Josh and Cierra's Wedding at St. Peter's Church, and the Commons in Columbus Indiana

Oh my goodness, you guys! Josh and Cierra are the absolute cutest together. These two love all things outdoors. They love to hike and ski. And since they moved to Colorado they now live in the perfect area for them to do all of their favorite activities.

When I asked them what they love most about each other Cierra said “I love how much Josh loves his family. I also love that he is always so calm and collected. So when I am anxious he will balance me out.” Josh said, “what I love about you is your heart, your faith, that you are kind. You have a way of talking with people that always makes them smile. I love your servant heart. I love that when we travel and do things together you are there to set realistic expectations. Because I am so calm and it takes a lot for me to get upset, you are always there to make sure we’re doing the right things. We balance each other out.” These two had a beautiful wedding at St. Peter’s Lutheran church in Columbus, Indiana. Their reception was decorated with snowflakes at the Commons in downtown Columbus. All of the Christmas lights were still up downtown, and there was a big tree at the Commons. It was the perfect accent to their wedding day. I had so much fun with this couple all day! Not only were they warm and inviting, they were up for adventure, and willing to try those creative shots! Even in the rain! Thanks so much, Cierra and Josh, for letting me be a part of your wedding day.

Enjoy the photos!

How I whiten teeth in Lightroom

When you are photographing someone you want them to look their absolute best. Sometimes, little things like whitening teeth can make a big difference. Teeth don’t always look white in camera due to bad lighting, or weird shadows. Other times people just don’t have very white teeth. I know the coffee has been hard on my own teeth! I will walk you through how I easily whiten teeth in Lightroom.

Start by zooming in at least 100%. You could need to zoom in even farther if the photo was taken father away. Next select the masking symbol at the top of the development panel. It looks like a dotted outline of a circle. Take your brush and size it according to the size of the teeth. With the flow, density and feathering all at 100 brush over each tooth. Be careful not to brush over lips or gum lines if you can. Don’t worry about the back teeth as they will likely be shadowed any ways. Now that you have your mask ready you can play with the coloring. I like to slide the temperature slider toward the blue. This will neutralize the yellow coloring. Now I increase the exposure. I do this by eye so that they look natural. You definitely don’t want to overexpose. Teeth should not glow!


So in summary. Mask/Brush/cooler temperature and higher exposure. That’s it! Easy Peasy. Now if you copy the settings on to the next photo make sure you remove the mask. It likely won’t be in the right place, and it is easy to forget this step.

Thanks for reading!