joyful + artistic imagery

for fAMILIES seeking to cherish their memories forever

Based in eastern Kansas

I'm a part-time family & portrait photographer located in Eastern Kansas. I've been photographing people for over 15 years. With now having my own family, photographing other families has become WAY more sentimental and fulfilling for me, so that is what I'm primarily photographing in this season of life! Though I still sometimes shoot weddings, so don't hesitate to reach out if that's what you're interested in! 

Photography feels like a way to celebrate life and love by preserving the best parts. I want to capture the best of your life in the most beautiful way so that you can celebrate it, cherish it, and pass it on to the next generation.

Hey friend, I'm Abby

I'm here to humbly & joyfully serve you while preserving the moments that matter most.

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Romantic atmospheres

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my favorite things

our philosophy

Our Philosophy

WE STRIVE TO CREATE LASTING MEMORIES WITH EMOTION and we are just as passionate about your memories as you.

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Our Features

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Cereal Magazine, Grey Likes Weddings, Kinfolk Magazine, Marinabay, Green Wedding Shoes, Darling Magazine, Style Me Pretty, Geraldine Magazine, Rangefinder, Wedding Chicks, Wilderness, Moxham, Addvent

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"But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Joshua 24:15

My Faves

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Fine Art Film Workshop by Olga Plakitina / Video by Elya Nurmamedova

Romantic atmospheres

Hand crafted
calligraphy

My amazing
Alena Bezrukih dress

My love

my favorite things

our philosophy

Our Philosophy

WE STRIVE TO CREATE LASTING MEMORIES WITH EMOTION and we are just as passionate about your memories as you.

Etiam porta sem malesuada magna mollis euismod. Nullam quis risus eget urna mollis ornare vel eu leo. Donec id elit non mi porta gravida at eget metus. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Maecenas sed diam eget risus varius blandit sit amet non magna. Donec ullamcorper nulla non metus auctor fringilla.

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Our Features

Read bio

Cereal Magazine, Grey Likes Weddings, Kinfolk Magazine, Marinabay, Green Wedding Shoes, Darling Magazine, Style Me Pretty, Geraldine Magazine, Rangefinder, Wedding Chicks, Wilderness, Moxham, Addvent

our recent features

also seen in

belle lumiere

featured in

kinfolk

featured in

cereal

featured in

our features


"ABBY IS FREAKING AMAZING!!! I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH AMAZING THINGS ABOUT HER. SHE IS SO EASY TO WORK WITH. I LOVE HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL, EASY GOING PERSONALITY, AND HUMOR SHE BRINGS BEHIND THE CAMERA. SO MANY LAUGHS WERE GENUINE AND CAUGHT ON CAMERA BECAUSE OF HER. SHE'S FABULOUS!"

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"I LOVED HOW ABBY TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE ME FEEL VALUED AND CHERISHED. SHE GOT TO KNOW ME AND ALSO TOOK TIME DURING THE SHOOTS TO ASK QUESTIONS. IT MADE TAKING OUR ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS, WHICH CAN BE INTIMATE, NOT AWKWARD. IT ALSO ALLOWED ME TO RELAX AND HAVE FUN! ABBY DID A WONDERFUL JOB THE DAY OF OUR WEDDING. SHE WAS ALSO POISED AND NEVER SEEMED TO BE BOTHERED BY A CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE. SHE WAS ALWAYS SMILING AND HAD A WONDERFUL ATTITUDE. SHE JUST DID EXCELLENT! I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS WITH THE PHOTOS. ABBY CONNECTED WELL WITH THE WEDDING PARTY AND MADE IT FUN. SHE DID A GOOD JOB DIRECTING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, WHO IS VERY OUT SPOKEN AND OPINIONATED. I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SHE WAS DEMANDING BUT SHE WAS DIRECT ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE FOLLOWED HER DIRECTIONS!"

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"I HAVE NEVER MET A PHOTOGRAPHER LIKE ABBY. SHE IS THE MOST KIND, COMFORTING, AND POSITIVE PHOTOGRAPHER AROUND! SHE MADE MY WEDDING PLANNING SO MUCH EASIER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. I LIVE 4 HOURS AWAY, SO SHE WAS SUPER FLEXIBLE AND MET WITH ME OVER FACETIME TO GO OVER DETAILS AND EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED FOR THE BIG DAY IN THE PHOTOS. WHEN I EMAILED SEVERAL (IT FELT LIKE A MILLION... I SWEAR!) TIMES, SHE EMAILED RIGHT BACK AND CHANGED ANYTHING I WANTED CHANGED, OR GAVE ME ADVICE, OR CLARIFIED ANY QUESTIONS I HAD. ON OUR WEDDING DAY, SHE WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME, AND KNEW EXACTLY WHAT PICTURES TO TAKE AND DID A FABULOUS JOB WITH IT. WHEN I WOULD ASK HER TO TAKE A PICTURE OF SOMETHING, SHE WAS ON IT RIGHT AWAY. OUR PICTURES TURNED OUT GORGEOUS (NOT THAT I HAD ANY DOUBT THEY WOULDN'T) AND WE WERE SO HAPPY WITH OUR DAY AND MEMORIES WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE THROUGH PICTURES THAT WERE CAPTURED OF THE BIGGEST DAY OF OUR LIVES! SHE IS SO WONDERFUL, AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED WORKING WITH HER!"

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"CHOOSING ABBY WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I MADE ABOUT MY WEDDING. TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE CEREMONY, WE MET TOGETHER AND TALKED OVER HOW THE DAY WAS GOING TO GO, AND I GAVE HER A LIST OF ALL MY WANTED SHOTS AND LET ME TELL YOU, SHE DID NOT DISAPPOINT. SHE HIT EVERY SINGLE ONE ON MY LIST AND THEN SOME. THE WEEK OF MY WEDDING, SHE CONTACTED ME AND SAID THAT SHE HAD FRACTURED HER FOOT, AND WAS STILL WILLING TO COME AND SHOOT MY WEDDING, OR GIVE ME A FULL REFUND. I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT SHE DID NOT DISAPPOINT. THE PICTURES, DESPITE HAVING A MOBILE DISABILITY, TURNED OUT BETTER THAN I COULD'VE IMAGINED! SHE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO GET THE SHOTS I WANTED, AND WORKED SO WELL WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS! SHE HAD THIS SENSE OF CALM THAT PUT ME AT EASE AND REALLY MADE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE DURING THE PHOTOS."

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"MY PORTRAIT SESSION WITH ABBY WAS A DREAM. SHE MADE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE, CONFIDENT, AND BEAUTIFUL. I IMMEDIATELY RESONATED WITH ABBY’S PASSION TO HELP WOMEN RECOGNIZE THEIR UNIQUE VALUE AND BEAUTY AND I DESIRED TO BOOST MY CONFIDENCE AND CELEBRATE THE STAGE OF LIFE I WAS CURRENTLY IN. I WAS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED BY HOW THE PHOTOS TURNED OUT. THEY AUTHENTICALLY SHOWCASED WHO I WAS AND REMINDED ME OF THE UNIQUE BEAUTY THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY CREATOR. I WOULD HIGHLY ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO CELEBRATE THEIR SEASON OF LIFE BY PURSUING A PORTRAIT SESSION WITH ABBY, YOU WON’T REGRET IT.

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"ABBY DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB ON OUR PICTURES! WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HER SHOOT OUR WEDDING FOUR YEARS AGO, AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ANNIVERSARY IMAGES IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CHERISH FOREVER! SHE EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS BEYOND BELIEF, AND FOR ME TO LOVE EVERY SINGLE IMAGE IS UNHEARD OF. ABBY MADE ME FEEL SO COMFORTABLE AND IT MADE FOR SOME TRULY INCREDIBLE PICTURES. SHE COMPLETELY CAUGHT,THROUGH THE LENS, THE LOVE MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE FOR EACH OTHER. I CAN NOT WAIT TO GET ALL THESE PICTURES UP AND IN FRAMES ON DISPLAY AROUND OUR HOME. THANK YOU ABBY FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK BUT ALSO FOR MAKING ME FEEL AND SEE THAT WHEN THERE IS TRUE JOY AND LOVE, A PHOTO CAN CAPTURE SOMETHING TRULY BEAUTIFUL, NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF."

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"THE THING I LIKED MOST ABOUT WORKING WITH ABBY WAS HER PROFESSIONALISM AND HER KNOWLEDGE. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY, BUT KNEW THAT I COULD TRUST HER AND SHE WOULD COVER ALL THE BASES AND SHE DID! SHE BROUGHT GREAT CREATIVITY TO THE SHOTS WE GOT BEFORE AND AFTER THE CEREMONY. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO ASK FOR, BUT SHE HAD IDEAS AND DIRECTED EVERYONE WELL AND GOT SOME REALLY FUN PICTURES! I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING REALLY COMING UP THAT WAS AN ISSUE DURING THE DAY, SO IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THEN SHE HANDLED IT REALLY WELL! SHE IS NEVER DEMANDING, BUT CAN BE AUTHORITATIVE WHEN NEED-BE IN ORDER TO BE TIMELY AND DO THE JOB SHE IS HIRED FOR AKA GET ALL THE SHOTS AND THEN SOME WITHOUT TAKING FOREVER - THAT WAY WE COULD ENJOY OUR DAY MORE. I BELIEVE EVERYONE REALLY LOVED HER AND NO COMPLAINTS FROM ANYONE! SHE IS SWEET, FUN, AND BUSINESS ALL ROLLED INTO ONE!"

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"WE FELL IN LOVE WITH ABBY’S ARTISTIC EYE AND TIMELESS PHOTOGRAPHS FROM A FORMER FRIEND'S PHOTOSHOOT. WE KNEW THEN, WE HAD TO MEET WITH ABBY AND TALK WITH HER ABOUT THE VISION FOR BOTH OUR ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING. OUT OF ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS WE HAD MET WITH, ABBY WAS THE PERFECT FIT FOR US. SHE ACTUALLY GOT MY HUSBAND TO SMILE A TRUE SMILE! SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE SO PERSONABLE AND ARE ABLE TO CAPTURE AND CREATE THE SWEETEST MOMENTS. SHE IS EXTREMELY ORGANIZED AND IS VERY EASY TO GET A HOLD OF. THE TIMELINE THAT ABBY CREATED WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH, DESPITE THE WEATHER AND SMALLER MISHAPS. WHILE TAKING THE PHOTOGRAPHS, WE DID NOT FEEL “POSED” AT ALL WHILE ABBY WORKED HER MAGIC. IT WAS ABBY’S GREAT DIRECTION AND THE COMFORT OF BEING IN YOUR LOVED ONES ARMS, THAT CREATED THE MOST AMAZING ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHS! OUR WEDDING DAY PHOTOS ARE PERFECT AND TIMELESS. WE WILL CHERISH THESE MOMENTS CAPTURED BY ABBY FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES." 

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"I HEARD ABOUT ABBY THROUGH A FRIEND WHEN I WAS FRANTICALLY SEARCHING FOR A REPLACEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER AS MY PREVIOUS WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER WAS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR US. I NOW BELIEVE GOD PUT ABBY IN MY LIFE ON PURPOSE. WE FACED SEVERAL OBSTACLES THE DAY OF MY WEDDING AND WHENEVER I WAS GETTING UPSET OR DISCOURAGED, ABBY AND HER HUSBAND BRAD HELPED EASE MY MIND. FOR OUR ENGAGEMENT SHOOT SHE WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE MY HUSBAND AND MY PERSONALITY TO A T! WE DON’T HAVE PICTURES TAKEN EVER TO BE QUITE HONEST, SO WE WEREN’T SURE HOW TO MAKE THE PHOTOS FEEL "REAL", BUT ABBY HELPED MAKE US EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE SO WE WERE ABLE TO BE OURSELVES WITH EASE. SHE IS SO FUN, ENCOURAGING, AND TALENTED. SHE FINDS BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING, AND MADE ME FEEL EXTREMELY CONFIDENT." 

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"ABBY AND BRAD ARE BEYOND PROFESSIONAL, FUN, WARM, AND TALENTED. THEY HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT ACCOMMODATING THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF OUR ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING AND WERE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. I WOULD DO IT AGAIN OVER AND OVER IF I COULD! I AM IN LOVE WITH OUR PHOTOS AND TRAILER VIDEO!"

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ABBY IS SO AMAZING, TALENTED, AND SO FUN TO WORK WITH! SHE REALLY KNOWS HOW TO MAKE OTHERS FEEL BEAUTIFUL!! I AM IN LOVE WITH MY SENIOR PHOTOS!

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"ABBY IS A VERY TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER! SHE MAKES EVERY PHOTOSHOOT FUN. I DID A GLAMOUR/HEADSHOT PHOTOSHOOT WITH HER. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE BLAST! WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY PICTURES. SHE IS SUCH A SWEET PERSON AND ALWAYS MAKES YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA."

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"ABBY EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS. SHE MADE US FEEL SO COMFORTABLE DURING OUR ENGAGEMENT SHOOT AND ALSO ON OUR WEDDING DAY. SHE WAS EXUDING JOY AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH EVERY STEP OF THE PROCESS. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A SMALL GIFT PACKAGE OVER CHRISTMAS WITH PRINTED MEMORIES FOR US TO ENJOY OVER THE HOLIDAY AND FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. THANK YOU ABBY FOR EVERYTHING!"

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"ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW! ABBY DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB TAKING PHOTOS OF MY BABY GIRL! SHE WAS SO PATIENT DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS! SHE IS SUCH A JOY TO WORK WITH AND HAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SOUL! IF ANY OF YOU NEW MAMA'S NEED BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF YOUR BABIES ABBY IS YOUR GIRL!"

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"ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW! ABBY DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB TAKING PHOTOS OF MY BABY GIRL! SHE WAS SO PATIENT DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS! SHE IS SUCH A JOY TO WORK WITH AND HAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SOUL! IF ANY OF YOU NEW MAMA'S NEED BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF YOUR BABIES ABBY IS YOUR GIRL!"

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