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Heather

Heather
In Editorial

sh sh sh Shara…

i've always loved music. it sounds cliche, i know. from an early age i was listening to rock, pop, jazz, & classical. i started a garage band in high school, sang in a few bands during college, and i still love going to hear live music, enjoying the way it can slowly surround your soul & allow you to tune out the rest of the world. music is in my blood. my dad was a country-western singer that wanted to write Nashville hits. i used to help him stuff manila envelops with demo tapes + a "please listen" plea for acknowledgement and acceptance in a competitive, cutthroat…
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Heather
In Family

Kirwin family at home

Truth: I love newborn babies. Especially when it's the first born. There's something so intimately sweet about being around a new mom and dad trying to muddle their way through that first month. The tired yet never ending incredulous gaze, hours spent marveling at their tiny new human and the absolute flip you upside down change that's just happened to two people - I love it, it feeds my heart. At my old company, I worked side by side with Christina throughout the entirety of her pregnancy. Picking out 1 month outfits, planning her hospital stay, carefully selecting furnishings for the nursery - it felt like…
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Heather
In Wedding

Carolyn + Adam [Ohio farm/Devil’s Lake Yacht Club]

Not too far from where I grew up, there is a working dairy farm that served as the site for a wedding I photographed last summer. I knew from the moment I met Carolyn and Adam just how special their day was going to be. The setup: a small, intimate ceremony on the grounds of her parents' farm after which guests would stroll through her father's lovingly cultivated heirloom rose gardens, drinks in hand. A homemade dessert table, fresh cut flowers from the garden and an afternoon ending at a nearby lake. Perfectly planned, perfectly executed, thanks to April from Your Perfect Day.…
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Heather
In Wedding

hello 2016, you lovely thing [part one]

happy new year! keeping in the spirit of photo bloggers far & wide, i thought i'd take a moment to collect my thoughts and share with you a few of my favorite wedding/engagement images from 2015. but first, if you'll indulge me, a few words about 2015... wow. what a freakin' year. in november, i left my full-time position of 4 1/2 years to pursue my wedding + family photography biz. it felt like the timing was right so i went for it, knees shaking the entire way. this is where it gets a bit sappy, so if you're not…
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