“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.” -Neil Gaiman   I’m a Type A […]

With the sun high in the Columbia, Missouri sky, bride Kaysen Gregory stood looking into a mirror surrounded by her bridesmaids in a quaint bridal cottage disguised quite romantically with ivy nearly covering the white-washed porch (complete with a traditional Southern blue ceiling, of course.) Kaysen knew prior to beginning wedding planning that she wanted […]

Work = crazy hours, long nights, chaotic to-do lists, running by the seat of your pants, finishing as much as you can as rapidly as possible only to fall into bed wondering, “what did I even get done today?”  Have you ever felt this way as a business owner? I know I have!   I […]

Years ago when I was the #styledshootqueen (aka spending wayyyy too much money I didn’t have on styled shoots prior to understanding my business’s numbers) I wrote a blog post about how to get the most out of your styled shoot. With our new Workshop Course for Photographers in the works, which of course goes […]

If you’re a business owner who opened this blog post because you’re overwhelmed by your to-do list, welcome to the club! 😉  Today I am writing about how to outsource tasks in your photography business!   In all seriousness, owning a business comes with a (huge) variety of tasks that seem to pile on one […]

There are some weddings filled with so much love and heart that you just can’t forget them!   This is what Lauren and Nate’s Sycamore Creek Family Ranch wedding in Branson, Missouri was like. From the sweet moments with family and friends to the bubble exit, this wedding day was marked with joy and love. […]

Despite the winter season, Mikah and JR had a surprisingly warm and glowy wedding day at Big Cedar!   Following their ceremony at the Garden Chapel in Branson, Missouri, this sweet couple celebrated with family and friends at the Worman House at Big Cedar. I personally love the sunset shots from their bridal party portrait […]

Before fall hits, we wanted to share all of our favorite images from the Spring Editorial Shootout with Réver Workshop! The Spring Editorial was our fourth photography workshop and held at The Atrium in Branson, Missouri. As you will see, our theme was all about spring– featuring a floral installation by Charity of He Loves […]

Olivia and Donovan had a beautiful spring day for their wedding at Big Cedar’s Top of the Rock Chapel in Branson, Missouri. This sweet couple, and their kiddos, celebrated with a sentimental ceremony overlooking Table Rock Lake, included the canon ceremony on Top of the Rock’s lawn, and of course they finished the night with […]

If you haven’t heard the news, I’m pregnant!  At the time of writing this blog post, I am 32 weeks along and in the throes of preparing for maternity leave (and decorating the nursery and deep cleaning our house. Nesting is such a real thing!)   If there is one thing that I’ve learned in […]