hey - i'm emma!
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I'm an Arizona-native and moved to Chicago at 18. I love the midwest, but I'll always have a soft spot for the desert + her adventures. I'm obsessed with love stories (especially if they feature Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan), the outdoors, and making new Spotify playlists almost daily.
I've been a Swiftie since 2008, but also love 80s, folk, rap, and classical. I could talk with you for hours about theology, The Hunger Games, pop culture, or whatever you're passionate about.
I married my best friend, Josh, in October 2025, and we work together at our church in the Chicago suburbs - dream team!
If you're a person who smiles big, stops to smell the roses, and sees each a day as a new adventure, we'll be a great team!
My mission is to make you comfortable and feel like the truest version of yourself when you're in front of my camera. My hope is that you walk away from our session thinking, "wow, I just had a lot of fun." Your session will be bubbly, full of laughs, and probably dealing with me freaking out over how good the lighting is. I'm all about real emotions, documenting your true self, having a blast, and creating visual reminders of your memories that will last a lifetime.
My love for visual storytelling sparked at the age of fourteen, when I picked up a camera on a family roadtrip from our home in the suburbs of Phoenix to the heart of downtown Chicago. After that, I was hooked. I just loved freezing those sweet family memories as photos that we can all treasure forever, so I devoted myself to turning my passion into a career. I completely fell in love with portraying real memories and stories vibrantly and realistically through photography.
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My own wedding was the best day of my life. I'll never stop getting teary-eyed and giddy just thinking about it! It was magical, joyful, and perfect.
Soon after our wedding was done, I forgot how our tables looked. I didn’t see my mom tearing up during my dance with my dad. There’s so much I didn't get to see firsthand, and I’m okay with that.
That's because I knew we had an incredible photographer immortalizing every detail, every moment. This helped me be 100% present on our wedding day. That’s what made it so special and memorable - I was there for all of it without an ounce of FOMO. I have every memory, seen and unseen, documented forever.
Photos capture it the way you deserve to remember it, and beyond. You deserve wedding photos that will preserve the magic forever.
Why I love what I do
taylor swift
FAVORITE ARTIST:
iceland
Dream destination:
gilbert, arizona
HOMETOWN:
the office
Favorite tv show:
ROAD TRIP
FLY
SUNRISE
SUNSET
night owl
early bird
TEAM PEETA
TEAM GALE
coffee
matcha