my mother asked as she put the final touch of hairspray on my hair.
“Are you ready for tonight?”
That night was the first ballet recital of the year and for the first time, I was placed front and center in my dance. Although I was excited, the pressure was building as I knew everyone would be watching from the audience. I started anxiously walking through the dance steps when I noticed my dad walk through the door.
Wanting to capture the moment, he held up his camera and said “Smile!” but my nerves prevented me from looking up. The next thing I knew he began dancing alongside me but over exaggerated the moves in a funny manner to grab my attention. I instantly felt at ease and laughed while I kept dancing. Click click click, the camera went off!
I’ve come to realize that photography is not just about photographs, it’s about the experience that creates the photographs. It’s a moment in time that captures how you looked and how you felt. In a split second, my dad helped me see past my nerves and brought back my excitement, love and joy for dance all while documenting it on his camera! He turned that simple moment into a memory I will cherish forever which is exactly what I want to provide to others.
This is the reason I became a wedding photographer.
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HI there, Im sarah!
a TOPEKA KANSAS wedding PHOTOGRAPHER
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"Sarah was an absolute dream to work with! She makes everyone on the other side of her lens feel confident and beautiful. As a couple, my husband and I tend to feel awkward when a camera is present but Sarah managed to make us feel comfortable not only in our engagement session but also on our wedding day!"
COURTNEY + JOSH
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"Sarah was an absolute blast to work with! She made the wedding day flow so seamlessly. I knew I didn’t need to worry about getting certain photos because she was already on it! Bonus - she hypes you up the whole time, so you feel like a model!"
Leandra + trenTON
“Sarah did our wedding and the pictures turned out gorgeous! She knew how to capture the perfect lighting and gave us fun and natural poses to do. She checked in with us throughout the day to make sure she was getting pictures of everything we wanted captured. I highly recommend her!"
KERRI & BEN
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"She has the gift you can trust her to get all the right angles and to capture your wedding in the same way your Pinterest inspiration board felt infinity out of ten is how I would rank her."
BRITTANY + MIKE
"INFINITY OUT OF TEN IS HOW I WOULD RANK HER."
“Sarah did our wedding and the pictures turned out gorgeous! She knew how to capture the perfect lighting and gave us fun and natural poses to do. She checked in with us throughout the day to make sure she was getting pictures of everything we wanted captured. I highly recommend her!"
KERRI & BEN
"THE PICTURES TURNED OUT GORGEOUS!"
"Sarah is easy to work with, and clear on price, timing of service, and when you can expect your gallery to be available. She gains a clear understanding of what you hope she will capture long before your event happens. The photos she takes reflect an understanding of which images will hold special significance both in documenting key elements of the event and in capturing interactions and relationships between her subjects. Beyond all that, Sarah’s just a lovely person. I would hire her again in a heartbeat."
HANNAH & STEVEN
"I WOULD HIRE HER AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT."
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