Hello!

I'm Christie

I’m just a thirty-something wife/momma/hot mess living in a small town in Northeast Ohio with my outdoorsy husband, Drew, our three tiny humans, Savannah, Evelyn and Maverick, and our baddest dog, Quinn. If you're here it's because you know I'm a photographer, so allow me to share some things about me in hopes I get to know you as well! I’m all about showing up authentically, over appearing perfect, and relating to people on real levels; no fluff, no highlight reel.

Talking about your partner or marriage seems silly and boastful to me, of course he’s great and I love him, I picked him to marry! But, he’s the biggest part of my life so I should probably talk about us a little, right? Here goes…I always [literally always, he hates it] ask him why he loves me. He used to answer with the typical, "you're beautiful and funny!" and I have always responded with an eye roll and "lot's of women are beautiful and funny." He's learned, and now every time there's a different answer. My favorite answer he’s given to that question is "You're the only person I want hiding in my house waiting to jump out and scare me." I do that a lot. He hates it and he’s almost punched me on multiple occasions. That’s it. That’s us. We love each other, in-spite our flaws [even when one of us wants to punch the other in the face].

I wish I could insert the laughing emoji here.

Most days you'll find me in a white tee and a pair of jeans, 3 days of unwashed hair, just trying to navigate motherhood the best I know how. I'm super passionate about my littles becoming the best, kindest version of themselves and the only way that can happen is if they see it in me. I have an ongoing joke with my best-mom-friend that we are raising daughters that won't have to recover from their childhood [you know you got your crazy from yo mama]. Okay, if you think about it's more twisted than it is funny, but it's harder than you would think! I love that motherhood is a daily [hourly….minute-ly?] reminder to enjoy the small things.

My passions outside of mothering my little chicks and dude include, constantly rearranging my furniture [we aren’t spending on “wants” right now, but old decor in a new spot usually does the trick], nourishing the relationships with my small tribe of girl friends, and micro managing my amazon cart [for some reason it's always full]. I prefer hot tea over coffee, my kids drive me bonkers, my husband is the best secret keeper that I know, my house is almost always a mess, I'm known for always delivering the honest to goodness truth and I love to serve the world by giving. I've found the most rewarding way, for me, to give is through photography; serving you with a moment that you can tuck away and keep forever, gifting you with a memory that you can now have until the end of time... that's the best part of what I do.

Bonus: the connection I build with my clients and developing genuine friendships make life that much sweeter. [Not kidding, I’ll try and be your bestie if you’ll let me!]

I get behind my camera to create timeless, natural, and emotional images for people like YOU!

Let's chat! I want to know you, what's your story?

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Great, because here's a little more on the cutest humans (and non-humans) ever!

Savannah

She’s seven and close to becoming the most responsible living creature in our home; my first born, and she's a total boss girl! Although she's VERY mature and careful, she's also super creative and intuitive; she craves learning and her maturity level often has me forgetting that she’s only nine. I could listen to her talk for hours and hours about life from her point of view. She's 110% a daddy's girl, and I’m learning everyday how to support her passion for big feelings [just like her father]; but she couldn't have made becoming a mommy any sweeter.

Evelyn

The six year old gal that landed as a middle child with a wild soul and adventurous spirit. You can bet she’s typically either upside down in a gymnast move, clacking around in tiny heels and make up or leaving you slack jawed from a snarky comment. Her attitude matches my sarcasm and we both live life based off our eating and sleeping schedules. This sassy little mama’s girl has me curious for all the big waves she’ll create in the world.

Maverick

He’s new to the crew! I may not know his age in months, but I’m much better at remembering his birthday than I thought I would be. He’s a one year new little wrecking ball who turned our routines upside down and inside out… for the better. He has confidence, humor and the biggest appetite I’ve ever witnessed on a child. My guy loves animals and everything that comes along with them, but Sheriff Woody stops him in his tracks every time. He’s everything we ever needed to complete our family.

QUINN

Quinn is short for Harley Quinn Skittles Szepietowski (the “Harley” is silent). She is a three year old German shepherd and hasn’t got the memo on how big she is. This girl is fearless, has no sense of personal space, will throw her toys at you like a weapon and will practically eat your underwear right off your body. Quinn is a bad dog, stuck in a good dog’s body.

Weird Fact

My whole family are "dog people" and we were always told that "your kids will turn out just like your dogs". I feel like it's oddly true for us! Wylie was just like Savannah - mature, shy and careful. When they played, they played hard and their snuggle game was sooo good [just not with each other, Wylie hated being touched by kids.] Tessa and Evie both have selective hearing and show you that they love you through entertainment. They're both ornery to their cores and you have to keep constant tabs on their behavior. Maverick and Quinn can only be summarized as they’re both lucky they’re cute. I swear my family’s old wives tale is so true that it's creepy. Shoot me a message and let me know if you've experienced or heard of this before [or please let me know if we’re all is just super weird, so that I can remove this from the internet!].