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We're totally obsessed with each other.
We met in 2013 and clicked sooo fast. Instant best friends. It only took us about a year to realize it could be so much more and within one conversation we knew we wanted to marry each other. We tied the knot quickly, and in our friends backyard, because we were young and broke but we never had more fun than we did that day.
We loooove creating magic with our clients but our proudest creations would be our three tiny humans! Our oldest is Revel Hayes and he’s four. We thought our life was fun before we had him but we realized we were barely living until he came into our lives. He’s absolutely hilarious. He’s constantly making us laugh, keeping us company, and has made the colors of the world so much brighter. He changed us in so many ways and we love that kid to freaking pieces. He’ll never turn down a dance party or a movie night. Our second little love is Harlow Bliss. She’s 2 and full of fire and sweetness. I call her our sour patch kid. She’s got a massive personality in her tiny body and she keeps us on our toes all day long. She’s a little bit of a tomboy at heart but we think it’s because of her love for her big bro. They are best friends and it’s all we wanted for them. Our third is Indie Rowen. She’s my favorite most of the time because she’s little and doesn’t know how to argue with us yet… but she’s growing too fast and so much fun. She is dying to keep up with her siblings and is the happiest babe. She’s easy and wow, are we thankful for that. I love her curly hair and her little giggle. She’s our last baby and the star of the show.
Anyways, we spend our days binge-watching netflix (like lock ourselves in a room and watch a whole season in one sitting), we dream of far away places and go there from time to time, and we spend a whole lot of time laughing. We want a full life - to see the whole dang world. To see it, taste it, and experience all that it has to offer. We're curious beings; lovers of light, the Lord, deep talks, and all things authentic.
We love people, it's kind of our thing together. We pay attention - that's why photography works for us.
We're lovers
here to capture love.
Though we're married and a photography duo, we're also individuals. If you're interested in knowing a little more about each of us, keep on reading. We'll take you a little deeper.
Matt is alllllll about rap. He studies it. Like so hard. Ask him about anyone in the hip-hop world - he'll probably know their life story. More than anything, he's freaking funny. Everyone loves him and that's something that's really special to me. He can make anyone laugh and he has the quickest wit. He's also incredibly smart. I personally think he's the smartest person I know, though he'd deny it. He's so sweet. He's thoughtful and patient. He notices people and sees people for who they really are. He's cute and has dimples and good hair and pretty blue eyes. He's a really special guy and I'm thankful to know him, let alone be loved by him. I know that the Lord loves me because He gave me Matt. I needed Matt, not like I couldn't live without him, but he gives me joy and life like no other.
Lindsey is that perfect combination of cool and funny and sweet. She knows what she likes and has an eye for what looks good, she’s one of the few girls that’s ever been able to make me laugh with her and not at her (I know, I’m rude), she’s incredibly thoughtful and patient; she’s just the whole package. She’s been gifted with this crazy ability to match people’s energy, so if you’re sad then she’ll mope with you and if you’re on top of the world then she’ll celebrate with you and everything in between. She loves reality TV, Chick-fil-A, interior design, and watching stupid YouTube videos of people falling down with me. She’s gorgeous, she’s strong-willed, she’s creative, and best of all she’s mine. I love working with her and I love loving other people with her. The Lord let me change her last name in May of 2016 and we’ve been living the best life I could’ve imagined ever since.
how we became local embers & co
Local, to us, means familiar, close by, belonging to. Embers represent fire, burning, and to us, being alive. Fire has always been something that represented a feeling we have when we feel strongly about something. To be consumed by fire can represent our relationship with each other and with our Lord. We wanted something that says my fire, my passion, and we found ourselves Local Embers & Co.