Toledo

As a wedding photographer, I thrive on the unexpected, once in a lifetime moments that are different every time. Candid photos are most important to my clients, and creating art that represents their memories is my goal. I like to mix fly-on-the-wall methods with helpful suggestions and directed posing to create a balance of storytelling with artistic portraits.

Real. Unscripted. Unforgettable.

This is your big day...you've planned it for months, dreamed of it for even longer. Now that it's here, you want to remember it forever. You deserve the best images possible, and I'd love to be the one to provide those for you.

I'm a lover of light and adventure. I love to explore the world and its tiny corners with my couples, using unconventional locations and environments to create epic images. There's nowhere I'd not go, no person I'd not photograph. I have a desire to capture true love and emotion on the highest mountains and in the deepest valleys. I love to laugh and cry, talk and listen and I want to do all of that with my clients.

I wrote this after returning home from work the night I met my wife, Leslie, for the first time:

"So I'm scrubbing dishes in the back at Panera Bread when I look up through the small circular window on the door and what do I see? To put it bluntly, the most defined feminine calves my little eyes have ever gazed upon. It was at that moment that I made the executive decision that the dishes were clean enough and it was time to check on our new guests in the dining room."

I laugh at myself more often than not. It helps boost my confidence.

I love the show Breaking Bad. Who doesn't?

I'm pretty active. You kind of have to be in order to be a great photographer. I am usually doing something that requires balance (slack-lining, longboarding, rock climbing, etc.).

I don't care too much for beer - unless it's Founders Double Chocolate Oatmeal Breakfast Stout, then I'm all about it. Blue Moon works, too.

My wife and I are learning to love each other. I think we are learning well. We forgive well, I think-if Les disagrees, I bet she forgives me for saying it.

I refuse to let Les sleep alone. That's not to say we won't go to bed pissed at each other every once in a while. But when those nights come, and Les heads to the couch, I sleep on the living room floor beside her.

Believe the best in people. It makes a difference.