About Olivia.

Olivia

You are all part of this art that I get to make. Cheers to savoring those moments that really matter!!

There was something far greater at stake. Documenting our memories, documenting joy, love, and all that is the beauty of our lives. 

Now, as I step into motherhood with my baby girl Alaina Rose, my days may look a bit more haphazard- split between preserving your memories and creating memories of my own.

But I still come back from every engagement session beaming. I still feel like a kid on Christmas morning when I get my film developed. And I still carry the gravity of what it means to be your photographer on a day as sacred as your wedding.

The life experiences I carry with me shape the way that I approach working with my clients with a focus on togetherness, nostalgia, intentionality, and JOY!


 And I want my clients to know that I’m always rooting for them in every stage not just as the one hired to tag along during these milestones, but as a lifelong friend. 

Suddenly, I found myself in my senior year of college (go dawgs!), and I was constantly taking photos of my friends. For fun, for grad photos, for college projects, even family photos. But I’d avoided starting a photography page…why? I was so afraid to fail. I loved photography and it mattered to me. It felt like a part of who I was, and giving people the power to say I was good or bad by liking or not liking my posts felt horrifying. 


Also during my senior year of college, I lost a close friend, Amy Lee. She loved pictures almost as much as I did, so she was the subject of many of my photography projects + film classes. I have never been more thankful to be “the friend with the camera,” because the magnitude of photos I took of her that showcase her joy and excitement for life are absolutely priceless to me and all of her friends and family. 

Through my grief and anxiety and a lot of prayer, I realized my photography is a gift that matters and needs to be shared. It mattered more than my own ego and whether people told me I was good at something or not.

Here to document memories, joy, love, and all that is the beauty of our lives

Suddenly, we found ourselves in my senior year of college (go dawgs!), and I had avoided starting a photography page…why? I still ask myself this. Being a middle child
sandwiched between two
brothers has
its perks,
though, and
when my
older
brother got
engaged, he
asked me to
photograph
the moment.
And this
was it!
That was
the push I
needed to
finally make
 me realize
 that this is
what I
LOVED to do. 

Around the same time, I had lost a close friend in college, but was left with a continual gut feeling that I needed to keep doing this, even if I for some reason failed. My perspective on life shifted greatly during this time, and I leaned heavily into my faith. I remember thinking to myself, “wow, it sure would be cool to get into weddings,” and then the following week, a close friend asked me to shoot hers. The rest is history!

Now, as I step into motherhood with my baby girl Alaina Rose, a lot has changed, but a lot remains the same. I still love a good marg. I still relish sitting in the sun. And I still carry the gravity of what it means to be
                                                     your                                     photographer 
                                         on a day as
                                             sacred as
                                   your wedding.
                                         Ultimately,
                                        people may
                                   not. remember
                                    what you said
                                 or did, but they
                               WILL remember
                                   how you made
                                    them feel. The
                                life experiences
                                I carry with me
                                   shape the way
                                 that I approach
                                    working with                                  my clients with                                             a focus on
                  togetherness, nostalgia, intentionality, and JOY!

I try to live my life in a way that looks failure or anxiety in the face and says, “So what? Watch me.” And I want my clients to know that I’m always rooting for them in every stage not just as the one hired to tag along during these milestones, but as a lifelong friend.