When Lauren and Derek thought about the photos from their intimate elopement in July, they imagined they would feature candid moments and natural-feeling portraits. They saw my portfolio of past weddings and knew I would do their sweet home wedding justice. It was an easy and enthusiastic “yes!” on my behalf!

Kimberly and Jeff swapped their big wedding for an upstate NY elopement at the Syracuse Courthouse. We took photos at Franklin Square Park in downtown Syracuse before the couple headed off to their intimate reception. It's events like these that truly make me love my job as a Syracuse NY wedding photographer!

Emilie met Jordan while she was auditioning for graduate school in Ithaca, where he’s from. From the way she told me about Jordan and how the photos were going to be a surprise, I knew they would be so sweet together! We met up at Breitbeck Park to start taking pictures. The golden, glowy sunlight was perfect as they got cozy, ran around in the snow, and even had a snowball fight. When it was time, we headed to Bristro 197 for drinks, dinner, and the celebration with their parents.