Feeling candid and deeply autumnal with the Gallagher family | Manhattan, Kansas Family Photographer

This past fall, I had the delightful opportunity of crossing paths with the sweet Gallagher family. With two squishy tiny people in tow, we all walked around a park just as things were peeking during fall in the most perfect way. Being so little, it felt especially important to capture the nuances of their tininess in this season.

I suppose the way the leaves were on the cusp of changing was simply a metaphor for the way these little ones, and the season of this family, was just as quickly changing as well. Who knows how long this caliber of cuteness will last? My guess, though, is that while the cuteness might change, it’s only going to get better!

Thank you again to the Gallagher family for allowing me to be part of this particular moment in their lives, and I’m so happy to share my favorite frames from their family session you today!

Interested in booking your own session? Contact me, Emma, here.

A Snowy Photo Shoot Destiny… Fulfilled: The Thiessen Family in the Snow | Manhattan, Kansas Family Photographer

Snow photos in Kansas are far and few between, and it takes some pretty sophisticated planning on the part of the client and the photographer, or just a major stroke of luck. For this particular family, who I’ve had the pleasure of photographing now for several years, we did in fact manage to pull off some trapeze artist caliber of planning to be in the same place at the same time when their sweet town was covered in a fresh coat of snow.

Thankfully, waiting until the day after the snow fell meant the roads were cleared for travel, but the scenery was still an idyllic kind of wintry vibe. A couple huskies, two adorably bundled children, and two parents with all the love needed to make such a photo shoot happen, made for a pretty great photo shoot. As things go, it wasn’t long before I was taking part in a snowball fight with the children, and a snowman came into existence, and yep, things were undeniably wonderful.

See the rare sighting of the adorable Thiessen family in the snow, and a photograph nearly getting pummeled by snowballs.

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Wintry engagement love with Amanda and Wacey . Blue Sage Barn at Prairiewood, Manhattan, Kansas

It takes a certain kind of resiliency to brave 20 snowy degrees in Kansas, all for the magic window of time you have available in your schedule for engagement photos, but somehow, Amanda and Wacey had that very sense of resiliency. Not only did they endure the cold weather, but they kept themselves in bright spirits as though it was a nice 75 degree day.

Normally, I like to take engagement sessions to get to know a couple better, and while we certainly bonded, most of our conversation energy was spent keeping our teeth from chattering. Looking at the photos though, you’d never guess that we were taking breaks in our cars to regain feeling in our frozen fingers.

Beautiful as ever, Blue Sage Barn at Prairiewood made for the most gorgeous setting for their engagement photos, and will certainly be a Tallgrass dream when they get married there this summer.

Bonding through cold-trauma isn’t my favorite way to bond, but I’m super glad we got to take all of these beautiful photos together, Amanda and Wacey! If I learned anything about the two of you, it’s that you’re suuuuper cool. No pun intended. ;)

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Joyfully drenched in Sunshine with the York family . Manhattan, Kansas Family Photographer

For several years now I’ve known the York family, but it wasn’t until this fall I had the chance to photograph them. While I’ve seen them interact daily with one another, something just really stood out to me about them during their session. When they hugged, they really hugged, not like they were getting a photo taken, but they were seizing a moment to be near to one another. When they laughed, they weren’t appeasing a photographer and her bad jokes with forced smiles, but they were caught up in pure delight. It was easy to get caught up in it all myself, and I walked away feeling like everyone could learn a thing or two about connection from this family.

Grateful, as always, to see love like this, and to have the opportunity to capture this family on camera!

Interested in booking your own family session? Contact me, Emma, here.

Headshots with Jewelry Designer, Poptone . Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

Last year I had the delightful opportunity of photographing marketing images for my long-time friend Caitlin. Her business, Poptone, features unique, hand-illustrated earrings. She has a refined attention to detail, and a unique creative eye, and dang it if her earrings aren’t the freaking cutest things out there.

Taking her photos meant engaging with the spirit of her brand while also capturing her personality. It was a genuinely easy task, and I’d happily take photos like hers any day! As you’ll see in the featured images, we made sure to take some photos that left space for mockups should she choose to share social media images with her computer screen in the future, and we also took photos that left room for text if she wanted to digitally add it on top of an image.

Branding and headshot photos can be super versatile if they’re shot with the end goal in mind, so it’s fun to get creative and consider all the ways such images can be used so that, in the end, the photos get the most mileage!

Interested in booking your own photo shoot? Contact me, Emma, here!

A Few of My Favorite Frames: 2021 Weddings in Review | Manhattan, Kansas Wedding Photographer

When I set out to photograph a wedding, I’m looking to find images that are quirky, timeless, and beautiful. To me, beauty is almost everywhere and light can be found or made (with the help of flashes), but personality and honesty can often feel vulnerable and risky to attain, but this year I prioritized those things, because to me—there’s nothing more timeless than capturing honest moments and connection. Also, I believe everyone’s got a got heaping of quirkiness in them, and it’s my personal joy and goal to seek it out. You’re all welcome.

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a wedding review, and I’m both nervous and excited to share it with you. I’ve added a handful a favorites from every wedding I photographed, complete with yearbook style captions for each photo. If you make it to the end of the post, you’ll need to high five whoever is next to you, because it’s a real doozy of a lengthy post, but in my opinion, it’s totally worth it to celebrate these eight couples who I got to photograph on a huge milestone of a day.

I recommend putting on some music, making a cup of tea while you take a leisurely scroll through a few of my favorite wedding day frames from 2021.

Amanda and Tyler

These two were the best freaking way to kick off 2021 weddings. They’re full of personality and quirkiness, and I left their wedding wanting to be my best self, because of who they were. Their ceremony and reception was held on private property on Wabaunsee Lake, and it was an all-hands-on-deck kind of a event where family and friends contributed skills and talents to make it happen.

1. Amanda and Tyler share their first look outside of a log-style home. She was clearly a big fan of his suspenders he was more than happy to flaunt.

2. & 3. Being close and being lovey dovey. We took a few moments after their first look to be artsy and pretty for some top notch documentation.

4. Tyler, a diligent groom, holds his future wife’s bouquet as she assists her grandmother.

5. Amanda, then Tyler, indulging a photographer’s artsy whims.

6. A guest, waiting.

7. A bride and groom become a husband and wife, as a chair sits with a cell phone livestreaming the event.

8. Tyler, a new groom, walks down the aisle with Amanda, his new wife, after spontaneously picking up the livestreaming device after beng excuse.

9. Amanda spends time with her grandmother.

10. Two love birds gettting kissy by daffodils.

11. & 12. Married hands and a balsa wood bouquet.

13. Romantically, Tyler and Amanda embrace by a building.

Melissa & Joel

In May of 2021, Melissa and Joel had a micro wedding ceremony on family property near Junction City, Kansas, and even though their guest list was kept small and intimate, it still meant their day was able to be wrought with meaning. They brought togehter not just their selves, but their families, each bringing their sons to their union, to create a precious, larger, beautifully knit family.

1. A ring on a grill.

2. Sharing a first look as bride and groom in a small grove of trees. Oh the happiness.

3. Joel, standing with his son, as he watches Melissa coming down the pathway to him, escorted by her son.

4. Two people, exchanging vows under a giant oak(?) tree.

5. The groom’s emotional son, hugs his future stepmom, and shortly after, the bride and groom exchanged rings with their respective sons nearby.

6. Mother and grandma, happily embrace after the ceremony.

7 & 8. Two sons, now brothers, waiting to switch to shorts and t-shirts, as their parents make a getaway in a hot rod for photos.

9. Melissa, standing in both the sun and poison ivy, while a photographer worries.

10. A newlywed couple, knowingly walking very near or in poison ivy, while the photographer continues to worry.

11. A newlywed couple, knowingly walking around poison ivy, smiling, then, doing the same, on the family dirt bike trails. Not pictured: the side-by-side taken to get to the photo location, driven by the bride herself or the brief foot rinse the followed the walk through questionable plants.

Cierra & Nathan

In August of 2021, Cierra and Nathan had their first formal wedding and proper celebration. They’d already been married for a while and shared their sweet son, but they chose that day to get fancy and be awesome with all of their nearest and dearest in attendance.

1. Cierra spending quality time with her son before her wedding.

2. Bridesmaids watching Cierra as she discovers her son while being made ready.

3. Windy, Cierra twirls.

4. Silhouetted and waiting to see her groom, Cierra waits.

5. Nathan spinning his bride.

6. Connected and breezy, Nathan and Cierra get romantic.

7. Nathan, a busy groom, takes a call then poses with his groomsmen.

8. A son watching a wedding party.

9. A sunny ceremony on a rooftop at the Cyrus Hotel.

10. Two young marrieds, dancing and laughing.

11. Tow young marrieds, looking daaaaang good.

12. See above.

Amber and Preston

It came as a surprise to me on Amber and Preston’s wedding day to learn that the two had been together for something like six… or eight?!  years? I can’t remember. Amber, Preston, forgive me. So naturally, with that came a sure sense of camaraderie and assurance between the two of them, and their whole wedding day was like something of a warm hug. Smiles were wide and tears flowed often, because sentiment was certainly not at a lack.

1. Preston, beside himself, realizing his soon-to-be wife gifted him a card identical to the one he chose for her. #meanttobe

2. A wedding day watch, with a groom’s boutenierre, next to two wedding rings on the couple’s dried flower centerpiece.

3. Amber’s mother secures her wedding dress.

4. Preston and Amber, delighted, seeing each other as bride and groom for the first time, briefly before their ceremony.

5. Embracing and forehead kissing, just the way their photographer likes it.

6. Flowers picked and dried from their family property, filling centerpieces, and adorning the space in the balcony.

7. A new husband holds his new wife’s signature cocktail as she bustles off camera.

8. A small brass band enters guests with ragtime tunes during cocktail hour.

9. The father of the bride welcomes the guests with a hearty speech.

10. Preston’s mom, a babe, celebrates the occasion with her son and a dance.

11. The newest married couple in town sneaks away for perfect sunset photos and somehow even more perfect laughs.

12. With light and love, the husband and wife dance, surrounded by their guests.

Erin & Justin

Some weddings almost fall into my lap, and this wedding was one of them! Due to unforeseen reasons related to the pandemic, I booked Erin and Justin’s wedding the Monday before their Friday wedding. It was a bit of a whirlwind, but a freaking ray of sunshine shone right through it, folks. That sunshine was Erin, who exuded, seeped… musked? joy! This woman was wildly and deeply happy, and I got swept up in her delight at marrying Justin.

1. A bride’s dress, in her venue’s wine cellar, per her request.

2. Ring’s nestled with the groom’s work attire, as the bride is dressed by her aunt.

3. Women who love Erin, seeing her as a bride for the first time.

4. Justin adjusts his tie while getting ready.

5. Erin and Justin see each other for the first time as bride and groom, and are, obviously, super psyched about it.

6. Oh you know, just a pretty first look moment.

7. Children, friends, and siblings cheer on the kissy couple.

8. A ceremony site ready, and the love of hand-holding guests watching love unfold.

9. Joy, more joy, post-nuptials.

10. Everyday, they’re bustlin, the dress that is.

11. A fist-pumping bride kisses her groom at the end of their first dance.

12. Funky balcony views of dancing guests.

Heather and Kelvin

It’s not every day I get to photograph someone as close to me as my friend Heather, so having the opportunity to be the key point of photography documentation on her day was a somewhat nerve-wracking honor. Is it stressful to photograph the event of someone so close? Absolutely! But I’m insanely glad that I got to be in control of the moment/beauty/happy-capturing. See their full blog post here.

1. Kelvin buttons his burgundy vest.

2. A groom ready, as a bride spritzes.

3. His and hers, wedding day details.

4. The bride’s sister sprays starch on the bride’s gown, jubilee unfolds.

5. He sees her, and it’s freaking great.

6. They stroll, posed, down the steps of the State House.

7. My fiercely radiant friend, as a bride.

8. A wedding party group side-hugs the bride and groom.

9. A bride and groom laugh at the hilarious joke their photographer made.

10. The bride’s brother wipes her happy tears, protects her makeup.

11. Kelvin, pleased, watches his best man his a speech.

12. A very happy father dances with his first born daughter, a new bride.

13. A bride and groom sneak a kiss in a elevator, as some bridesmaids obliviously ride adjacent.

Ashleah and Ian

Being an enneagram 4, I have a strong desire to see and create beauty, and I value creativity and originality, and Ashleah and Ian’s wedding hit all of those buttons for me, making me one happy photographer as I captured their love, and also their *very* good, creative-artsy wedding aesthestic. I am certain that the day was entirely *them*. See the full blog post from their wedding day here.

1. Ashleah’s dress hangs in a fall scene while she puts on her wedding day earrings.

2. Groom, groomsmen walking in slow motion.

3. Many loving hands, buttoning up the bride.

4. Him seeing her as his bride, pleased as punch about it.

5. Clearing adorable bridesmaids foot-popping, next to macarons that mustn’t be forgotten.

6. Generations staying warm before an outdoor fall ceremony.

7. The newlyweds leave their ceremony, with hands fasted together.

8. Two people in love, sitting on a sunset swing.

9. “ “, almost kissing by a field.

10. <3

11. A candid cocktail hour capture.

12. Dancing with delight, the husband and wife celebrate.

Lindsay and David

This year, David and Lindsay got married on Halloween, and in a truly elegant and low key fashion, they hinted at the theme of the day but managed to ultimately have some intimate, tasteful beauty. Their ceremony was micro, and their reception was intimate, meaning connection with their the people they love most was highly prioritized. With perfect October weather, everyone celebrated. See the full blog post from their wedding day here.

1. Lindsay has some bridal photo moments, as her and David’s rings are nestled on a pumpkin.

2. David’s family helps him prepare.

3. Lindsay and David laugh amongst fall foilage.

4. See above.

5. A smaller family member snacks on a yellow starburst as Grandpa looks on.

6. Lindsay walks to her groom, towards their wedding ceremony.

7. Laughing, Lindsay places a wedding ring on David’s finger.

8. Happy and married, the bride and groom leave their ceremony.

9. Show stoppers, cheesecake pieces are illuminated and waiting consumption.

10. Striking sunset moments with the bride and groom, as October light rightfully shows off.

11. See above.

12. See number 10.

13. A final frame, to end their night, and to end my wedding season.

You have officially earned that high five. Grab some hand sanitizer, and go for it.

You did it. We did it.

As the slow season approaches and we nestle into winter, I am, with hopeful expectation, looking forward to what’s to come in 2022 with weddings… and beyond!

See you after the new year, friends!

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A Few of My Favorite Frames: 2021 Commercial Review | Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

Commercial photography, per my definition, is photography that either helps with marketing a business or helping with business development. That could look like taking photos for a small business so they have images to share on social media, or perhaps it could look like taking team photos in order to let potential clients get a visual for the overall team. The reasons for taking commercial varies, but my goal behind them is the same: to help other business accurately communicate their brand in a visual way.

This year I got the opportunity to photograph many solo-preneurs, as in entrepreneurs who work for themselves and don’t have a team. Additionally, I took photos for a local magazine, so I’ve featured some of those images here as well.

If you’re seeking images that better communicate who you are and what your business does, check out my commercial page for more images, and contact me here to book.

A Few of My Favorite Frames: 2021 Interiors and Real Estate | Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

It’s not every blog post that I warn my readers and viewers to please proceed with caution, but for this one, it seems very necessary. After looking at these images, you are going to feel a strong desire to acquire some marble countertops, pendant lights, and probably a well-placed lemon. Just know, those feelings are very normal… and natural even. Your new found hurtin’ for the perfect barstool will likely pass, but if not, fear not, I can connect you with some fantastic folks who can connect you right on back with the furniture of your liking.

Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many skilled professionals whose sole job is to make homes beautiful. Whether they’re developing new constructions, executing interior design, or doing home remodels, my standards have become exceptionally high due to the craftsmanship and dang good taste of these folks. While I don’t share many of these images publicly, just know that good chunks of my time are spent trying not to drool on peoples’ new vanities.

When it comes to photographing these spaces, my goal is simple: take photos that capture them how they really look, and almost more importantly, how it feels.

To get a stronger idea of my vision, and see even more swoon-worthy spaces, check out this page here.

A Few of My Favorite Frames: 2021 Couples in Review | Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

When I labelled the sections on my web-site, I always got hung-up on the “Couples” section. Do I call it anniversaries for couples who are already married? And then have another section for actual “engagements” for those who are ready to be married? And what about those who aren’t getting married but still want to celebrate their relationship? In the end, I decided that in order to be honest about the contents of the gallery and to still be able to exhibit the beauty of two people in love, naming it “Couples” was the best option.

So, here I bring you my favorite frames from my couples sessions from this year, be they from those engaged, married, or somewhere in between, I took delight in every moment. Some of these sessions were photographed as traditional engagement sessions, others were taken from combination engagement sessions and family sessions, while others still were simply some favorite images of couples from their own family sessions.

What made some of these sessions especially special to me were the way couples decided to make their photoshoot slightly more personalized, whether it was their somewhat Edwardian outfit choices to channel Jane Austen or their stroll on their family property on which they intended live. Some couples also decided to take light risks, laying in the grass, enduring my choice of creative lenses, or taking just a little more time at their session to let me find the light and let the beauty of the location and their relationships unfold.

The beauty and the love is worth taking the time to admire, and I’m happy to share them all with you today!

Interested in booking photography services? See more information on couples here.

A Few of My Favorite Frames: 2021 Extended Families in Review | Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

When I’m contacted about an extended family session, it’s not uncommon for someone to say: “We haven’t all been in the same place for x amount of years... and we’ve added people!” To have all of your family together, like all of them, the new and the old, is sometimes a feat of strength and olympic level coordination.

But you know that everyone loves each other and when everyone’s together? Well, for the love, will someone please grab a camera?!

At extended family sessions, I have a few goals in mind, those are to 1) get a couple variations of the entire family together, 2) get all the nuclear families as well as individual photos of everyone, and 3) get the happy combinations of cousins, grands holding their grandkids, etc. As a bonus, I always try to make the couples present get some romantic photos taken while all their family watches, because it’s equal parts hilarious and special. *hand heart*

We all know that when all the family gets together, things can get a little weird, so I was sure to share some of that with you too. You’re going to see dudes in tropical shirts with beer, you’re going to see grandparents kissing, and you’re going to see the multiplying result of one small spark of love generations in the past… and that’s just in the first few photos! ;) You’re in for a wild, familial ride that I don’t think you’re going to to forget!

Interested in booking an extended family session? Find more info here.

A Few of My Favorite Frames: 2021 Newborns & Maternity in Review | Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

While I myself am not a mother, I’ve spoken with enough parents to know that the love that happens when you become a parent is unlike any other. It’s deep, and it proves cliches like “your heart is living outside of your body” to be all too true.

One of the reasons I value newborn photography is simply because they change so much in those first few days and weeks. It’s incredible how quickly little ones grow and develop, so photography in this case is as valuable as it is time sensitive.

Before the moment when the baby arrives though, when the parents are still expecting, has just as much merit when it comes to photography coverage. A mother’s unique form, the parents’ eagerness and excitement, while it’s all fleeting and unique, it’s also incredibly beautiful (I mean, easy for me to say when I don’t have the heartburn, but just roll with my idealization here, guys).

At newborn sessions, I want to get the first new family photo always, but I also want to be laidback in my approach, photographing the little one in the family’s home, using the blankets, outfits, and props they have available to make each session very unique to both the child and the family. It’s more memorable and sentimental that way.

The cute is excessive, so just like… know that, and enjoy seeing some of the new life of 2021!

Interested in booking a newborn or maternity session? Find more info here.

A Few of My Favorite Frames: 2021 Families and Seniors in Review | Manhattan, KS Photographer

This here folks is a good old fashioned families & high school seniors round-up with a few of my favorite frames from every session I’ve had this year. To lump families and seniors together feels so natural, because it’s the families that shaped the seniors who are about to fly the coop, spread their wings, and starting buying their own dang chicken.

Sorry… I really had to drive the bird metaphor home.

When it comes to photographing families, it’s clearer than ever that capturing those fleeting moments and those real solid dance moves (see above) is deeply important. It’s something you never want to forget, and it’s why I find family photos to be as important as they are commonplace. For this post, I’m sharing with you my favorite family moments, from the candid, silly captures, to the classic camera-aware images, to the more art-like photos that would be right at home in a gallery.

For my high school seniors, my sentiments are rather similar, but if I could say there’s a stronger priority, it’s that, yes, the classic “senior photo” is capturing, but after that the senior is seen and given a chance to preserve themselves as they are—not necessarily how others see them or how they wish to be seen, but their genuine selves, because as most people know, senior year proceeds so much change, which is why is I have a laidback, casual approach to authentically capturing this milestone on the cusp of great change in their lives.

With both types of sessions, my hope is that I can create space for everyone to show up and bring the scope of who they are: the loving, creative, pensive, calm, introverted, and loud. All the moments, moods, and expressions have value in my eyes, and I hope that you see the beauty and the importance in them as well.

Be sure to give my families and seniors pages a look-see to book your own photography services!

Banjo Walks Rachel & Hans . Manhattan, KS Photographer

For several years I’ve had the pleasure of photographing the nifty Nordgrens, and this year was especially wonderful. We went on walk with their beloved dog Banjo, during peak fall transition. Between the perfect trees, the well-timed sunset, and their seasoned love, the moments I captured with them were some of my favorites, and I’m so grateful they’re trusted me time and time again to document their lives!

Rachel and Hans, thank you for being lovely and letting me be a part of your lives both with and without a camera!

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Welcoming Frankie to the Family . Manhattan, KS Photographer

Nothing gave me puppy fever like spending a few moments with the Edwardses celebrating the newest addition to their family: sweet little Frankie! She’s the cutest little corgi, and her parents should be grateful I didn’t sneak her away in my camera bag. Obviously, she’s a great fit for the two of them, so I figured it was best to leave her with them. We sealed the deal by ending the session with a classic family pose… just with a puppy! I couldn’t handle it.

Thank you both for letting me be a part of this adorable transition in your lives!

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Puppy Love & Fall Vibes with the Walkers

Liz and Zach are some of my favorites, so getting the chance to photograph them with their sweet furbaby Bonnie was a real treat this fall. Liz showed up with a true fall flex with her felt hat and cozy clothes, but what made me happiest at their session was seeing her having some romantic, and let’s face it, goofy, moments with her beau. There’s nothing like a little autumnal lovin’. 

Thank you both for letting me capture some romance and memories this fall!

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Wild grasses with the R Family . Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

Donned in oranges and blues amongst the rust colored grasses of fall and the deep red sumac, the R family gathered to delight as much in the beauty of the season as in the love they have for one another. Their kids have three shining and happy personalities, and I could tell from our brief moments together that so much more was beneath the surface. No doubt the R family knows how to enjoy one another well!

Best of wishes to you all this fall and holiday season! Thank you again for inviting me to document your family!

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A vintage inspired, downtown Wamego engagement session with Brennan & Justin

When I saw Brennan in her red velvet, vintage-inspired dress, I knew that she was not only fit for the most adorable of poses, but that she felt completely enamored by the man holding her hand, completely aware that she was wrapped up in her own, real life, love story. It was evident in the way these two looked at each other that they both new this was a romance worth celebrating.

We explored the quirky parts of Downtown Wamego, KS, chasing light, and throwing in a few foot-popping kisses along the way. Nothing was quite so wonderful as seeing the way these two completely leaned into all the moments of cute, knowing that another photo would mean a perfect excuse to be together.

I’m wildly excited for your wedding this Spring, and I couldn't have loved taking the time to photograph the two of you more!

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Growing older with the W family in early fall . Manhattan, Kansas Photographer

The day of the W family’s photos, we were all greeted with gracefully changing leaves, and it made for a beautiful drive from Manhattan to take their images. I’ve gotten to follow this family for several years, and seeing them all change every year has been the sweetest delight. This year, they seemed to grow and change so much, and getting to capture that change on camera was just the best!

Thank you, Emily, for having me along to photograph your family again this year!

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Barefoot hiking with the H family at Iliff Commons

While I’m based out of Manhattan, Kansas, it’s always a delight to return to Topeka and photograph the many individuals that live there. As fall was just starting to turn, the H family joined me at Iliff Commons for beautiful moments together. Everyone was in a silly mood as we hiked and made our way along the nature trails. They hugged, laughed and tickled, explored nature, and found themselves nice and barefoot, beautifully spontaenously.

Thank you again for letting me capture this season in your life!

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Lindsay & David’s Halloween Wedding at the Brownstone, Topeka, Kansas

It was Halloween, and the only even remotely spooky thing about their wedding day was how the trees were quintessentially fall, the weather was appropriately cool, and everything seemed to go according to plan. Lindsay was stunning in her dress, wildly autumnal with a deep red skirt that caught the spirit of the season, with David perfectly coordinating with his deep red tie.

They had a small ceremony with family on the limestone patio at The Brownstone in Topeka, Kansas. After exchanging vows, their rings were blessed over four sands that were representative of the four elements. Then they kissed, and were celebrated by their nearest and dearest.

With heartfelt toasts by their family and cheesecake for their guests, everyone was filled with joy (and sugar) and ready to party. Between dances, they snuck out onto the Brownstone property for a few moments of photos and together time before returning to their reception to dance and celebrate with their guests.

Thank you both dearly for letting me be a part of your intimate wedding, and I wish you the best as you continue down the “road” to wedding bliss!

Interested in booking photography services? Contact me, Emma, here.