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Hi! I’m AJ, and I’m so stoked that you’re here.

I freakin’ love this job.

I didn’t get into the wedding industry because I was the little girl dreaming of my wedding day. I love story-telling, I love love, and I love people who want to laugh and have a great time because they realize that life is short. Wedding photography is all of those things at once; every time I go to work it’s the best day of someone’s life.
How cool is that?
When I’m not shooting, or editing, or texting/Facetiming/DMing / emailing with my clients, you can find me on the couch with my partner in our Avondale home watching too much television. The silver lining of this pandemic has been getting to hear via video meeting what everyone else has been watching!
Love Island UK? Sopranos? Me too!

I love a good iced oat milk latte (year round)
and a great pair of sweatpants
and I definitely want to pet your dog.

I care about your wedding day as much as you do. Seriously. It’s crucial for me to get to know each of my clients on a personal level, and as a couple. Are you into dance parties? Love to cook together? More of a delivery couple? (I like to cook but I LOVE to Postmates, ya feel me?) The little details matter, and so does your wedding photography. It should be fun, timeless, beautiful and PACKED with your personalities- a true reflection of your relationship, in photos you’ll love forever.

If that sounds good to you, I’m your girl. I’m a full service wedding professional; this means that beyond just delivering awesome photos, I’m here for you every step of the way. I’m the emergency bobby pin-carrying, going above-and-beyond, navigating #allthefeels with you wedding photographer and I can’t wait to dance my butt off to Whitney Houston with you on your wedding day.

I'm so glad you're here.

XO, AJ

 
This is celia
 
this is zach

3842jeisjdzivusfxxxx………..i32e333333eeeeee…..(That’s her, always helping me edit your photos by standing directly on my keyboard)
She can’t type, but if she could, she’d tell you that she’s the cutest coworker a photographer could have. I saved her from a barn during an Ohio snowstorm 13 years ago, and she repays me by puking on my favorite rug. Celia enjoys shouting at squirrels through window screens, shredding paper bags and finding that perfect patch of morning light.

 

He’s my partner, my best bud,
and my favorite human.
He’s insanely funny and a crazy talented painter (yes, I’m a little biased, but it’s still true!) and I feel like the luckiest human alive to get to eat Taco Bell with this person. Doing life with Zach makes every day better, even the tough ones, and I draw on our love and partnership for inspiration when I’m shooting. I want to capture photos that look the way your love feels, because that feeling is pretty dang awesome.

AJ isn’t just an exceptional professional, but also one of the coolest people we know. The entire night we felt like we were just hanging out with a friend and that is because AJ is literally the kindest and funniest person we had the pleasure of meeting during this entire process. If you want to gain a badass friend while planning our wedding, hire AJ
— Sam + Ashley