The VRP Blog

Since moving to Lafayette in March 2015, Zach and I’ve been blessed to meet several wonderful people and families—including the Kurtz family. We met Tim, Deborah, and their daughter Sujata through City of God, the church we attend, and have fallen head over heels for this sweet family. We love having this family of three—soon […]

I’m a big believer in supporting small, local businesses, which makes Lafayette, Indiana the perfect place for me to live. There are countless local coffee shops (Star City, Fuel, and Java Jo’z are my favorites), restaurants (Black Sparrow is excellent), wine places (try Cellar 422 and Wildcat Creek Winery), candy shops (I love McCords), service […]

A few things always make me excited: coffee, dogs, dark chocolate, cheesecake, photography, magazines, good webinars, and anything that promotes the importance of supporting small businesses and the local economy.

I fall more in love with newborn photography with every newborn session, and sweet Ailyn Fry’s session is one for the books. Her mama, Chauncey, sent me a message a day before Ailyn’s due date saying that a mutual friend referred her and that she wasn’t exactly sure how newborn photos worked but that she […]

If you’re going to be a crazy pet parent, it’s a lot more fun to be crazy about your dog with one of your best friends. Lucky for me, Kelli—one of my oldest (as in years of friendship, not age) friends—is dog mom to Mackey, Hattie’s brother! After seeing Hattie as a puppy for the […]

Yes, I did dog cake smash photos in honor of my puppy’s first birthday. When I told Zach that I wanted to do this, he shook his head at me but wasn’t surprised. Hattie has brought so much joy to our lives this last year that I thought she deserved her own session.   The […]