A look back

Liz smiling in a light blue shirt and white trousers in a bright studio

A collection of adventures, brave decisions, meaningful work, and proud moments; each chapter has been a stepping stone in shaping who I am today.

  • Started dating Ryan my junior year of high school.
Liz and Ryan hugging at a mountain overlook
Liz on Ryan's back in football jerseys
  • Graduated from high school in Montoursville, PA and went to Bucknell University
  • Worked in the Dean of Students office, sparking a lifelong passion and curiosity for the study ofleadership
  • Led Bucknell's Katrina relief effort and filled a tractor trailer with supplies
  • Published and presented psychology research completed at Bucknell
Liz and Ryan with a Katrina relief trailer
Liz presenting psychology research
Liz and Ryan at a Bucknell football game
Liz graduating from Bucknell
  • Graduated from Bucknell with a Business Management degree
  • 1 month after graduation, Ryan and I got married
Liz and Ryan on their wedding day
Liz and Ryan celebrating their wedding
  • Bought our first home in Baltimore
Liz and Ryan on a rooftop with the Baltimore skyline behind them
  • While working corporate jobs, Ryan and I co-founded Elizabeth Ryan Photography (AKA Liz and Ryan Photography)
  • Photographed our first wedding and had no idea 150+ would follow allowing us to go full-time with the business in 2010
Liz photographing an engagement session at golden hour
  • Joined our friends on a trek to Malawi, Africa (led by our Well Crafted co-founder, Laura) to help build a school and our lives were forever impacted
Liz carrying bricks on her head during a trek in Malawi
Amazing Marriage Adventure route map across all 50 states
  • Started a non-profit, Amazing Life Together
  • Rented our house & bought an RV
  • Traveled to all 50 states documenting married couple's love stories
  • Photographed one of our most memorable weddings in Florence, Italy
Liz and Ryan camping by their RV in Joshua Tree
Liz and Ryan sharing popcorn outside their RV at sunset
Liz and Ryan laughing together at White Sands National Monument
The Well Crafted Pizza team with their vintage Dodge truck
  • Self-published the book, Amazing Life Together, with an Indiegogo campaign
  • Co-founded Well Crafted Pizza with our friends from Bucknell, Laura and Tom
  • Well Crafted was named Best Food Truck by Baltimore Magazine within the first 3 months of operation
Wedding in Italy
Liz and Laura celebrating Well Crafted Pizza in Baltimore Magazine
The Well Crafted Pizza team at their mobile wood-fired oven
  • Signed the contract to expand Well Crafted Pizza into a full-scale kitchen located within Union Craft Brewing
  • Our first kiddo, Emerson was born
Liz at the Well Crafted Kitchen construction site while pregnant
Liz laughing while making pizza in the food truck
  • Opened our kitchen at Union Craft Brewing and built a team of 20+ team members
Four artisan pizzas on a wooden table
  • Our second kiddo, Brooks, was born the same day the world shut down due to the Covid pandemic
  • Well Crafted Kitchen went from very full to very empty overnight and we were forced to pivot our business model many times over the next year+
Well Crafted kitchen at Union Craft Brewing before opening night
Well Crafted kitchen packed with guests on opening night
  • After a successful run, we decided to bring the Well Crafted journey to an end
The Well Crafted team installing the kitchen sign at Union Craft Brewing
  • Joined the “entrepreneurship hub” at Johns Hopkins University, working within Strategic Engagement & Initiatives
  • Our third kiddo, Asher, was born
Liz, Ryan, and their three sons smiling together
  • Still writing the story and grateful for every moment