It’s been so busy and so fun!

It was nice to be back to shooting families. Sweet River Grace came to my studio for her 1 year session and we snuck her momma in for a few photos as well. I’m so glad we grabbed her sling for the last couple, they are absolutely my favorites!! When we shot her big brother’s one year session Abby was pregnant with River and now for River’s one year session she pregnant with a new baby!! We can’t wait to find out if its a boy or a girl next week. Love this precious family and I’m so excited to meet your new babe.

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Hazel June | Cincinnati Fresh 48 Photographer

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this sweet family. Lauren is an insanely talented photographer, she captured my own family photos last year AND she’s one of my studio mates. So, yeah, they’re a special family to me. Can you even look at sweet Hazel June without melting into a big puddle of mush? I sure can’t. She’s so stinking gorgeous.

While I was there to capture their sweet new family of four, big brother Everett came to meet his baby sister for the first time. As with most toddlers, he wasn’t immediately smitten with her like we were. But he came around… those kisses may have come with promises to go see his grandparent’s chickens.

 

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Gwendolyn Faye | Cincinnati Fresh 48 Photographer

If you’ve followed along my photography journey for any amount of time you have probably seen this gorgeous couple plastered all over my web page. Well, they had a child and she’s absolutely perfect. Miss Gwendolyn Faye is so beautiful and so so so loved.  Welcome to the FRamily, little lady.

Guys, this photo. It made me gasp. It made me tear up remembering nursing my own sweet babes for the first time.

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Tyler + Baihley | Cincinnati Wedding Photographer

Tyler + Baihley’s wedding was my very last wedding of the year. It was also one of the hardest weddings to blog. Not for lack of beautiful shots, quite the opposite. I’ve tried SO SO SO hard to narrow this down but I can’t seem to take any more photos out because I love their love. So many times during their day they were surrounded by tons of people but I’m not sure they even knew. It was just the two of them all day long. In their own little “love bubble”.

A few things I should mention… Tyler is a photographer and scoped out the church’s dilapidated balcony for their first look. SERIOUSLY?? GORGEOUS! Also, the park we did photos at is in my neck of the woods, and I’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity and the perfect couple to use it. NAILED IT!!

 

Venue: Vineyard central

Bridal Shop: David’s Bridal

Florist: The Flowerman

Catering: Bailey Family Catering

Bakery: Turbinado Bakery

Hair & Make Up: Kara May Scheidt + Jillian Dornbusch

Wedding Ring Designer: Brilliant Earth

Band : Jenny + Tyler (GUYS!!! JENNY + TYLER!!)

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Ryan + Hannah + Nati + Coors + Oliver | Cincinnati Maternity Photographer

I have photographed Ryan + Hannah quite a few times in the last 3 years including their wedding day so I was totally stoked when they contacted me about maternity photos. One of my favorite things about my job is getting to watch my couples and families grow. It’s such an honor to be asked to photograph each milestone and know that these are photos that they will cherish forever. Photos that their little ones will hold in their hands one day and study how their mom and dad looked when they were excitedly awaiting they arrival. Thank you for trusting me with these beautiful milestones.

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Jake + Becca | Cincinnati Wedding Photography

When I shared Jake + Becca’s sneak peek the day after their wedding I mentioned how sweet they were. Becca was so chill and even when things didn’t go perfectly she had a, “No big deal, we will fix it!” kind of attitude. Jake + Becca thought so much of the other people surrounding them on their big day. They said hello to strangers and told them they “hoped they had a great life” while we were taking wedding portraits. It’s so refreshing to witness two people who genuinely care about others and are constantly thinking about them, even on a day that is “supposed” to be all about you! You guys are awesome and I’m so incredibly honored I got to be a part of your beautiful day!

 

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Fellows Family | Cincinnati Family Photography

You guys, prepare yourselves for the most beautiful, happiest, most entertaining extended family ever. Ellen contacted me and asked me to shoot her little family and then add in the grandparents + aunt, uncle, and baby cousin. I don’t shoot very many extended families but if they were all like this one I sure would! I had a great time getting to know you a little bit and hanging out with all the crazy fun little boys!

 

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Lucy Nadine | Cincinnati Children’s Photography

So, today my girl turned 7. I’m going to try really really hard not to get so sappy that I make myself cry. My labor was long, (28 hours) hard, (2 hours of pushing) and exhausting. The first year with Lucy was much more of the same. She was up every night EVERY. SINGLE. HOUR. for the first 5 months, didn’t sleep through the night until she was 1 year old, and was colicky. Man, it was beyond tiring. I’m mostly going to remind myself of this today because as I scroll through baby pictures of this girl she had the best cheeks of life. I’m only kidding a little when I tell you I measure the cuteness of babies on their cheek size. Jesus must have known I needed a chipmunk-cheeked kid and gave me Lucy Nadine. See the cheeks?!

Now that she’s no longer a baby, I can tell you she is NOTHING like she was as an infant. She is sweet, she loves BIG, and she is my helper. The other day I had her do some chores before we had guests over and she cleaned the bathroom, cleaned her room + made her bed, and then asked if she could take over sweeping for me. When we were done she looked at me and said, “Mom, is there anything else I can do for you?” All of the stress of having a spotless home melted away and I responded, “Let’s cuddle!” Her sweet little face lit up like Christmas. And then I talked to her about The 5 Love Languages and which ones we each thought applied best to us. I told her “acts of service” was one of the top ways I felt love and we came to the conclusion that “physical touch” was one of hers! I knew she wanted to speak my love language so I was so excited to be able to speak her’s back. It’s so cool how God uses kids to help us learn more about Him and the way He loves us. I’m eternally grateful He saw fit to gift us with this sweet girl to raise and to teach about Him. Happy Birthday, Lu. We love you so much!

 

7 lbs 6 ounces of pure cheeks.