1st Aldous Camping Trip is officially in the books. With the amount of traveling we’ve done, we’ve never taken a family trip just the three of us. We usually try and fit in “vacation” on work trips or consider visiting family as our trips. Life is full on, stressful, and overwhelming at times, but this little 24hr campout reset my mind and body. The entire trip from beginning to end was 10/10. It’s not uncommon for dumb little arguments to throw off the vibes, but none of that happened. I loved the messy hands, faces, and campground, and the nonstop laughs and smiles.
I love my girls and I’m really loving this phase of life ❤️
the more times I watched the more times I cried 😭
@dallinaldous truly outdid himself! we gave him full creative control and knew he would deliver but not like THIS! He cares soooooo deeply about his couples and their stories and it shows in what he’s able to create. Our wedding experience wouldn’t have been the same without him!
100,000,000/10 recommend!
Some favs of 2025
Captions for each slide:
1. Lake Garda 🇮🇹
2. Drone Boy for @runawayvows
3. Colombia with @michaelschapter
4. Pre-wedding pump with @nateteahan
5. New ink by @ultra.ink.studios
6. @musicbyknox
7. Wedding #1 for the Hansen’s
8. Wedding #2 for the Anthony’s
9. Wedding #3 for the Aldrich’s
10. Buzzed my head and think about doing it again daily
11. Got our wedding film and had a premiere 🎥
12. Running in Italy
13. Lots of gym
14. Do not recommend moving onto the 3rd floor of an apartment complex with no elevator
15. Italy with the love of my life @morgan_kale_
16. Lu
17. In awe of what each year brings. Here’s to 2026 🥂
Took Lu on a daddy daughter morning date and had the time of my life. I love learning from Lucy. I love seeing her become her own person and how to communicate her needs and wants.
Our activities included a coffee shop date @thecoffeeshop_af , with an appearance from @nateteahan which was fantastic. Did a little grocery store run @maceys_store and then went to @barnesandnoble to look around, but found out they were doing story time so we joined in! Until she started screaming “NO!” at the top of her lungs haha. Overall it was such a fun morning, focusing on this little girl who means the world to me ❤️
My full time job working @summitbrainspineandorthopedics // it’s been such a cool experience going from weddings to being in the OR. Learning ins and outs with my editing, marketing, and directing.
It’s a challenge finding balance in full time work, creative work, and family life, but I’ll say striving for that balance has helped me discover a lot about myself and my priorities.
If you’re trying to grow creatively while working full time, here’s my unsolicited advice: schedule your creative time like an appointment and treat it the same way you would any other commitment.
I’m a father and husband who is trying to find balance and documenting the process along the way. I spend my day to day creating for other people, and want to start creating for myself. I want to inspire others and think I can do that by sharing my life. #girldad #dadlife #balance #menshealth #dad #fitness #bodytransformations
Over the last few years, I’ve learned a lot about myself. I love connecting with people and I love documenting. I love being a husband and father. I love developing myself and figuring out ways to express myself and my creativity.
I intake so much from other people, that a recurring thought I have is “that I don’t really have much to give or offer.” And I’m realizing that that thought is holding me back from my full potential. I don’t want to live my life knowing that I genuinely can do more, but the fear of going after it is the only thing that is stopping me.
So this is a step forward in embracing myself, my talents, my skills, and sharing my process along the way. Sharing the struggles of being a new husband and father. Sharing the skills I’ve developed over the years as a videographer and editor. Showing how I strive to find balance with a full time job and my own personal creativity.
I’m sharing this to break my own cycle of talking about things and not taking action, and sharing the vision board I put together for my Home Screen. If you’re a long time follower, thank you for the continued support on my journey. If you’re new, welcome! If you’ve made it this far, drop a comment and I’ll dm you a surprise 🫶🏽
