I’ve known Cat for quite a while… and when she asked me to photographer her long-awaited wedding day I was…. thrilled, excited, {nervous} and honored.  i knew that she had been dreaming about this day for a really long time… probably close to when she met matt way back in 2003.  i asked cat if […]

i love photographs.  they are scattered all over my house – in frames, loose resting on my piano, canvases, and in albums.  my favorite way to print family photos is in our family albums.  the best part about albums??? the joy my kids get looking at them – day after day.  it never gets boring.. […]

I was lucky enough to be able to join up with clique studio this year – and man has it been fun!  From senior sessions to newborns to families… i love being able to offer a warm, solid location… while still staying true to my love of lifestyle photography.  capturing real emotion and connection can […]

i’ve been waiting to share this one.  this session completed this dude’s first year plan.. and i’m super sad and can’t wait to schedule his next session already!!!  i had so much fun documenting calum’s first year… and have seriously loved watching him grow!  You can check out his 4 month and 9 month sessions […]

this dude is pretty awesome.  i had been anticipating his arrival for quite a while… and now that he is almost THREE months old i figured it was about time for him to make an appearance on the LKP blog… i know.. i know… im a little bit behind.  calvin’s parents are both nurses, and […]

this one is a long awaited one…. everyone who knows me, knows that i LOVE newborns… snuggling them, photographing them, watching them… EVERYTHING.  they are my favorite.  from their teeny tiny fingers and toes to the little hairs left on their ears.. i can’t get enough.  this one is even more special than the norm […]

hey friends! i can’t believe we are already approaching fall – i feel like summer went by in the blink of an eye and now we are anticipating the start of school, changing colors and preparing for holidays.  you know as well as i do that every year seems to go by faster and faster […]

oh what a beautiful evening we had at congress park a few weeks ago.  i love this family.  mom and dad are so relaxed and these girls… oh my goodness.. they are going to be heart breakers.  you may remember seeing little miss harper’s newborn session about a year ago – you can check out […]

it’s a pretty awesome thing to watch a couple experience life together – from high school sweet hearts, to college, then planning a wedding and getting married… and now watching them as they prepare for their little man.  i feel so lucky to be able to document this time for matt and emily – not […]

there are SO many things on your brain when you bring a new baby home — stressing about your newborn session shouldn’t be one of them!  i love to simplify this for parents – go neutral.  babies in white onesies, parents in comfortable neutral clothes and siblings in anything except brilliant highlighter colored shirts with […]