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When I approached by Patty and Ben, they told me they were going to have a very nerd themed wedding at Heston Hills in La Porte Indiana. They had me at Nerd Themed Wedding, I’m so there! Patty and Ben have such a great sense of humor. They’re lovers of the nerdy life such as […]

Heston Hills Event Center Nerdy Wedding | Patty and Ben

couple holding each other outside of Lowe's Westley Leon Studios Wedding Photographer Lowe's Home Improvement in Mishawaka Indiana

I’ve never done an engagement session at a hardware store before, but these Lowe’s engagement photos came out great! ? ? Lowe’s Home Improvement has whatever you might need to build whatever you want. But who knew they’d be building a relationship and a foundation between Betsy and Wayne! ❤️ For the engagement session we of […]

Lowe’s Home Improvement Engagement Session

Proposals at Notre Dame are some of my favorite things to capture. The campus is stunning and I know these two met during their time at one of their most meaningful places on Earth to them. Dom and Amanda met in Economics class while attending Notre Dame. Dominic said it was seriously love at first […]

Notre Dame Proposal – Dom and Amanda

Chicago engagement sessions are always fun because I get to visit some great places with great people. For Zak and Taylor’s session we started at Happy Camper for some pizza and drinks. Once we finished chatting for a while, and enjoying some tasty stuff, it was time for the engagement session. The next spot on […]

Taylor and Zak – Chicago Engagement Photos

Victoria and Ben had me come out to their location in South Haven Michigan for their engagement session. This little town really has a lot of charm to it and we just decided to walk around for a bit and capture some moments of them hanging out. There were wall murals, buses, movie theaters and […]

South Haven Michigan Engagement Photos – Victoria and Ben

If you have to ask “Why am I doing this?”, don’t do it! Ideas for weddings come from all over, whatever you do just make it yours. So often during my initial chats with my couples, I hear them say things like “My mother wants us to do…” or “I saw online that I should…” […]

6 Tips to Make it YOUR wedding – No one else’s

Here is a list of 8 wedding venues that are throughout the Michiana Area. This would include, South Bend, Notre Dame, St Joseph, Benton Harbor and Valparaiso. So if you’re looking for a venue near any of those places, here’s some of my favorite. This is in no particular order and every single spot is […]

8 Wedding Venues near South Bend

When you’re planning your wedding day, many couples think they can only see one another down the aisle for their first time. But more and more couples are actually switching up that old tradition and opting to go with a “First Look”. This is where you take time before the wedding to have an intimate […]

7 Reasons Why Couples Choose a First Look

downtown south bend engagement session, South Bend Indiana, engagement photography

Recently engaged and now looking for the perfect spot for your engagement session photos with a photographer? Here’s a list of my favorites and a little bit as to why I love them. Downtown South Bend South Bend has an almost infinite number of spots to take your engagement photos at. There are murals, eateries, […]

Top Ten Engagement Photo Locations near South Bend Indiana