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Featuring recent imagery and heartfelt stories

Montaluce Winery & Restaurant Wedding in the Production Room

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  VENDOR TEAM: PHOTO: Hannah Forsberg www.hannahforsberg.co PLANNING: Shelly of Campbell and Lynn campbellandlynn.com GOWN: Anais Anette from The Sentimentalist thesentimentalistatl.com HAIR/MAKEUP: Jade Jamrozy jjroze.com FLORAL: Amy Osaba Design amyosaba.com  DJ: Jordan with Ballroom Blitz ballroomblitzevents.com CAKE: Rach Makes Cakes https://www.rachmakescakes.com/ VENUE: Montaluce Winery www.montaluce.com ACCESSORIES: Twigs & Honey twigsandhoney.com

3 Tips for Beautiful Portraits

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Today I wanted to share a few tips on how to achieve beautiful portraits of yourself! I always find it fascinating when other photographers share their process and I hope that today inspires you with things that you can think about if you find yourself in front of the lens for a wedding or portrait […]

Black lives still matter

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Art by Timothy Goodman // www.tgoodman.com There is still so much work to be done, friends. The last few weeks I’ve been asking myself hard questions and have been taking a good look at myself and my business in the mirror, breaking down piece-by-piece my thought patterns these last few years and how I’ve been […]

Thoughts on 2020.

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2020 was the year I’ve been waiting for. How often have we begged for a season to rest? To slow down and spend more time at home with those that matter most? To have a life-shift and to grow? To care less of what others think of us? To be more brave? 2020 has been […]

Hannah Lee Yoder

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These photos are near and dear to my heart because the meaning behind them is so deep. A group of vendors and I got together at The Sentimentalist, a bridal shop in Atlanta, to photograph sweet Hannah in beautiful pieces provided by Icon Stylist and Tatyana Merenyuk. Hannah’s story is so beautiful, and it was […]

“Where are you from?”

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“Where are you from?” is a question I’m asked at every wedding that I photograph. I think most people mean to ask, “What is your ethnicity?” or simply want to have a conversation starter. So, hello! I’m Hannah and I was born in China. I was an orphan and adopted, so I don’t know exactly […]

No Longer.

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Image: www.instagram.com/futurafreedesign/ Been wrestling with hard questions. Particularly, how has the model minority myth, following the silent/submissive stereotype, and allowing others to make racial slurs/comments/jokes against me perpetuated and normalized racism against Black America? I’ve been hesitant to be outspoken about identifying as a person of color, being brown, and my own experiences because I […]

Black Lives Matter.

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Black Lives Matter // www.prettylittlefawn.com You don’t have to be profound or eloquent or share all of your intense feelings to stand up for what’s right and to speak out against injustice and murder. If this offends you, I’m not for you. I can’t keep sharing weddings and love and happiness like things are okay […]