Winnie’s baby monitor emitted static on the kitchen table. She rolled over, and was just about asleep. My eyes darted from her monitor to my laptop. In Gmail I pulled up my email exchanges with Theresa, and carefully transferred the details onto a plain white sheet of printer paper. Interacting with details like this helps […]

We stood at the edge of the water. Our eyes fixed on the skyline of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Everything appeared gray under the clouds sitting in the sky. Gray, but beautiful. Our heart rates rose in excitement for the shoot, like they always do. We envisioned capturing their love story in various locations around us, […]

All eyes looked to Kris. Best man and cousin of the groom. He stood on Marshall and Caitlin’s left. The speech began, and the room quickly filled with the sweet sound of laughter. Kris had the crowd eagerly listening from the start, and Marshall seemed ready to be embarrassed in front of the whole room. […]

The late afternoon sun shone brightly on the water. Boats made their casual journey from one side of the bay to the other. From benches and from the walking path, passersby watched the water’s waves move. The breeze was cool, the sun, hot. The tree’s green leaves were just beginning to show spots of orange […]

Mass ended. Winnie ran to the front near the altar. She always runs there at the end of Mass. That’s the only location from where she can see the “green light.” It’s simply the space where the roof and back wall meet. There are bricks missing in a pattern, and when you stand at the […]

Tricia stood in her bedroom, her mother at her left, both women looking into the mirror. Mother and daughter. Mother and bride. Patti raised her hands to adjust Tricia’s veil. It floated down over her shoulders. It looked very much the same when Patti wore it on her own wedding day. A golden cross necklace […]

We all gathered under the tent. DJ Boomer walked a loop to find the best man. It was time for his speech. The circumstances made this speech unlike most best man speeches we’ve heard. His relationship to the groom, Luke, goes beyond the title of “childhood friend” or “college roommate.” The best man, Caleb, is […]

We sat at our kitchen table with two good friends. They listened as we cast our vision for a Catholic photography business. God had recently placed this desire in our hearts, so we were sharing it with friends often to hear feedback and ask for prayers. After sharing our ideas with these people in particular, […]

The sun quickly sank behind the field’s treeline, which was thick and acted like a sponge, absorbing all of the light from the horizon. A new, golden light was spreading across the field. The cool evening breeze was refreshing on our skin, though mosquitoes occasionally bit us. We started down the path, hidden beneath the […]

We walked to the back of the restaurant. Kyle and Michael slid into the booth first, followed by Amy and Liesel. We had just been walking around Wissahickon Valley Park for Liesel and Michael’s engagement session, and they invited us to join them for cheesesteaks before we left Philly. The booth, though worn and old, […]