Backyard Weddings

If there’s a corner of nature in your backyard wedding, we will find it and use it !

Letting the light lead the way is always my route when it comes to wedding portraits and a backyard wedding is never any different. I arrive way early for your wedding day so I can take my time to scope it all out and plan ahead for your portraits which we will hopefully be shooting during the +golden hour+ but fear not if your timeline just doesn’t work out for it, we can make magic at any time of the day, all we need is authentic love !

Christine + Alex had the perfect day in their parents backyard; we shot their portraits pretty early afternoon with no problems besides a touch of sweat but that’s what Florida Weddings are all about! If you’re considering a backyard wedding, this is your sign to DO IT!

The Gratest Garlic

The Gratest Garlic

EVERY recipe that I create always requires freshly grated garlic and this is the gratest grater I’ve used yet. Ditch that powdered crap AND DON’T GET ME STARTED on the bottled yuck that I too often hear of people using, if you want a fresh taste, grate that garlic, every time!

Practical Christmas

The year 2022 was one entered with so much intention to be more practical and efficient, more conscious of our environment and less wasteful and the Holidays in our Home this year were the perfect ending to a MUCH NEEDED lifestyle makeover. Christmas is the most plasticy and sugary time for most people, I think, and this year I plotted to keep it out of our home. It was surprisingly easy and we allowed a little wiggle room with the beautiful people who gifted us so many amazing presents and sweets. Splurging on a real tree which we always do because we love the smell of it burning a few days after Christmas was a no brainer this year but instead of ruining it with plastic lights, we decorated it with only handmade Christmas ornaments, feathers and bones from our farm.

We gave plants from our garden, seeds we had planted months before so the plants were hearty enough for their new homes by Christmas, gave practical gifts, gifts we will use for school and even the recycled wooden toys were a hit. Being aware of all the garbage that just sits in the landfill is only the beginning of seeing the big picture problem.

Waste Not. Want Not. It’s not That Hard.

Farmall Tractor Find

Ever since I discovered The Photographers Market which has so many resources for photographers, I have been scouring the farm lands I travel through for a RED FARMALL tractor. Apparently these old, shiny, farm vehicles are a hot commodity in the Farm World and you better believe I SWERVED when I saw this beauty while driving through Titusville, Fl.

Shiny Red is just so appealing, do you agree?!?

Talbot Island, Florida

No matter how many times that I visit what many call ‘Boneyard Beach’, I’m enthralled with the views and obsessed with the images made here . When trying to decide if this is the right place to book your next shoot, decide if a hike through the woods plus a hike down the cliffs will be feasible for you and your family. If the answer is yes, you will not be disappointed with the views as you trek to the beach entrance and the stroll through the forest is always a good time for me to get to know you which makes shooting together, all the better.