One of the Matt and Amanda duo is incredibly goofy, and the other loves when the former acts ridiculous (most of the time). So you can imagine our delight when we got to photograph a playful, lighthearted couple on a breezy Chicago morning. Sydney and Tyler are the type of couple that bring life to […]


I (Amanda) have been listening to this song incessantly recently (you could say I’ve been listening Over and Over…). As I sat down to write a little something about Kelsey & Zack for their session, I couldn’t help but think of that song. Zack is a no nonsense type of person, and even though you […]
When we drove to Columbus, we had a bit of a plan going: rock the engagement shoot for Katy & Jon in German Village was namely at the top of that list. German Village is beautiful, but it didn’t take long for us to discover that we could have taken Katy & Jon just about […]


We all have a getaway spot we love. Growing up, it was Florida for Amanda. Some of her family and friends lived there, so she visited the same beaches and the same ice cream shop (S/O to Sweet Berries!) as she was growing up. Matt’s originally from Colorado, so his getaway is going back to […]
Cannon Beach, Oregon Because Oregon is such a beautiful place, we wanted to take advantage of it. We went to Multnomah Falls, walked around Portland, and stopped at any place that spoke to us. Right before leaving, we learned another photographer was doing the same with her husband—going to Oregon for a short visit to […]


Portland, Oregon The day before leaving for Portland, we found out Courtney and Justin were ALSO going to Portland on the same day, at the same time, on the same flight. Over a pint, we set up a shoot to take place the first night in town. Right after we got off the plane […]