When we find a place we love, we love to see it in different seasons.  Sometimes, this doesn’t make much of a difference (i.e. visiting Amanda’s sister in California), but one place it makes a big difference is Washington, D.C.  We’ve been wanting to go to D.C. during the cherry blossom festival for some time […]

Bradenton, Florida When we scheduled our spring vacation to Florida, we weren’t expecting to run into MEP Bride & Groom Amy & JJ, take photos and spend hours eating a pizza picnic on the beach and chatting for hours as the sun set on a typical Tuesday…but that’s exactly what happened when we found out […]

We do engagement sessions to get to know our couples and help them feel comfortable with us photographing their wedding day. It’s what gives our images their intimacy & relate-ability. We try to buy wholeheartedly into the couples we work with. It was in that same spirit that Amanda and I packed our bags and […]

Phoenix, Arizona If you know much about me, you know how much Matt loves mountains.  He loves the challenge and exploration and feeling like he’s at the top of the world.  You might also be aware that Ohio has very few of those.  It also happens to be pretty lean on deserts.  With these two […]

“The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir, founder of the National Parks. For as long as I can remember, I’ve pushed past the limits when just out of bounds lines and always tested the doors labeled “do not enter.”  As I’ve […]

Fripp Island, South Carolina “Okay, does everyone have something blue?” Matt and I knew that his family wanted to do portraits while on vacation, but with the focus being on getting to the beach house there was minimal outfit planning before leaving Ohio.  Because Matt’s family is low key, they weren’t concerned about it, but […]