From wedding industry insider to award-winning Showit designer...
Twelve years ago, I was a wedding photographer who didn’t feel totally at home in my work. To be honest, I enjoyed building my website more than I liked doing anything else.
That was when I combined my knowledge of the wedding industry with my passion for website design and founded The Buffalo Collective, lovingly named for my hometown of Buffalo, NY and the artist community I fell in love with.
The OG of Showit website Design
That’s the kind of brand I believe in too. One that doesn’t just look beautiful, but you feel deep in your bones.
Bold. Intentional. Unwavering.
Some of my favorite clients have become real-life friends. We’ll grab drinks while traveling to each other's cities, talk about life, business, and that one ridiculous thing that happened at their latest wedding.
When your brand is built on real connection, the line between “client” and “creative soulmate” gets beautifully blurry.
If you’re someone who values deep conversations, moody corners, creative freedom, and a business that feels as magnetic as your favorite vibey hangout after dark…I think we’ll get along juuuuust fine.
I live for dark, moody, boujee cocktail bars. There’s something about the vibe, the lighting, the feeling, that makes everything feel like a fever dream.
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*Bonus points if you can picture Don Draper in the corner booth sipping a martini (I’ll drive over an hour for a REALLY good one).
Proudly, I 'm a Showit Design Partner and 2021’s Showit Designer of the Year, with 200+ clients served, and thousands of Showit website templates sold to passionate creatives.
Ultimately, I found my way as a wedding photographer-turned-designer with the skillset to draw in your clients with clean, modern design that focuses on what makes you stand out in your industry. I’m passionate about helping others build businesses they want to work in.
Honoring your vision but embracing creative freedom, I’m here to work with like-minded souls with a forever calling for following their own path in life. If that’s you, I’d love to hear your story, collaborate, and become the best of friends.
What does it mean to be a Showit Design Partner?
Although there are admittedly many Showit designers, few are chosen to become Showit Design Partners. In 2014, Showit launched their partner program, and that’s when I became one of the first designers accepted.
To make it onto this prestigious list of designers, you have to pass their design standards course, follow and uphold the designers code of conduct, regularly create Showit website templates that benefit the community, and submit designs that are reviewed for their quality, ease of use, and aesthetic.
To this day, there are less than 100 designers in the program, and fewer than ten who have been selected as Showit Designer of the Year, which we were awarded in 2021.
To say that you’re working with a Showit pro is an understatement. With over 15 years experience on this platform, you can rest confident that whether you choose a website template or a custom design experience, you’re coming away with the best possible design for your business.
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