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The individuals and couples documented here amidst these photos are real, vibrant and unique. My biggest wish is that you witness a small glimmer of their story among the details, portraits and candids. These images are a testament to my clients' heritage, their hearts and their future hope and it's a joy to be their witness. Let the memories infused within them inspire us and encourage us. Enjoy and cheers to hopefully adding your story to the mix!

Joshua Tree Sunset Engagement

Destination, Engagements, Travel

Joe & Jen are my kinda people. I mean that quite literally in the sense that we all went to design school together! So when it came to late nights full of sketching and painting, we share a lot of similar memories. Their incredible talents took them all the way to the west coast in […]

Gas Stations: the New Wild West

Destination, Travel, Weddings

In case you missed it, we’re in another wave of sky-rocketing gas prices. With lots of jokes comparing this to our 2020 toilet paper shortage, it only seemed right to hit the brakes and commemorate the good old times when gas was a mere 31 cents back in 1959 when Hank’s Trading Post first opened […]

10 Steps to Choosing Your Photographer

Helpful Tips

You’ve scoured Instagram, Pinterest or perhaps heard recommendations from your best friends. Now you’ve got a long list of photographers and no clue on how to sort through it. Oh the joys of wedding planning! But you know how important those photos are, don’t you? After your wedding you get to walk away with 3 […]

My Vendor Friends

Helpful Tips, Weddings

You’ve heard it before, “Your day will FLY BY!” That might, sincerely, be my least favorite remark when it comes to your wedding day. That’s the last thing I wanted when I was planning my wedding. I wished for that magical day to go on forever! I craved more time to sit and chat with […]

Monarch-Inspired Honey Farm Wedding

Inspiration, Weddings

Spring is HERE! And when Jennifer, owner of Lost and Found Vintage Rentals as well as the Honey Farm wedding venue asks for you to come over and capture a stunning inspiration shoot for her future couples…you absolutely do! What photographers call “styled shoots” have become quite a hot topic in the last few years. […]

French Blue Editorial at the Peterloon Estate

Inspiration, Weddings

A Styled Shoot 5 Years in the Making Oh, it was just the sweetest moment to step back and see the magnificent facade of the Peterloon Manor fill my camera frame. My husband, David and I celebrated the start to our marriage at the Peterloon 5 years ago on May 16th and I’ve been dying […]

Silver Lakes Sand Dunes Adventure Session

Destination, Travel, Weddings

Some couples want full on classic with romantic poses and sweet moments. And then there are the couples I get to work with. One trait that most of my couples resonate with is the desire to embrace the moment, to soak it all in, enjoy the laughs along the way and tackle life’s adventures hand […]