I remember as a little girl wondering what my wedding day would look like, as does every little girl... everywhere. I mean Disney really had our hopes up in the '90s. The one biggest day of your life when you no longer were one person alone but when your two souls would meet in the middle and become one. I craved that deeply genuine, romantic, and passionately burning love... that when you think of your future, there isn't room for anyone else but "the one". I wanted to witness it over and over, and now as a wedding and elopement photographer, I get the honor of sharing that day with couples who feel the same way. 

A true Southern Yankee as my aunt once called me; I grew up on the plains of the flyover state Indiana. The Midwest is what raised me but the Southeastern woods and trails is what stole my heart (I mean other than my husband of course).  I now reside in Alabama with all of our farm animals and little boys. It's never boring around here and being a boy mom has filled my heart with all things outdoors. We're talking kayaking on the bayou, fishing in the rivers, hiking on the trails, off-roading at the hunting camp. My love for these things has driven my passion for elopement photography even more. There is so much beauty in the world and I feel so deeply honored to be able to capture your story at breathtaking locations. 

Meet Mataya