This sweet couple planned their Los Angeles Temple Wedding right!  The day went so smoothly and we had EXTRA time even after we went to a second location AND drove through Los Angeles.  I have seriously done dozens and dozens and dozens of LDS Temple weddings in my wedding photography career and this rarely happens, […]

What are family formals?  Exactly what they sound like, family formal pictures on your wedding day.  They are posed, well-lit images where everyone is smiling at the camera.  These are the ones that get hung on the wall and used for years in everyone’s birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, National Siblings Day Instagram and Facebook […]

What is a first look?  Basically, you are going to see each other before the ceremony.  My husband and I did a first look.  When I told my mom, she was appalled.  Neither of my sisters had done that and this was the first time she had every heard of it.  My parents were 100% […]

I have been shooting weddings for over 15 years now.  I have photographed literally hundreds of engagement sessions.  I have photographed simple, casual sessions and glamorous, entailed ones and everything in between.  In this last year, I have noticed a trend in engagement photography that not very many couples are doing and I love it […]

Weddings are so special and wonderful when couples are just so openly enthralled by each other.  And that was Chris and Stephanie’s wedding!  From the second I met this cute couple at their engagement session, I knew I was going to love this wedding!  I’m a sucker for outdoor, romantic weddings.  Aren’t they just the […]

Carl and Brennan were married in the beautiful Newport Beach Temple.  I have been lucky enough to photograph many weddings there.  I love it, it never gets old!  I think my favorite part is, even though it’s the same place, each bride’s personality shines through.  There are a many ways that a bride can really […]

A very popular, timeless trend in wedding photography are the “getting ready” pictures.  I was married in the Salt Lake Temple and I shoot many many temple weddings.  Because of the typical temple wedding schedule, it is very difficult to get these same images.  Does that mean that you can’t have them?  No way!  We […]

One of my favorite parts of the day is right when I get there.  I love to capture all those important details.  It really helps with telling the story of the day and to remember your style and feeling during the day.  I love to style and photograph these details in a memorable way.  That […]