The VRP Blog

In all honesty, many aspects of 2022 were hard. We moved; I lost my dad; our new home has required WAY more updating than we’d initially thought; being diagnosed as “pre diabetic” resulted in some big health changes; I got COVID during the busy fall photo season; and several other things happened in my personal […]

Care to know a positive I’ve noticed after the last couple years of craziness?  On wedding days, couples and their loved ones are more grateful, present, excited to celebrate, and likely to pack the dance floor!  I never imagined that we’d live in a world where it would be so hard for a couple to […]

2020. Wow. Just wow.  There’s no way that any of us could’ve prepared for what this crazy year brought, but as I look back through the wedding photos that I had the honor of shooting this year, I’m reminded that I have so much to be thankful for.  When the world started to close in […]

Between a global pandemic, getting engaged, losing Lizzie’s mom, and planning a wedding in just three months, 2020 has been a stressful, heartbreaking, and exciting year for Lizzie and Patrick.  But, on Saturday, August 22, 2020, Lizzie and Patrick became husband and wife with big smiles, a packed dance floor, a worship-filled ceremony, a surprise […]

It’s an honor to photograph and share previews from every wedding. But, guys, if I’m honest, I don’t know if I’ve ever been as honored to shoot a wedding as I was to photograph Richard and Maclaren’s, because these two are family!  Richard is my cousin, and I was elated when he and his bride-to-be […]

Guys, I’m so excited to share this editorial wedding at the Rat Pak Venue created by some of my favorite Lafayette, Indiana wedding vendors on the blog!   I LOVE connecting with other wedding vendors.  Now, before you check out the photos, I can’t help sharing that one of my favorite things about being a […]