Brian and Shelly ~ Omaha Nebraska Wedding Photographer

Brian and Shelly were married on a gorgeous day surrounded by their closest friends and family. They are the absolute sweetest, most genuine people you could ever meet and treated me as though I was a close friend. I don't think I even need to mention how stunning Shelly is! An absolute beauty!
Brian and Shelly chose to see each other before the ceremony making them one of my favorite types of couples. This allowed us to get all the photos taken before hand freeing them up to just relax and have fun the rest of the day. Here are a few from their 'first sight'

Brian anxiously awaiting his bride.

I just love this series of Shelly and her grandfather. What a character!

Note the very tired ring bearer in the bottom right. :)

Since we did all the photos before the ceremony we had a little extra time to go play at the park.

The rings on the heart shaped wine stoppers.

Love it!

Thanks for trusting me with your big day. Congratulations to you both!!

It's A Boy!!!!

On June 23rd at 3:59am my little sister Sara gave birth to the most amazing little boy.

I was so excited that I was able to be in town for the birth and capture the very first photos of him ever.


I will spare you all the gross details and believe me it was GROSS! And seriously did it have to be sooo bright in there!? But at the same time it was the most amazing thing that I have ever experienced. Truly a miracle!


It was such an emotional evening and I cried alot. Mainly because it was 4am because Icouldn't stand to see my sister so scared and in pain but also because of the magnitude of situation and knowing that there was new life arriving. Perhaps also because of the part where i thought the baby's head fell off but that's a whole other story.


The doctor was hysterical in that he was fascinated by the fact that I was not using a flash in the delivery room. At one point while he was delivering the baby he turned to me and we had the following dialougue.


Dr: Silly question... but I have a Nikon D40 and the lighting here is just too dark. What are your camera settings on?
Me: Uh... ISO 1600 1/60s @ F 1.4 50 mm lens
Dr: hmmm What do you do for a living?
Me: Believe it or not I'm a photographer. What do you do?
Dr: I'm a freelance photographer
Me: oh really! I deliver babies on the side but you seem to be doing ok
Sara: Screaming in pain
Dr: Back to work



Ok ok enough chit chat and more baby photos. Introducing David Neal Buettell.







Big Boy! 8lbs 7oz.

First family portrait. Many many many more to come!

I'M AN AUNT!!!! While I was holding Davey my dad was whispering to him "Don't worry.. soon enough you'll have sunflare behind your head" So funny!!

Fast forward 1 week later when I got to see Davey again after my trip to Michigan. Sara went to take a nap and foolishly left me and my mom in charge.

And this is why I'm no longer allowed to babysit :)

I love you!!!!!

Hannah & Emily ~ Maryland Lifestyle Photographer

I first met Emily when she was an itty bitty new baby. I was so excited to come back and see how big she is now and meet big sister Hannah.

Little momma Hannah instinctively reached her arm out for Emily's leg the second she moved to keep her from leaning off the couch. So cute!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day (Although I'm a day late)

Below is a photo of me and my pop right after I was born. Now you all know who I get my fro from :)

Sneak Peek for Judy ~ Nebraksa Lifestyle Photographer

Judy is a saint for being the best mom to 3 of the most energetic little boys in the world!!

Jill & Jeremy ~ Omaha Nebraska Wedding Photographer

Here's a little sneak peak for Jill and Jeremy. 2 fabulous friends from Nebraska.

Shelly & Brian ~ Omaha Nebraska Wedding Photographer

An itty bitty sneak peak for Shelly and Brian.

Mila & Micah ~ Omaha Nebraska Family Photography

I LOVE this family. Love love them. Teri and Cory both went to HS with Seth and I have been doing their photos since Teri was pregnant with Mila. I was a little nervous for this photo session since last summer's session was so amazing I just couldn't imagine anything topping it. Well, somehow we found a way!! The weather was great and the light was beautiful.
Teri and Cori are such great parents and they are always hugging and loving on their kiddos. They are all so happy and energetic that it makes my job so easy to just stand back and capture them being themselves.

This one was taken .0003 seconds before they were both sprawled out on the ground.

I love happy people!

Jase ~ Omaha Nebraska Photographer

My friend Danielle's little boy Jase. Looking as cute as ever. I love his hair!

And big brother Jake

Kyra & Muryn ~ Nebraska Lifestyle Family Photographer

One of my priorities during my trip to Nebraska was to photograph my friends Marci and Nacho and their beautiful little girls. Marci and Nacho own the Double Down Bar and Grill that I used to work at part-time when I was living in NE and they quickly became some of my dear friends. Nacho is in the Army Reserves and recieved notice of his deployment around the time that I was moving back to Maryland. He was sent to Kuwait for a year and was away from his family for 15 months total including training. It was so painful for both him and his girls to be away from each other for so long and I couldn't wait to be able to capture their relationship now that he is safely returned. Kyra made a sand heart Nacho and Marci are getting ready to open a new bar down the road on an old riverboat. Since it was still empty we went down and checked it out for a few photos.

Marci and Nacho are hot hot hot!

Muryn once again safely tucked in daddy's arms

It was great to see you while I was in town and I can't wait to see you all again!

Eryn ~ Annapolis Maryland Photographer

My friend Erin was in town from Reno for a few days and so I of course had to get some photos of her while she was around. She's a fabulous model!
I LOVE this first one!
We saw this barn from the road far back at the end of a huge field. So we drove around until we could find a way up to it. It was exactly what we were looking for.

We got this afghan from a thrift store and I have always loved it. I have brought it to many photo shoots and never ended up using it. It was just perfect for today.

Adrienne & Kenny ~ Salisbury Maryland Wedding Photographer

Adrienne & Kenny were married May 16th in Salisbury MD. The weatherman called for yucky weather and I even drove through some rain on my drive to the eastern shore. However the weather gods were smiling on me this day and the weather cleared up completely in time for the ceremony. Fabulous!!

Cutie patootie flower girl.

Love this shot of Adrienne and her momma getting ready. I love laughs!

Adrienne greeting her little man after the ceremony.

What a great wedding party.

Adrienne and Kenny had a candy bar for their favors so we incorporated it in their rings shot.

Family of 5 ~ Omaha Nebraska Photographer

A few weeks ago I headed out to Nebraska to shoot a couple weddings and was able to schedule a few photo appts during the trip as well.

This family was first up on my itinerary and it was a great way to start out the week. We had a beautiful day in Omaha and walked around the Gene Leahy Mall downtown.

Then we had some fun with the slides

Sara and Steve ~ Severna Park Maternity Photography

I can hardly believe that my baby sister is having a baby. I'm beyond excited to be an aunt that I can barely even stand it. Since my sister could be having this little bundle pretty much any time now we made sure to get a few fun maternity photos while we still could . We headed out yesterday to Kinder Park which I just love to shoot at and walked through the fields getting some images of Sara and her hubby Steve.

We don't know if it's a girl or a boy but I'm thinking girl. What do you think?

So cute!

Sara, you absolutely glow and I can't wait to meet baby!!

Jackson's Smile Featured Artist

Jackson's smile wasn't free like most little boys.

He was born with a rare syndrome called "Simpson Golabi Behmel" as well as a cleft lip and palate.

His smile has cost hundreds of thousands of dollars thus far. Jackson has already had two major surgeries in just his first year of life. His parents, Daniel and Halle, are doing all they can to provide Jackson with a healthy life. Without insurance and financial gifts from others, Jackson's medical expenses would total close to one million dollars by now, just so he can eat, drink, and smile. Simple gifts that most of us take too much for granted.

Jackson's Smile is a coalition of photographic artists dedicated to giving baby Jackson and others like him some of our most precious resources; our time, our money, and our talent.So I want to thank the amazing Cameron Ingalls for allowing me to take part in this and be sure to check out my gallery as well as the other incredible photographic artists involved to help a little boy and to get some amazing photographic art for your walls.