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 […]

Last winter, I met Miryam for coffee to discuss her and Jesse’s big day. I ask every bride what her biggest priorities will be on her wedding day, and I have to say that Miryam gave one of my favorite answers EVER!  She told me, “We just want to get married, for everyone to have […]

One of my favorite things about living in Lafayette, Indiana is that it’s full of incredible small businesses, including some truly amazing wedding vendors!  As a wedding photographer, I was thrilled for the opportunity to partner with some of my favorite local vendors on a styled shoot. I still can’t get over how talented all […]

What happens when two people who are known for being the life of the party decide to get married? They have an epic wedding!  And, by epic, I mean Kavan and Katie’s big day was actually three days; I’ve never seen more people hit the dance floor at a wedding; and every last detail was […]