Rachel & Boaz: Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Wedding

It was a beautiful and toasty summer day for Rachel & Boaz’s wedding! Their garden wedding was full of love, surrounded by friends & family. Their ceremony took place in the celebration garden, with a tented reception to follow.

One of my favorite parts of their wedding day was something I had never ever seen before - in lieu of a mother-son dance, the groom and his mom had a DUTCH BLITZ face off! For those of you who have never played, it's "a vonderful goot (card) game" that's fast paced... and one of my all time favorites! The showdown was epic and such a fun change of pace!

Rachel & Boaz, congratulations on your beautiful wedding day!

Thank you to Taylor Ramsey from Taylor Elizabeth Photography for photographing this wedding with me!

Sophia R: Hartwood Acres Mansion Senior Photos

Meet Sophia!

She's a Chartier's Valley senior who hopes to study nursing post high school! She is a self-proclaimed people person, loves Chipotle (and all things sweet) and plays club volleyball Aside from all of the things she does, Sophia is just such a joy to be around!

Sophia, you are a gem! Congrats on your senior year and thank you for such a fun session!

We also happened to run into a friend of Sophia’s during her session, so of course, we had to get a few photos of them together!

Jillian W: Hartwood Acres Mansion Senior Photos

Meet Jillian!

Jillian is a Chartier's Valley senior who plans to study Psychology post graduation! She's a lover of Italian food (specifically chicken parm) and of all things sweet... especially chocolate!

All of her (beautiful) outfits are from Altar'd State, and she brought a colorful bouquet of flowers with her to incorporate throughout her photos.. which I just love!

Congratulations on your upcoming senior year, Jillian! Thank you for letting us be a part of such a sweet time in your life.

And a huge thank you to my assistant (and friend) Dani for assisting and being the best outfit fixer! If you've had a senior session with me this year, you know how helpful and encouraging she is. Thanks for all your help, Dani!

Ruby H: Hartwood Acres Mansion Senior Photos

Meet Ruby!

Ruby is a Baldwin High School senior who plans to go into the medical field post high school (following in her family's footsteps!). She loves Chick-fil-A, plays volleyball, and does she not have some of the most gorgeous hair you've ever seen?!

She brought three looks for her photos - a short white dress, a long patterned dress, and jeans and a t-shirt dressed up with heels! I love her choices, they are all so classic with modern elements. And they all went so well with the mansion and garden scenery!

Congrats on your senior year, Ruby!

Vivian E: Hartwood Acres Mansion Senior Photos

Meet Vivian!

Vivian is a super sweet rising senior at Upper Saint Clair! She is a cheerleader who hopes to pursue teaching post high-school. We squeezed most of her session in last night before a torrential downpour - and we got rained out towards the very end! Thankfully, we were able to reschedule part 2 of her session the following week, when there was more sunshine! ❤️

Vivian, you are a gem! Thanks for braving the wind and the rain!

Derek G: Hartwood Acres Mansion Senior Photos

Derek is a senior at South Park High School who plays hockey, soccer, and plans to study business post high school! Last night was the perfect summer night for his senior photos - congratulations on your senior year, Derek!

Sophie W: Hartwood Acres Mansion Senior Photos

Sophie is a rising Pine Richland senior who has been dancing for nearly 15 years! It was so much fun to capture so many different looks for her during her senior session at Hartwood. Her variety of outfits fit Hartwood's mansion and gardens beautifully!

Congratulations on your senior year, Sophie!

Rebecca & Mike: Moraine State Park Anniversary Photos

Rebecca & Mike are celebrating 10 years of marriage, and they decided to celebrate with photos at Moraine State Park!

One of the first things these two said when we started talking about their anniversary was "if we can make it together through Covid - being around each other 24/7 for as long as we were - we can make it through anything." I love their persevering & enduring attitude. Difficulty can always be turned into fruitfulness in the hands of God!

Besides being married for 10 years and making it through Covid together, these two were just so genuinely fun to spend an evening with. It was truly such a joy!

Congratulations on your anniversary, Rebecca & Mike! Here's to many more!

Kaelin K: Succop Nature Park Senior Photos

Kaelin is an upcoming Pine-Richland senior who plans to attend IUP post-high school to study marketing. She loves Mexican food and ice cream and we had a beautiful summer night for her photos at Succop Nature Park!

It's been so long since I've been to Succop, and I forgot how much I love it! There is so much variety to work with in terms of backdrops for photos - the willow tree, mansion, barn, and other forest-dense areas. Kaelin brought the perfect coordinating outfits, too, which really helped make her photos pop!

The only downside was the plethora of goose poop around the willow tree. Note: consider wearing close-toed shoes if you'll be here. I personally learned that lesson the hard way

Congrats on your senior year, Kaelin!

Neely H: Zelienople Senior Photos

Neely is a 2025 graduate who plays hockey and lacrosse - and loves ice cream! Her senior session took place in town around Zelienople - an underrated location for photos, in my opinion!

Neely brought three gorgeous, colorful outfits that really helped her pop off the background of her photos. And we even found some beautiful summer light - behind a BP gas station, of all places!

Neely, you were a joy to photograph - congrats on your senior year!