My first ever New Year’s Eve wedding was with Paxton & Rashard, at the Everly in Kansas City. I was lucky enough to second shoot for my friend Molly Houser and had the opportunity to run around and take fun photos with the two film cameras that I’ve been playing with for the last several weeks! As a wedding photographer, it is so refreshing to try new things and create to create.

Half of the images were shot on Cinestill 800 with the original Canon Rebel film camera, which is known for its unique red glow around light sources, and the other half were shot on Kodak Gold with my Canon Sureshot 120. I’ve recently begun offering film add-ons with my wedding photography, so it’s been fun to test out different films and cameras that I’ve found.

The Dawsons met in late 2022 and very quickly realized that they had found their person. Rashard proposed in the summer of 2023, on the steps of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. They swiftly began planning the wedding that was set for December 31, 2023!