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If you’re a fan of HGTV celebrities Chip & Joanna Gains from Fixer Upper, then you’ve heard about Magnolia! Their business had very humble beginnings and has since grown to a large tourist attraction in their hometown Waco, Texas. In college, my seven roommates and I weekly watched their show and always talked about visiting […]
April 5, 2019
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2018 Wedding Season Recap I feel like I say this every year but it truly feels like I blinked and 2018 happened. Probably because SO MUCH happened this past year! We moved the day before our second wedding season started and felt like we hit the ground running. It’s been a BUSY year but full […]
March 27, 2019
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I headed to Nashville, Tennessee with my two sister-in-laws & mother-in-law for a Brown gals girls trip this past weekend! We had INCREDIBLE weather, ate so much good food & sweet tea, had fun seeing old friends, listening to live music, and just spending time together! We took most of our pictures on iphones but […]
March 20, 2019
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Hello beautiful bride-to-be! I know you’re in the thick of wedding planning and something that personally felt a bit intimidating for me while planning my own wedding was figuring out all the details of our day-of timeline. In hopes to make your timeline planning less daunting, I wanted to share a sample timeline with you! […]
February 26, 2019
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Hey there! I’m excited to dive into my top 3 tips for rocking out your ring shots- pun intended 😉 These are always some of my favorite details of engagement sessions and wedding days so I think it’s important to feel confident in photographing them. It takes lots of practice and time but so worth […]
February 21, 2019
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This past fall we got to photograph our friends from church, Steph & Jesse and their sweet pup Clark at Holcomb Gardens! We adore this family and they have been so welcoming to us since we moved to Indianapolis just a few months ago! If you live in Indianapolis and are on the church hunt […]
February 14, 2019
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Our bedroom has taken me a while! We started living in this house in June of 2018 and it wasn’t until February (9 months later) of 2019 that this space felt “complete.” This is our safe haven and place of rest so I love that it finally feels finished!! I actually remembered to take pictures on […]
February 5, 2019
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Hello there! I’m so excited to share about something that’s EXTREMELY important to photography: your lenses! I shoot with prime lenses (they don’t have a zoom/master one focal length) and Drew predominately shoots with a 70-200 zoom lens. We like both prime and zoom lenses but they all have different functions. Our Current Lenses 50 […]
January 22, 2019
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We planned their winter engagement session weeks out. Kristina in particular really wanted snow for their session because it’s one of her favorite times of year! And from a picture stand point, it makes everything feel more magical! We really lucked out because the midwest’s winter kicked in just in time and we got seven […]
January 18, 2019
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Hey friend! I’m so glad you stopped by! Today I’m sharing the 2 items that we use before, during, and after weddings/sessions to keep our lenses & camera bodies clean. These $15 changes make a huge impact on the cleanliness of our gear so I highly recommend both! 1. Gioitto Rocket Blaster This little do-dad […]
January 15, 2019
