An intimate winter wedding event at the Mill Creek Gardens bed and breakfast in Winamac, Indiana, walking down the aisle at their nearby Church of the Heartland surrounded lovingly by only their closest friends and family, proceeding with a touching first look moment down a grand staircase, and ending the night with meaningful speeches, good food, the best company, and a chilly sparkler send off—this was Haley & Trent’s special day.

Right before the snow started to melt I met these two at the Tippecanoe River State Park just outside of Winamac, Indiana for a winter wonderland engagement session. It was the best day—the sun shining, the brisk cold starting to lift, and the white snow glistening in every photo. They were troupers too as we pretended to be warm, walked down trails that had not been shoveled, and laughed it off as we all got snow in our shoes. I couldn’t have asked for a better session with Brooke & Alan.

An overcast and wintery wedding at Ross Camp in West Lafayette, Indiana, walking down the aisle in the A-Frame cabin set up with real pine trees and garland covered chairs surrounded by their closest friends and family, proceeding with a touching first look moment, and ending the night with meaningful speeches, good food, the best company, and lots of dancing with all those they cared about—this was Tori & Tyler’s special day.

This family committed to a hike with me… it was amazing!! We hiked maybe a mile into a trail at the Tippecanoe River State Park to take some breath taking photos in a pine tree forest. While we also hit up some of my tried and true spots at the park, I was so thankful that they were willing to walk a bit along a trail to let me take some stunning pine tree forest pictures.

Who are our winter fans? We know that the snowy season can be a beautiful time to take family pictures, but often people are scared of the cold. We all want to take cute pictures, but often don’t feel super cute all bundled up in our puffy winter coat, scarves wrapped up to our ears, and silly hats on. But we’re here to say that beautiful looking family pictures in the snow are still possible—and we have 3 tips for you!

A beautiful Friday the 13th wedding at County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana walking down the aisle in a barn set up between tables surrounded by their closest friends and family, proceeding with a touching first look moment, tear-jerking vows, and ending the night with meaningful speeches, good food, plenty of desserts, and dancing with all those they cared about—this was Kaitlyn & Sean’s special day.

The baby fever is real right now. We’ve had so many young ones in the studio lately that it feels like our own family has grown. We love getting together to do milestone sessions that showcase just how much these amazing babes have grown. Like little Leland here—he’s already 9 months old!!

Sunrise sessions have a different feeling than sunset. We love when we get the opportunity to wake up with a coffee and take pictures of our amazing couples. Courtney & Timothy met us at one of our tried and true spots–France Park, for some amazing sunrise engagement pictures. The fog on the water, the brisk air, and having the park all to ourselves just made the whole morning perfect!!

We’ve all achieved so much this year just by getting to this point. As everyone starts this new year with a hopeful mind and high spirits, it’s important to remember the struggles we all faced together during 2020. We want to remind you of the growth we have all made even during these hard times—because we know we have all learned so much, changed so much, and accomplished more than we could have imagined in this past year. This blog post is dedicated to all of you who helped support us in 2020 and continued to give us hope for achieving our dreams.

We have loved seeing this little boy growing. Having Colin and his family in the studio for our first ever milestone session at the new LVP Studio was such a blast. We played with lights, wore Santa hats, wrapped him up like a present, smashed a delicious cocoa cake, and finally wrapped up the session with a chocolatey bath.

A beautifully cold day when the leaves were still showing their gorgeous colors at The Allure in LaPorte, Indiana, where Danielle & John prepped in their private rooms with their closest friends and family for their big day filled with a heartwarming wedding, delicious food and cake in the stunning hall with plenty of hugs and greetings and even more tears of laughter and joy, and finally finishing off the night with dance-til-the-sun-don’t-shine type of reception—this was Danielle & John’s special day.

A windy fall afternoon at Burr Oak Barn in Culver, Indiana walking down the aisle in the barn set up between tables surrounded by their closest friends and family, heart felt letters, tear-jerking vows, and meaningful speeches, prayers, and more, and then finishing off the night with good food, plenty of desserts, and dancing with all those they cared about—this was Mandy & Coty’s special day.