Sandpoint Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Sleeping in,
Making pancakes,
Reading out loud.

daily rituals:

Editing all night.
Rearranging my studio.
Kissing cheeks.

YOU CAN FIND ME:

Family First
Faith in Jesus
Financial Freedom

I BELIEVE IN:

My superpower is nurturing a vision into a lasting legacy.

I am Amy. I've been documenting inspiring stories since 2005, and every new project energizes my passion for serving with fresh eyes and an open heart.

I am a smitten wife of nineteen years and mom to four brilliant blondies. ^ We are based in Sandpoint because we love the beauty and opportunity for adventurous lifestyles, and we are so grateful to work and play in this amazing corner of the world!

Whatever brings you here, I sure am glad to cross paths and have a moment to celebrate something truly important with you. My goal is to give you compelling imagery that inspires your story to be told.

meet your photographer

Hello, I'm Amy

Our Story:

From the beginning

I was photographer/editor for our ministry school newsletter, and he ran multi-media.

As soon as I laid eyes on him, I knew I wanted to get to know him. He was/is absolutely impenetrable, but after two years of outreach road trips as his midnight co-pilot, he fell for me.

He didn't ask me out in the normal way. He asked me if I would be willing to go anywhere with him. Could I live an unconventional life with him? It made sense to me. So I said yes.

The rest is history.

Married and hit the road volunteering for a video production non-profit. Explored all four corners of US.

Started mentoring teens in photo/video.

Settled down in my hometown.

Borrowed a DSLR and booked my first solo wedding for photography.

Kept a few video gigs, but also got "real jobs."

Launched our own video production company and lived on the road.
#vanlife

Booked weddings on the side as a husband/wife team.

let's take a trip

2005

2009

2006

More

2003

Opened my first studio. Meh.
I have my hands full but still tons of energy to keep up with all-day weddings.

Teaching PE, dancing, waitressing, skiing, and my best wedding season ever.

Foot injury?!
Doctor's orders = lifestyle change.

Time to pivot
(figuratively)

First baby.

2015

2019

2011

More

2012

Second baby.

2014

Third baby.

2017

Opened my second studio.
Started doing high volume sports portraits.

Also started teaching dance and k-8 PE.

Busiest year of my life.

2018

Fourth baby. LOL

Still teaching PE.

Downward spiral of burnout, PPD

Most difficult year of my life.

Done teaching in December 2019.

Decided to homeschool in January. Just need my kids around me full-time.

Covid brings an opportunity to pivot.

Preparing for high volume schools.
Still busy with weddings and family reunions.

Absolutely love school photography!

Foot surgery is a success! Suddenly no pain after 4 years.

Moved to Priest Lake to build our new life. That unconventional life he's always dreamed of.

Accepted apprenticeship for school photography.

Took over
All-Star Photo

Opened studio.
Third time's a charm.
My dream space.

Husband comes home full time.

2020

2022

2021

I'm sharing my 20 year journey here because my success has not been a straight line. It's good, though.

We kicked off 2023 with teaching high school level photography workshops. Watch out world! my pre-teens have the entrepreneur spirit, and they have a very ambitious mentor in the business of photography.

So what happened in 2023-2024?

Life and hard work. Building an unshakable business, and put through the fire of "what if" scenarios no one wants to plan for.

I've run out of space to share my personal diary, but I'll be peeling back the curtain on the business side of being a photographer.

Podcast pending... and I'll spill the tea every week.