Category archives: Personal
Michigan | Hiking Sleeping Bear Dunes
Every year, I try to spend as much time in Michigan as possible. Those summers on the lake are so nostalgic. I also love coming up in the winter, enjoying the beautiful snow, and cross country skiing. This year I was fortunate enough to have two weddings in Michigan, a wedding in Chicago, and a sess [...]
Michigan | Kayaking Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
The idea to drive up and through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was a last minute decision. I had been visiting family in Chicago when I booked an engagement session at Sleeping Bear Dunes near Traverse City, MI. Ultimately, I planned to head over to Door County, Wisconsin to finish off my summer break with a [...]
Washington State | North Cascades and Diablo Lake
- I was so happy to be heading back out into the North Cascades National Park for Kim and Kevin's wedding at Sun Mountain Lodge. The last timeI drove through the North Cascades on my West Coast road trip, things looked very different. First of all, everything was covered in many feet of snow. It was cold an [...]
Washington State | Mt Patterson Hike at Sun Mountain Lodge
- I am incredibly happy to have had the chance to explore the state of Washington so much this year. I've enjoyed my time in the North Cascades both in the winter for Kim and Kevin's backcountry skiing engagement session, and now in the summer. After all that snow, I had no idea what to expect while driving [...]
Washington State | Epic Methow Valley Sunset
- This June I was lucky enough to spend a week out in Methow Valley. I came in and enjoyed some time in Winthrop, Washington for Kim and Kevin's wedding at Sun Mountain Lodge. Sun Mountain Lodge is located atop a mountain. There are unobstructed views of the surrounding valley from all sides. Its such an ex [...]
Iceland | Afternoon at Skogafoss
- Skogafoss is one beauty of a waterfall. Its visible from the road, but you have to keep an eye out for it. Skogafoss is a very popular waterfall for wedding ceremonies. Being that you can walk right up close in front of the waterfall, it makes for the most beautiful backdrop. There also is plenty o [...]
Iceland | Svartifoss + Black Sand Beach
- The morning of these two hikes, I woke up at dawn to see the sunrise over the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon. Seeing as my visit was in May and there were nearly 24 hours of daylight, that sunrise happened at three thirty am. But being one of our last days in Iceland, I didn't want to go back to sleep [...]
Iceland | Morning at Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
- I went a little crazy on this post. Quite honestly, there were too many favorites. After arriving at Jökulsárlón late the day before and staying up past midnight to watch the sunset, we set our alarms for 3:30am to catch the best of the morning light. Usually I think that sunsets are much more vibrant tha [...]
Iceland | Driving to Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
Jökulsárlón, also known as Iceland’s Glacier Lagoon, was one of our top must-see places on my visit. I have never seen anything like this in person. The icy blues of the lagoon were just incredible. It was a ways off the beaten path (maybe a 5 hour drive outside of Reykjavik ) but SO worth the trip. Bein [...]
Iceland | Driving to South Iceland and Seljalandsfoss
- After hanging out on Snaefellsness Peninsula, enjoying some of the geothermal hot pots, and photographing Lorra and John's beautiful wedding at the Hotel Budir, it was really really hard to leave West Iceland. But- at the same we knew there were some epic waterfalls down in the south [...]
Iceland | Geothermal Hot Springs and Hot Pots
The day after our first wedding in Iceland, I drove from Snaefellsnes Peninsula back to an area just outside of Reykjavik. We actually spent the whole day looking for natural hot pots and only lucked out at the very end. The other two were very hard to find and probably required four wh [...]
Iceland | Hotel Budir to Borgarnes
- Still basking in the glow of our first wedding in Iceland, I woke up this morning ready for some adventure. This day, we would leave the Snaefellsness Peninsula and all its beauty to head on towards South Iceland. We planned to stop at a few places we noticed on the way up. Al [...]