My sweet and beautiful cousin is celebrating her SENIOR YEAR of high school! We got together to celebrate the start of her last year of high school before moving on to all those bigger, better and brighter things. Love you lots, Tori!

Is there anything sweeter than a newborn in the arms of her loving parents? The answer is no, there simply is not. I treasured my time with this new gorgeous and glowing mama, a proud daddy and the cutest little baby girl in their home together. These first few days are so precious--she will never be this tiny again!--and I was honored to be the one to document one of her first days in this big world. 

Being from Pittsburgh, it's par for the course that approximately 50% of the people you know went, or have friends/family who went, to Penn State.  And let me say as lovingly as I can: these people are different (in all of the best ways possible). They have a school spirit that many of the rest of us will never quite understand. The kind of school spirit that drives up from Maryland for every home game because even though they live out of state, they're still season ticket holders, and since when should that stop anybody? Krista & Chris met at Penn State, fell in love at Penn State, and got engaged at Penn State, making it the obvious location choice for their engagement portraits. 

They say that a person's sense of smell has the strongest link to memory, but I don’t buy it. Music, that pure hearing and participation in it, can flood the body with memories so rich and raw that no other sense can compete. 

Nicole & Adam celebrated music at their wedding.  Built on an incredible cornerstone of faith, music is one of the most important parts of their relationship. They met each other their first year at the University of Virginia because the incredible group, the University Singers, brought them together to create music. Which, incidentally, is where I met them too.

Kyla & Jeff started their transcontinental love a few years ago, surviving moves from Pittsburgh, to Canada, to Arizona, and back. They are both originally from Canada, but guess where their heart decided to call home?  That's right....the 'Burgh. We spent the afternoon celebrating the Steel City and the love story that these two kindled here. I hope you all enjoy this engagement session as much as I did-- it's one of my favorites!