Learning a new program can feel a bit overwhelming, right? Like... do you really need to master one more thing and wear one more hat as a creative business owner? Let me tell you from experience that Lightroom is worth learning and I'm here to get you started on the right foot from the get-go...

Hey, friend! Let's talk a little bit more about this whole light and airy thing. You love the light and airy look and you're wondering how to get it right in camera so that you can really nail that 10 second edit.

Hello, brighter photos.

You pull up the long drive at Pere Marquette and the light seems to dance - even along the winding drive. There's something that sets the stage for a wedding day when the roads you travel to get there include scenic routes of the Mississippi and clear, blue skies...

It was just the two of them in the room.

Music played as she walked through the doors and looked ahead to Kyle. He was standing there, at the end of the aisle, just like he would stand during their ceremony. But this moment - the one that came just a few hours before they were Mr & Mrs - was for just the two of them...

They stood at the end of the dock in the middle of the pouring rain and he kissed her forehead. It was their own kind of golden hour. The kind where the world fades away with the sound of rain drops on an umbrella. The kind where you link hands and remember every moment because it's just the two of you.

And it's always been just the two of you.

I handed cover photos over to Jenna at the beginning of May and she's blowing my mind with her creativity! It's fun to see how she pairs the images together and honestly it's helped me with my submissions. She doesn't come to weddings or shoots so it's really fascinating to...

Hair and makeup was wrapping up in the hotel room and I was getting started with paper details in the Hotel Vandivort ballroom. I pulled had just pulled everything out of my styling bag when the hotel staff said they needed the hotel room.

That would normally count as perfect timing, but we had planned to shoot Madalyn and Conner in the Hotel V robes as part of the inspiration story. So I booked it downstairs...

Whew! You just tackled another wedding and you're feeling all the feels.

You definitely teared up during the vows and first dances and you're a little extra giddy about how good golden hour was. I mean... so good. And yes, you feel like you need an appointment with a masseuse and a chiropractor, but you're doing what you love and it's so worth it!

Where are those images you worked so hard to take? Where are the images the couple will hold on to forever?

If those two questions make you feel...

After a little mishap with her dress, Cassandra and James found themselves in a Ritz hotel room. He sang her a song while someone sewed her wedding dress. He order room service for her and the friends who had followed them to the room.

And when all was sewed and they were ready to head downstairs for couple photos, I asked them to enjoy a moment on the balcony. A moment to themselves to just be married and soak up their wedding day...