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Families like Anna’s are a true showing of the love that belongs in the center of life!! I can still hear the little giggles while “Pa” made these beautiful little ladies smile while I was photographing them! Anna contacted me two years ago to photograph her family and we have worked together ever since. It […]

We took advantage of the cherry blossoms at the Japanese Gardens a few weekends ago and I am so happy we did! They didn’t last long due to a rainstorm just days later.   Look at those faces! How can you not smile while looking at them! These three have stolen my heart, over and […]

Olivia and Marissa, a true love story. These two beautiful ladies have been friends since the 6th grade! 14 years of laughter, tears and joyful moments. This is not the first time being pregnant for these two! Both on their second pregnancy, 4 babies total! Olivia is expecting triplet boys and Marissa a little lady! […]

What a wedding!!! Not very many people I know can say they celebrated their wedding for 5 days, with 40 of their closest family and friends, in beautiful Mexico. Natalie and George were married in Playa del Carmen, right on the Gulf of Mexico near Cancun. The days were filled with walks to the beach, […]

I met Allie many, many years ago through a mutual friend. Her easy going, fun loving personality was infectious back then and even more so now! Naturally, when she asked to me photograph her second pregnancy I said yes! We met at Stigelmeier Park in Cheektowaga on a chilly Sunday morning. Allie, Len, CeCe (their […]

We  just finished up our 5 day Hamburg Little Cagers league photographs last Saturday. It has been over 5 years since DeaLea has been working with HLC and each year gets better and better. It is such a great opportunity to meet and become a part of a community!! Thank you to the Village of […]

The past six years we have been learning and growing with the Village of Hamburg Recreation Department. We started out photographing their Youth Flag Football League and moved forward from there. To date we shoot their Little Cagers Basketball Program, Hamburg Junior Baseball and Softball League and continue with Flag Football. Without the ongoing support […]

There is nothing better than photographing your cousin and his soon-to-be, adorable, wife. We had so much fun gallivanting around the farm land in Eden. They really made it easy to provide them with beautiful images they can treasure for a lifetime. I can’t wait to celebrate with Matt and Ashley when they return home […]

When I met with Kelly more than a year ago to talk about her wedding I knew immediately we were going to be a good fit. We hit it off right away. We talked about her ideas, her beautiful daughter and her hard-working fiance (now husband). Her eyes were wide with excitement and I couldn’t […]