Let's start with a little bit about myself. I have always had a love for design, gardening and home projects. I am a holiday enthusiast and I will almost always say yes to a holiday-themed party or movie marathon. If there is one thing in this world I could not live without, it would be my daughter. She is my favorite person and my best friend. I met my husband when I was in high school and we got married when we were 21. He joined the USMC and our first duty station was in North Carolina. We met so many amazing people throughout that time. I ended up meeting my best friend there (who recently decided to move only 35 minutes from us! AHH!!). After 4 years, we got stationed back in Michigan. While we were back, we had our daughter and we were then hooked on being close to family. We decided to settle down in a tiny little village just outside of where we grew up.

My husband and I bought an old farmhouse, knowing it would be a fixer-upper, and the work has proven to be much more extensive work than expected (go figure). Our house is very old and it was originally a homestead. It has so much potential and we saw that from the beginning. We have had a TON of hiccups along the way, but in the end we know this house will be exactly what we both have always wanted.

When we moved out of the city, our farm grew quickly! We now have chickens, ducks, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, guinea fowl, bunnies, and enough fish to fill an aquarium exhibit. We are huge animal people and we do plan on continuing to add on as the years come.

My love for photography grew while I was in North Carolina. I decided to start a side-business (a hobby for the weekends) while I was there and that hobby grew into my career once my daughter was born. It has always been a passion of mine. You would rarely see me without a camera in my hand in college and I guess you can say it has all come full circle now. :) I have been a photographer for 9 years now and I don't plan on stopping anytime soon! From commercial/product photography all the way to photographing a fresh babies first few hours in the world, I have been so incredibly fortunate over the years. I adore capturing true, authentic emotions and even pretending to be a dinosaur to get a child to smirk in the direction of my camera. LOL!

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I still cannot believe I get to do this for a living. <3