Heyy! I’m Brooke, as I’m sure you’ve figured that out by now. ;)

I like to say I’m a crazy cat lady homeschool mama band geek photographer that you’ll always catch at hobby lobby—that pretty much sums me up. ;P

I married my husband, Daniel in 2015. I taught band for four years (4-12) in a small town in South Dakota. I have my masters of music education and I recently accepted the position of Assistant Homeschool Band Director in 2024, so that has been an exciting new journey too!

In 2019, we had our son, Granger. He is the light of my life and such a gift from God. I decided to take a break from teaching and stay home with him for a few years, as well as do photography! We also began our homeschooling journey in 2023! During that time (and still now), we are experiencing secondary infertility. It has been incredibly challenging, but God has shown His goodness through it, and we are forever thankful for His never ending love.

I started bvzstudio (originally bvzphoto) back in 2016, and I had no idea where it would lead me! I was just excited for a new opportunity to accompany my life long dream of being a band teacher!

I was always told that I had an eye for photography, even as a middle schooler. I didn’t know what that meant then, but I definitely do now, ha!

But I also acknowledge that God gets all the glory from this, because He is the one who gave me this gift and continues to bring clients my way.

“Where morning dawns, where evening fades, You call forth songs of joy.” - Psalm 65:8

This verse is so special to me and my photography because sunsets are my absolute favorite time to shoot and I feel so close to God watching them and through songs and music, obviously!

I’m pretty sure the first photo I took professionally was my best friend Paige’s pregnancy announcement with her first baby, Ridgely! and now they have four kids…WHAT IS LIFE?!

It is so fun to look back and see how far my photography has come and all the fun adventures along the way. Every shoot is truly special to me, and when I look back on each one, I have such fond memories!

But truly, I love capturing moments that can never be recreated—and I am so incredibly HONORED by every single person who allows me to be their photographer, even once.

I am really excited about the future of bvzstudio and all of the future clients I’m going to meet!!

And a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has supported my photography, whether by being a model/client for me, sharing my page/photos, whatever it may be. I cannot thank you enough, from the bottom of my heart.

—Brooke (: