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April 19, 2023

My journey to Maine from New Jersey To start, my adventure to capture a beautiful elopement in Acadia National Park was wonderful. My husband and I drove 9 hours from New Jersey to Maine in one day. Yeah we are bad asses. It’s not our first time driving that much in one day, we drove […]

April 13, 2023

Adventure elopement at devil's punch bowl in Oregon

Elopement on the Oregon Coast This has been one of the best weekends of my photography career EVER doing an adventure elopement in Oregon. I have so much to share! I am truly overflowing with gratitude from this amazing experience with such wonderful people. To start, I flew to Portland, Oregon for an adventure elopement. […]

January 17, 2023

How it all began At the women’s creative photoshoot meetup, you are free to be you. This is my third time doing the women’s creative photoshoot, and I have a lot to say about the experience. Further, I realized photography may be beautiful, but it’s also extremely emotional. People seeing photos of themselves triggers a […]

January 8, 2023

The Beginning of the Story 11.07.21—A magical New Hope, PA evening with people who I just met, yet already felt like my friends. That’s the beginning of a beautiful friendship with Jacob & Cailey. Now, I could not be more excited to share their vintage intimate backyard wedding. Bloomed into a Friendship Further, I have […]

November 18, 2022

Elopement

Gabrielle & Matt had their beautiful elopement at Laurelwood Arboretum on October 1, 2022. Their love story To start, Matt and Gabrielle met in college. A little background to their love story: On their first date they went to an Italian deli in the Bronx. They gave Gabrielle the wrong sandwich but she ate it […]

August 24, 2022

realizing the unstoppable confidence you feel walking side by side with your strong women. your fighters. effortless beauty. purity. 

July 29, 2022

My twin brother and I take trips to Colorado every year. This year was EPIC because we just so happened to see Great Sand Dunes National Park at the perfect time: sunset. When I say, this was the MOST beautiful view I have ever seen in my life, I mean it to my core. It was an experience like no other.

February 28, 2022

Tahmid + Shikha 🌹✨ What a beauuuuutiful engagement celebration!!! This celebration was in their house with the most stunning decorations, a huge loving family, and so many wonderful religious engagement traditions. It was absolutely breathtaking!!!!! Not only was the house so gorgeous, the whole family was so welcoming, loving and lively. I have never seen so much love and respect between family, it filled my heart.

January 20, 2022

We all take many forms I think that’s what growing up is Trying on this, trying on that Whether it’s clothes or people The chic velvet green headband Or the mysterious older guy Who seems so cut away from the drama And you’re so drawn to him We see something new we are inspired by […]

January 20, 2022

Hello =) for those of you who do not know me, my name is Ally Coghlan and I am 22 years old – this is my photography business. I recently graduated from Rutgers University in May 2020. My major was Environmental Policy, Institutions & Behavior. For most of my life, the most interesting and fun […]

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