Driving through Warren with the windows down, I smiled.  It was beautiful.  The sun was bright and warm and I was so excited to see Kyle and Jen again.   I tried to keep track of where exactly I was going, and I had been warned that cell service was touch and go up the mountain.  […]

Halloween- my all time favorite holiday! If you know me well enough, you know that literary and film artists such as Edgar Allen Poe, Emily Dickinson, Anne Rice, and Time Burton are some of my favorite people.  They’re dark and sometimes scary, but also sometimes so beautiful.  When I decided to put together a styled […]

The sun shone brightly as I drove down the road to The Peak.  I could roll the windows down and feel how warm the sun was without putting my arm out the window. It was a beautiful day for a wedding that’s for sure.  As I got out of the car and approached the door, […]

Opening the door to the getting ready suite, the Dixie Chicks filled my ears, hairspray filled my nose, and I was greeted by a bridesmaid in an adorable red cotton dress. I was so excited to see Nicole, and as I made my way to the other room I was greeted cheerfully from my beautiful […]

Quincy Cellars is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to attend weddings.  There’s just something about the atmosphere there that makes me smile. When Renee’ and John told me they were having their wedding there I just knew it was going to be beautiful.  I had no idea just how amazing the day would […]

If you’ve ever been in Erie longer than a few weeks chances are you’ve been to or at least seen Presque Isle. It’s a hidden gem, not because it’s hard to get to or see, but because rarely is it seen for its beauty.  Levi & Loghan knew as soon as we started talking about […]

Last summer I traveled to upstate New York for a beautiful Caroga Lake wedding.  Devon and Greg moved to London after and started their life together as husband and wife. Fast forward to this summer, when they threw the reception of a lifetime at The Wintergarden in Rochester, New York.  I pulled in and was […]

  Highschool sweethearts  are rare and hard to come by.  They are a true test of time and commitment, giving each other the most vulnerable years of their lives.  I am so lucky to know that the new Mr. & Mrs. Robert Roche deserve nothing but that title. It was a warm day, full of […]

    Back in May, the Styling With Sam workshop held it’s first 2 day workshop experience! I worked so hard at making sure everything was perfect, from the swag bags all the way down to what kinds of food we were going to eat.  My workshops include a heavily detailed styled shoot, to put […]

A childhood home is a special place.  It’s safe, somewhere that always feels like a piece of you.  What better place to share with the one person who you want to spend eternity with.  A small town just inside the boarder of New York is where Eric grew up.  An adorable little house, with a […]