the journal of love stories

For their first date, Kristene and Anthony planned to meet at a speakeasy called Bathtub Gin on the west side of New York City. Now this wasn’t just any speakeasy, it was a super cool speakeasy where you needed a secret password to enter. Upon arriving, they both looked at each other and asked “do […]

As Sarah stepped into her delicate lace and tulle gown and her mother fastened her necklace around her neck, a stream of golden light flooded in.  It poured through the large picture window and engulfed every inch of the room where the magic before the magic was happening. Sarah’s hair reflected the golden tones as […]

Maybe it was in the way a tear slid down her cheek as she read the letter he wrote her. Or the smile that beamed across his face as he read the hand scripted letter from the love of his life the morning of their wedding. Maybe it was both the smile and tears the […]

Steve and Lauren grew up in the same neighborhood, however, growing up they were not too aware of each other because of their age gap. In 2011 they briefly spoke at a mutual friends wedding. She didn’t know it then, but her beauty and overall presence left Steve feeling like something just knocked the air […]

Last month I met up with Lexi and Chris to do their engagement session at Mellon Institute in Pittsburgh, PA. Ever since I first saw this building, I knew I wanted to shoot there. It just so happened that on one of our trips to visit Adam’s family we worked it out to do Chris […]