I was born and raised in Southern California, but I went to college in Idaho and Utah. I met and married my husband there. On this day, July 6th, 2008, 12 years ago, we packed up our tiny Uhaul and moved back to California. I had one wedding booked, that’s it! I think about that […]

This was my first engagement session back since Coronavirus started and closed the world almost 3 months ago. To say that I was excited, would be an understatement. Although, it looked a little different, the whole mask thing. Shannon and Brandon are just adorable! I am in love with this session and I CANNOT wait […]

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 was so excited when Chelsea said that they wanted to their engagement session Downtown Monrovia where they spend a lot of their time.  I grew up in nearby Glendora and this downtown reminded me a lot of the cute Downtown Glendora.  To me, maybe because it is most of my earliest memories, but this […]

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 […]

The big huge wedding isn’t for everyone.  Lately, I have done quite a few elopements, and they are fabulous!  Grab a gorgeous venue (i.e. a rad mid-century modern house in Palm Springs), your immediate family, get a beautiful wedding dress, set an amazing table with awesome details and have dinner catered for 11.  How fun […]