I have always loved babies and had a fascinations with pregnancy, and birth. Growing up I would watch shows on TV about mamas telling their birth stories and I was always just in awe.

While going through high school I struggled with my mental health. I dealt with bullying and I was dealing with multiple chronic conditions that we couldn’t seem to find answers to for years. I quickly fell into a deep depression and hated myself. I ended up taking all my frustrations out on my body. I felt like I was a failure and developed an eating disorder to regain some control over the things in my life where everything else seemed like it was falling apart. 

Many years of therapy and some time in treatment I relearned how to think about myself. I learned how beautiful and strong the human body really is and that in order to do what I’m passionate about, I need to give my body the nourishment it needs. Through this time I started going back to church. Finally having a relationship with Jesus, is really what has carried me through the very difficult times. My God is so much bigger than anything I’ll ever have to face. My body is a temple and I’ve learned it can do powerful things! I knew I wanted to help other women feel that confidence and empowerment.

About a year or so, after leaving treatment, I found photography. I loved taking pictures for friends and family and taught myself pretty much everything about my cameras and editing. I decided to start my business in 2016, however after burning out a few times I realized I needed something that was really going to be more fulfilling in my career. So, I offered to photograph the labor and delivery of a few friends and I absolutely fell in LOVE! 

I hope and pray that I get to be a mama some day but until then, I’m able to play a tiny little part of your birth story and help you cherish (and sometimes even share) the memories of their birth story. And to me that is such a high honor. 

I don’t take being invited into your birth space lightly and it is so important to me to respect and support each mama as you make the right decisions for you (whatever they may be) and plan what you want your experience to look like. Everyone’s story is a little bit different and I am a big advocate of my clients having their own voice and feeling respected in the choices that you make (for whatever reason) with your birth. 

With my photography, I hope to bring a little something special to your birth space, be a cheerleader and champion for you as you go through your labor and delivery process, and ultimately provide you with a gallery that authentically, uniquely and beautifully empowers you and tells your birth story. May the photos be for you to keep for yourself or share with the generations to come.