When I was little, I used to pretend I was a horse. Or a wolf. Sometimes a tiger. Whatever suited my fancy. I was one of thooose girls. I didn't really play with dolls or put on lipstick and wear my mom's heels. Instead, I created elaborate stories in my head and played them out for hours, sometimes days, until the story was complete.

As I got older, I thought for a time that I wanted to be a writer. Instead of acting out the stories in my imagination, I tried to put them on paper. I would sit down and start these grand novels, only to begin another one after a few chapters in the first. I had every intention of finishing them. I just... never did. Apparently writing isn't my strong suit.

Then I found a camera. Jackpot. I found a way to stop time. To tell real stories. The kind of stories that should be remembered. Need to be remembered. Stories full of life and love that beg to be preserved and shared.

So I guess you could call me a story teller. A really, really ridiculously blessed and happily married story teller who can't cook but laughs a lot and has three dogs. I love my life.

And I'd love to tell your story : )

Provo Canyon Anytime: (Senior) Mary

A ray of sunshine. That’s the most literal way to describe Mary. She simply exudes happiness, and it’s contagious. Seriously, as much as you’ll see her laughing in the photos below, she had me laughing just as much. If not more. Another senior from PCHS, Mary was my last senior shoot scheduled for this year, and I could not have asked for a better way to end it! She brought along her sister and her friend Codi, who you might remember. The three of them made for one awesomely hysterical shoot that I won’t forget anytime soon. Meet the adorable miss Mary!

Mary, thank you for wanting to spend some time in front of my camera, for all the laughs, and for sharing your version of Last Friday Night. Hahaha. Seriously though, you are such a beautiful person inside and out, and it was an honor to take your senior pictures! Hopefully years from now when people look back on them, they’ll definitely say “What a babe!” ; )