THE JOURNAL

Walking up to the white pillars at Niles McKinley Memorial Library, I spotted a perfect golden retriever ready for his parents’ engagement session. Sunset wrapping around the building, it was time to spend some time with the couple of the hour: Brooke and Mike. These two met at Youngstown State University at a bar downtown […]

While hanging out with a friend, Alex caught a glimpse of a snapchat her friend had received which pictured a guy she thought was super cute. Her friend told her he had a girlfriend, and the conversation ended there, neither not thinking much of it. After some time passed however, she got a text from […]

One of my favorite things about my job is when I get to reconnect with people I used to spend time with in high school, and Mikayla is one of those people! The two of us cheered together, and she was always such a sweetheart. Now that we are older, it is wonderful to get […]

THEY’RE ENGAGED!! When it comes to being a bestie (especially a bestie in the wedding industry), I tend to get a tad excited when the people I love most decide to spend forever together! Hence my extra excitement for this blog post for my #1 gal, Andrea, and her mans, Matt. I met Andrea back […]

Covid may throw off plans, but nothing will ever get rid of godly marriages. Julie and Tayler’s love story is a true testament to that! Julie and Tayler met at a Christian conference at Watermark church in Texas, and followed each other on Instagram. Months later, they met again, and this time started getting to […]

When it comes to Ohio fall sessions, the weather changes within seconds and you’re never sure what will actually happen that day. For most sessions, I try to avoid rain at all costs, but for Laura and DJs engagement, it was simply meant to be. These two love birds met at a mutual friend’s party […]

“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.” – Proverbs 18:21-22 This verse is exactly what Ryan read to his woman before getting down on one knee in mid-October. This […]

Sharing love stories is one of my favorite parts of my job, but for this special duo, this starts back in high school as friends and prom dates. Kristen and I actually cheered together in high school, and I remember during one of her practices her talking about this boy, Dylan, who she had gone […]

On a middle school bus, Nick saw that Mikalyn had the new Razor phone, and decided to go over to her and ask if he could see it. (Anyone else remember these phones?!) She was very sly and while he was looking at her cool new gadget, she told him to put his number in!! […]