I must admit… I find it really hard to introduce myself .  How do you sum up who you are?  I hope that by looking through this new blog-site you will get a glimpse into who I am and what I enjoy doing.

I am a wedding photographer.  I am a lifestyle photographer.  I am a wife.  I am a mother of three.  I am a taxi driver, cook, business owner, artist, designer, Photoshop junkie, maid, referee, teacher, bookkeeper, secretary, planner, etc. etc. etc.

I am lucky.

My husband and family give me a tremendous amount of support.  I really do feel blessed that I have the support in place to work and develop this talent and dream of mine.  I love that I have a job that allows me to work from home and be with my family.  And I love that this sounds so much better than the day to day reality of being a working mom from home… but you can read about that in my posts! 

I have been photographing weddings and families for over 10 years now.  I honestly can’t nail down what part of the job is my favorite.  I really enjoy getting to know people and learn about their story.  The creativity and challenge of the shoot is exciting to me.  And I really do love to edit my images - maybe it stems from my roots of starting out in film and developing my images in a darkroom.  There used to be such magic as you watched your image appear in the developing trays.  I feel like Photoshop is our “magic darkroom” today.  I love using that little bit of magic to enhance and finish my vision from the shoot.  I love that I get to help create and preserve memories for individuals, couples, and families.  I really do have the best job!

I hope you enjoy visiting and seeing what I love – my family, my photography, and my clients.

You will see plenty of posts about my family… but this series just about sums up how we live life at the Marriott house.   Meet Parker (5), my husband, Mike, Kate (1), me, and Ryan (3).  You’ll notice many blog posts are dated in the 2am hour… the most consistent “down”  time in the crazy life of working mom’s life.