My first year moving to Southwest Washington was a little tough and majority of my shoots and weddings were still being scheduled over on the east side of the mountains where I'm from (about a 5 hour drive!) Well... that is wonderful and I do love taking pictures over there in the desert but it's been absolutely incredible this year getting to work with so many LOCAL couples, including these two!
Read MoreI’m all about keeping things real and if you’ve been with me for a while now, you know I mean that! I think I held off on sharing these images because this trip is a little bittersweet for me as a business owner and as a human being in general and I’ll explain why below. I’ll try not to jump all over the place, but no promises!
Read MoreWhen I first got started as a wedding photographer, a really wonderful couple named Carly and Austin found me on Google to photograph their courthouse elopement in Seattle. Well, I just LOVED them and I still keep in touch with them as much as possible!
Read MoreSonia found me online looking for "Seattle Courthouse Weddings"! Isn't the power of social media and GOOGLE amazing?! It always amazes me anytime an inquiry comes from Googling. I've worked hard at that, but it still gets me every time!
Read MoreI find myself here on the blog once again talking about my not-so-little-brother and his soon to be wife! In case you missed the surprise proposal story, check that out right here! I still think about that day and how I felt capturing it all…
Read MoreOkay, I swear I TRIED to cull this one down for a smaller peek on the blog but it was just impossible. THESE TWO. I'm just in love with their love, and everything about our time together last weekend on Rose Ranch for their perfect engagement session.
Read MoreSince the end of wedding season (this past late fall for me!), I have not been taking many pictures. I've had some styled shoots, personal work, and studio sessions but it's been SLOW! When I say slow, I mean intentionally slow by choice. I needed a little...
Read MoreOne regret I have from my own engagement was that we did not do formal engagement pictures. I had no idea at the time that it was a thing. One evening we were all up at my parents house and my sister said to Shaun and me, "You guys wanna go down...
Read MoreI've known Gracie and Kenny for about two years now! Gracie contacted me when I first moved to our town for some pictures of her and Kenny! At that time they were dating and not yet engaged. I secretly said to myself, "Ahhh, I hope when they get married...
Read MoreKara and Saun's love story all started on a snowy day at Mission Ridge: one snowboarding lesson, one bruised tailbone, and one Mike's Hard Lemonade later - for Kara's 21st birthday - they didn't fall in love BUT fast forward two weeks, at the ever classy Applebee's Bar...
Read MoreWhen Stephanie first contacted me about her and Donnie's upcoming wedding, I was over the moon! I've known these two for many years as we all went to school together! They are a few years older than me but I was a baby Freshman when Donnie...
Read MoreI'm so excited about this blog post today! I had the incredible honor of photographing Camille and Cory's beautiful Hampton Hideaway wedding recently! Camille and I actually went to high school together and had not seen much of each other in nearly 11 years...
Read MoreI honestly don't quite know where to start with this post because the truth is, I could probably type up the longest post I've ever written but I'll try to keep it mid-length and sweet! As some of you know, I ventured down to Las Vegas in April to celebrate my sister's...
Read MoreI first met Brianna and Preston at the Shorestyle Wedding Faire in Astoria, Orgeon this past winter! I had a booth there and hoped to break into the Oregon wedding world. I immediately liked Brianna and Preston and felt their connection!
Read MoreI saw this online recently and it jumped out at me when I think of Hannah and Saum, the beautiful couple you are going to see in this post! Hannah contacted me over a year ago looking for a wedding photographer and we instantly hit it off over the phone.
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