I live in a small town in Central Iowa & do everyday life with my sweet hunk of a high school sweetheart, Ty, & our daughters, Cecilia & Olivia.

I’m a wedding photographer, turned portrait & product photographer, turned private photo editor, turned essential oil enthusiast, turned essential oil business owner, turned educator & stock photographer. PHEW, are you keeping up ;)

Basically, my biggest passion is following my passion, & then making it stupid easy for you to follow your passion, too.

I feel too much, I think honesty & vulnerability should always win over appearances, I have a fierce heart for Jesus, & love connecting with others who do, too.


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We knew we wanted a photo booth for our wedding, but we thought we’d just build it ourselves, & I bought a DSLR camera to learn how to use in manual mode.
In the middle of my determination to learn, Tyler’s brother was getting married & needed a photographer. So, I volunteered as tribute, & photographed his wedding & started my wedding photography business, Everlasting Love Photography.

2011

2011

After a season of crazy stress and overwhelm, I decided to order a kit of essential oils. one of my friends had really tried them before, but I figured, If they could help my emotional health & stress + make me feel better, I might as well try.
Once again, I volunteered as tribute to give it a try, be the guinea pig, and I’m so glad I did.

2014

2014

2011

After realizing I had a knack for consistently editing my own wedding photography, I decided to help a friend during a busy season. One thing lead to another and I began private editing for a handful of fellow photographers who needed their time back to do the other parts of their business they actually loved doing.

2015

2014

2011

2015

After a few years of running my Young Living Essential Oils business + being a full-time wedding photographer, I made the difficult, yet exciting, choice to retire from wedding photography. Instead I would focus on my oils business and take a limited number of portrait, product, and brand photography each year.

2017

2014

2011

2015

2017

After realizing I have the perfect storm of skills (gorgeous photography, consistent editing, + love for educating), I started Well Styled Essentials. A subscription tool for other oil business owners that provides stock photography, product images, presets, and everything else needed to make running a YL business on social easier.

2019

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2017

And now, a full circle moment, with the launch of my digital product shop for ALL business owners who need help with stock images and graphics for their businesses. Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned entrepreneur, my shop has something for you. From high-quality stock photos to customizable graphics and templates, I've got you covered.

2019

2022

This is what it really looked like...

it didn't just happen overnight

"If people are doubting how far you can go,

go so far you can't hear them anymore"

... but they're not the whole story.

After running multiple businesses for 6 years, things started to shift. It wasn’t just my goals that were shifting. It was my heart, too. Tyler & I started to feel a push & a call to step into becoming foster parents.

To be honest, we drug our feet on this calling for quite awhile, even though we felt like it was really clear. We finally decided to stop ignoring what we knew in our hearts was our next step.

Our first step was doing the work to get licensed, but we eventually accepted our very first placement the same month I was able to retire from wedding photography. 

God was making space when we weren’t sure we’d have enough. Foster care has stretched us in ways I never imagined possible. It’s pushed me to rely on Jesus in everyday life. We suffered immense loss, but also have been given the greatest gifts, our daughters.

It’s been the hardest thing we’ve ever done, but the BEST YES we’ve ever given.

I’m so thankful to look back at the last decade in my business. I had NO CLUE what God was doing. Now I can see He was making space for me to serve + do my favorite things for work, while also making room in our hearts & schedules to love the kiddos who come in & out of our home. It’s a total honor.

My businesses are a part of my story...

I could never live without my Aria Diffuser

I save up my budget money for Starbucks, and that “first sip feeling” is just so good every single time.

It is an honor to know & love our daughters, Olivia & Cecilia

Harry Potter

LOTR

Mules

Margs

Peace & Calming

Stress
Away

Mountains

Ocean

Winter

Summer

Colorful

All White

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Whether you're a mama looking for someone to photograph your family, or a photographer needing a private editor for that wedding you just shot, or a friend looking to get started with essential oils, or maybe even a fellow oiler who needs some resources for your oils business... I’ve got all the goods for you. Where to next?

How to work with me

The Hinders

Olivia

Cecilia

Alex

Tyler

party of four

Click their cute faces to peep my crew!

Software engineer by day, husband/dad/the ultimate yes-man by night.
Our family is so thankful for Ty's steadfastness, his gentleness, his compassion, his love, his ability to always say yes, and his FUN.
Ty and I met in 5th grade, though he'll say he doesn't remember it. We dated in 7th grade, and then started dating again (for real this time ;) ) in 12th grade. We've been together ever since.
He's my ultimate cheerleader and I'm so thankful for his friendship.

Tyler

Husband, dad, the ultimate yes-man

Entrepreneur by day, wife/mama/dancing queen by night. 
I am fierce lover of Jesus, Ty, Cecilia, and Olivia. I'm a lover of all things beautiful, the color white, traveling, creating, educating, and DANCE PARTIES!

Our journey to parenthood has been a crazy one, but I'm so thankful for the gifts God has given us on the way.

Alex (hey, that's me!)

Wife, Mama, entrepreneur, Dancing queen

The older twin by minutes, Cecilia is our sweet little creative, empathetic, leader & helper.

She loves taking photos like mama, drawing pictures for her friends, taking charge, helping others, and is a little empath.

We are so proud of the sweet, caring, and intelligent girl she is.

Cecilia

daughter, sister, creative, feeler

The younger twin, Olivia is our care-free, fun-loving, encouraging, adventurer.

She loves being outside, riding her bike, playing with her doll house and making new friends every where she goes. She teaches us so much about how to have fun.

We are so proud of how kind, brave, and loving this sweet girl of ours is. 

Olivia

Daughter, sister, fun-loving, adventurer