welcome to the golden collective journal

(or what others may call the blog)

This is where I share my latest work and all of my favorite sessions.

Nov 7, 2020

Reese and Drew had a camper weekend planned for their 10 year anniversary and hired me to capture their special milestone! We started off at St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church where they were married 10 years ago! The views from the altar were so incredibly beautiful. And the inside of church was also very beautiful with […]

Aug 24, 2020

I thought I would do a blog post about Christmas sessions and why I love them! Well first off, they take place at a Christmas tree farm which is honestly my favorite part. I love Christmas and Christmas trees! We are so lucky to have some tree farms locally to support. Christmas mini’s are also […]

Aug 12, 2020

You have been waiting such a long time to get engaged to the love of your life, you found a photographer that you love and your engagement session is coming up. So now, you have to make a decision about what to wear to your shoot. The possibilities are endless and how could you possibly […]

Aug 4, 2020

With summer hitting its peak Justin and I trying very hard to soak up the sunshine and plan activities to take in all of summer that we can. I thought it would be fun to make a list of dates/activities and share them with you all! Pack a picnic, grab a couple of hammocks and […]

Jul 21, 2020

Brynne + Steven Brynne and I go WAY back. What some of you may not know about me is that I was a competitive cheerleader for most of my adolescence.  I lived, breathed, ate and drank cheerleading. It was my favorite thing to do! Brynne and I cheered competitively together for probably close to 10 […]

Jul 18, 2020

Katie and Will’s story is one of my all -time favorites. They/we were vacationing in Montego Bay, Jamaica this past January (separately). I knew I wanted to do a session while I was there but I didn’t know anyone or have plans let alone actually think I would do it.. Justin and I had just […]

Jun 30, 2020

Lindsay + Luke Lindsay, Luke and I met just over a year ago in December 2018. Lindsay found me on IG and contacted me to shoot their newborn photos when baby Leah arrived. I went to their home for a lifestyle newborn sesh. Fast forward to December 2019 and they contacted me again to shoot […]

Jun 14, 2020

A friend and fellow photographer and I had a vision of doing a session in the mountains so we placed a model call for it. Leslie and Jordan responded to the model call and we all hit it off right away! We met at the bottom of Rough Ridge trail ready to hike 2 miles […]