Like me, your story sets your family apart. Come and be you - relax and let me freeze that memory! Because I love my family, because I love seeing the relationships bloom and grow between people, that’s what I’m drawn to at your session - my family’s importance to me means I know just how important the people in your life are to you. Your session will feel more like you’re just hanging out with me than a “session”. We love Wyoming! Wide open spaces, soaring mountains, trout fishing, skies as far as the eye can see and a little elbow space are totally my style.

I’ve lived here since I was 12, so I’m basically a native. My husband was born and raised right here in Gillette. I also teach art at Heritage Christian School and have taught PE in the past, so corralling kids and keeping your kids engaged is what I do! We have 5 amazing kids - no seriously! Our life is total chaos and we love it! A little crazy and energetic inspires me! It’s never ever dull here - we have 4 boys between 13 and 20 and that little girl who’s now 11.

We’ve been together over 2 decades (no fair doing the math on my age! HA!). We met in highschool when we were only 17. My husband, Bryan, and I were high school sweethearts. Today I homeschool our daughter who has some education needs, teach Art part time at our local Christian school and raise that passel of boys you see - so much craziness. In the process, I realized how much I had missed the process of creating. I picked up my camera in earnest and shot sessions for donations to our adoption fund the next 2 years. As a stay at home mom with 4 boys, I needed a way to contribute to the overwhelming costs of international adoption. While I started shooting as a child (remember collecting UPC's and sending in a $1 for something off a cereal box? That was my first camera!), my story really began when we adopted our daughter from Russia 8 years ago. I am a natural light photographer in Gillette, WY, specializing in children and families.

Brave words photography