In short, photography always felt like a part of me, thanks to my dad giving me his old film camera at a young age and learning the art of shooting film—essentially spending every spare minute in my high school darkroom. In college I studied design, earning my BFA and working as a designer and art director at a couple of brand agencies in Philly. I was photographing fashion in my free time, and when friends started getting engaged and having me shoot sessions for them, the world of wedding photography naturally opened up to me. Weddings are a mix of all the things I'm drawn to—people, fashion, emotive visual storytelling. I quit my job in branding and never looked back.

Let's Dance — David Bowie

Hosting an all-women editorial workshop in France has been the highlight. Working alongside creative talents (and friends) who have helped shape my career as a photographer, we brought together a group of women overseas to learn, be inspired, build relationships, and express themselves creatively through photography and floral design.

Alanis Morissette — Jagged Little Pill. My mom made me cross out all the curse words in the lyrics booklet.

The wedding industry is a service industry. I've learned that genuinely engaging with my clients so I can make an authentic connection with them is the key difference between a good photo and a great photo; a good experience and a great experience. I recently read "Unreasonable Hospitality" by Will Guidara, who cemented that notion. He explains, "Service is black and white; hospitality is color. 'Black and white' means you’re doing your job with competence and efficiency; 'color' means you make people feel great about the job you’re doing for them." He goes on, "For most of this country's history, America functioned as a manufacturing economy; now, we're a service economy, and dramatically so—more than three-quarters of our GDP comes from service industries. So whether you're in retail, finance, real estate, education, healthcare, computer services, transportation, or communications, you have an incredible opportunity to be just as intentional and creative—as unreasonable—about pursuing hospitality as you are about every other aspect of your business."