sisters snuggle in front of fireplace

January 3, 2018

How much cuteness can fit into one photo?  A whole bunch if you’re working with the Cap Sisters!  These two girls hold a huge spot in my heart, along with their mom and dad.  I popped over to their house to do some Christmas photos for them and had a blast.  The fireplace in their […]

brothers snuggle on a bench in higland park in the fall

November 15, 2017

I always have so much fun with this family!  This year we had planned on going to Mellon Park, but classic Pittsburgh rush hour traffic reared it’s ugly head and we ended up detoured to Highland Park instead.  Despite the late start to the session, we had beautiful light and the boys were being total hams […]

November 13, 2017

November 13, 2017 Sarah & Sean Four Seasons Banquet Hall Wedding Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer Sarah and Sean were married at Four Seasons Banquet House on a September day with absolutely PERFECT weather!  This fun couple met when they were both working to open a restaurant up.  They have a shared love of concerts, nature and their pups.  […]

October 25, 2017

October 25, 2017 Hotel Monaco Family Session  Johnson Family  Pittsburgh Family Photographer  You know you’re photographing a stylish family when the doorman at the hotel tells your client that her son’s outfit is on point! The Johnson Family is always fun to work with, and little Charlie is so cute.  We joked that every time […]

October 24, 2017

October 24, 2017 Sapienza Family | Pittsburgh Family Photographer As usual, I had so much fun with this wonderful family.  Tucker and Maddie are such silly kiddos and it’s impossible not to laugh when they’re around!  We met at Maple Springs Gazebo at South Park on a warm fall day for their session.  We ran around, […]

October 20, 2017

October 20, 2017 South Park Family Photos Ruffing Family Pittsburgh Family Photographer I photographed Chelsi & Eli’s engagements and wedding a few years back and we’ve been friends ever since.  It’s been so awesome to watch their family grow! We met a few weeks back on one of those unseasonably warm “fall” days we had to […]

October 18, 2017

October 18, 2017 Hooversville, PA Wedding Heather & Ben Pittsburgh Wedding Photographer  Heather and Ben are a low-key, quiet couple who love the outdoors and their two black lab pups.  They got married up in the mountains of rural Pennsylvania at the house that her dad is building.  I grew up in the mountains of […]

October 10, 2017

October 10, 2017 Robin Hill Park Portrait Session | Alexa Pittsburgh Family Photographer  Alexa is such a little firecracker!  I knew it from the very get-go, when I met her and her mom in the parking lot at Robin Hill Park in Moon Township, and I asked her how old she was now and she responded […]

September 29, 2017

September 29, 2017 The moment you see your future husband or wife for the first time, all dressed up is special.  Some couples are choosing to have this moment before they walk down the aisle while others choose the more traditional route and wait until the ceremony to see each other.  There’s certainly no right […]

September 26, 2017

September 26, 2017 Caleb Pittsburgh Newborn Photographer  This sweet little guy did so well for his newborn session!  I arrived at their home in the South Hills in the morning and, after spending a few minutes with his flirty older brother Parker, I got to work.  We took a few shots of Parker and Caleb […]

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