It's September! It is one of my favorite months. The start of autumn. I love pumpkin flavored everything, the changing leaves, and the smell of the air. It is also the month that Chris and I got married. This year we are celebrating our five-year anniversary. So I thought I would do a #tbt in honor of our anniversary month. In 2003,  we went to our first homecoming dance together. I cut my hair short at the start of junior year. It was a memorable style to say the least. Somebody took notice, and well, the rest is history. :) We went to separate colleges (Penn State for me and Kent State in Ohio for Chris). It just worked out that way. But we never stopped dating. We visited when we had the chance and saw each other on holiday breaks. Everyone said we would break up and that no one goes to college as a couple and stays together. But we did.

In December of 2008, we got engaged at an overlook on Mt. Washington. Chris tricked me, I had no idea he was proposing, and was able to capture it on camera. I couldn't believe it was finally happening. I was going to marry my best friend. When I returned home the night we got engaged, my mom had wedding magazines spread across my bed. The date was set for September 18th, 2010 and the planning began.  {Engagement photo by Milla C Photography}

My website is LIVE! My website is LIVE!! Exciting day! My very first website is up and running. I can't wait to hear what you think! Take a look around, you just might see a familiar face.

Can't wait to start sharing recent sessions, a few favorites from the past year, and a glimpse at what I am up to when I'm not behind the lens.

Trying to write a page about yourself is one of the hardest things you can do. I rewrote that section of my website more than any other. Then I decided rather than try to write thoughtful paragraphs about myself, because lets face it, I am a lot of things but a writer is not one of them. I felt it was best to stick to what I know and create a list. I put it here so I don't bore you to death in the 'About Me' section. Think of it as a 'my favorite things list' but with a little extra whip.

1. I love shoes. All kinds, colors, stilettos, flats. Someday (fingers crossed) I will have the pleasure of wearing a pair of Manolo’s. Can you guess my favorite show?
2. In 2010, I married my high-school sweetheart. We had English class together during junior year. I had just cut my hair into the style we commonly refer to as the 'flip'. Apparently he was into it.
3. I have a golden retriever named Bo. He is my fur child.
4. I have never been further west than Kansas. When I do get to travel around the U.S., I plan to eat my way around the states. Lobster Fest in Maine, BBQ in Memphis, sushi and taco stands in Cali. I have already crossed off deep dish pizza, Philly cheese-steak, and Primanti’s samich.
5. I like lists. I make lists of my lists. Friends have mentioned I should be a wedding planner because I am organized and love weddings so much. I'm no David Tutera but I will keep pinning wedding things until I get carpal tunnel.
6. I own two Kitchen Aid mixers. And I don’t hate it. My family is a cookie baking nation and now I have one for batter and one for icing! You have to be prepared. Those cookie tables don’t make themselves.
7. I made it my mission to acquire a Starbucks gold card. Chris and I both love coffee. We own 1 Keurig, 1 Nespresso, 3 french presses, 1 Aeropress, and 1 Bialetti espresso maker.
8. My favorite season is fall. Which is fitting because I’m obsessed with pumpkin. Pumpkin patches, Pumpkin Spice Lattes, pumpkin candles, soaps, coffee creamer...you get the idea.
9. I studied abroad in Rome, Italy. Visited Barcelona, Paris, and various Italian cities. In September of 2014, Chris and I had our ‘honeymoon redo’ and went back to Venice, Rome, and Florence.
10. Peonies are my favorite flower with dahlias a close second. We inherited two peony bushes with our house. Once they bloom, I fill every milk glass bud vase I own and cover the house in them.
11. My first camera was my dad’s Minolta. I used only black and white film and learned to develop it in my high school's dark room class.
12. I photograph life + relationships. That is my single favorite thing about photography; relationships inspire me.

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