About Lacey 

Growing up, my parents weren’t the type to take a lot of photos. I always wished they had a nice camera to capture my sports games or high school events. So, for Christmas in 2017, my now-husband gifted me my first camera—a crop sensor with two kit lenses. I had a lot to learn, but my only goal at the time was to take cool photos of my brother playing football and my dogs. Nothing too serious.

Once I had the camera in my hands, I dove into learning everything I could. I wasn’t aiming for high-end photography, but I still wanted my photos to look great. The more I practiced, the more I found myself photographing people—and I fell in love with it. That passion led me to take my first photography courses (Amy & Jordan, to be exact), and things started rolling from there.

By Christmas of 2018, I offered my first mini-sessions—$20 Christmas minis. I wasn’t even breaking even on the props I had bought (rookie mistake, haha), but I was loving every second of it. Then, in the summer of 2019, my father-in-law got remarried, and I photographed his wedding. It was in a dark community center, but I managed to make it look beautiful. I was so proud of what I had created. A few months later, my husband's cousin got married in that same venue and asked me to capture their wedding too.

For someone just starting out, I kept surprising myself. And then, I was hooked. Weddings became my passion.

From there, it was a journey filled with education, second shooting, and photographing smaller weddings—each experience shaping me into the photographer I am today. Every step of the way has been invaluable, and I wouldn’t trade a single part of it.

my journey to becoming a photgrapher