The JOURNAL

Today’s the day! It’s been such a long time coming and I have so many thoughts and feelings that they seem to have rendered me wordless at the moment. It’s all I can do to just sit here at my keyboard savoring this place in my story with nostalgia and immense gratitude. I think back to who I was […]

“…the friendship I have had in my heart for you has ripened into a deeper feeling, a feeling more beautiful, more pure, more sacred. Dare I name it you? Ah! It is love which makes me so bold!”  – Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind She stepped out into the evening sunset, an unusually warm breeze […]

It’s a new year. I have a blank page before me and it’s time to take a deep breath and start anew. One of the things that get me most excited about this time of year is the possibility for anything to happen. I get to dream big and hope bigger. Some of my own […]

Philipp and Mirjam are two people you want in your life. They’re full of joy and smiles, they’re thoughtful and caring, and they’re just plain wonderful. They share of love of traveling and reggae music and their interest in people is very apparent in their life choices in regards to how they spend their time […]

Ryan and Kristin are irresistibly adorable. These two hardworking lawyers took a quick weekend trip away from their busy lives to hang out with me, have some laughs, and take some engagement photos in San Juan Capistrano. They wore boots and denim, and he even made a swing to bring along as a prop. How handy is […]

Chad and Amy met in the wildest of circumstances. Chad, a Kansas native had taken his discipleship training school (DTS) with YWAM Herrnhut and was working on staff leading the photography school. A lovely Aussie by the name of Amy also chose Herrnhut to be her DTS home and in the craziness of school and outreaches, they […]

In their vows, they spoke of a life lived and past adventures. They gracefully noted that their histories would never lose importance and meaning in light of this new chapter. If anything, the journeys they’ve weathered have only better prepared them to enjoy the autumn and winter years of their life… with each other. Hunt and Tommi […]

Nick and Lisa’s wedding was blissfully relaxed and meaningful. Planning such an intimate destination wedding allowed them to be intentional down to the very littlest detail and I loved every second of it! Despite the weather being hotter than Hades, these Arizonians barely noticed… partially due to their naturally warm home environment, but mostly due to how […]

Does my hair look okay? Yes. Is my makeup on? Yes. Camera gear packed and ready to go? Yes. Coffee? Yes. I mentally went through my pre-wedding check list as we drove onto the freeway en route to Curtis and Brooke’s downtown Los Angeles wedding. John Legend’s “All of Me” – Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix […]

Wil’s the business savvy and charismatic type, a thoughtful kind of man who is passionate and driven. Jessica’s the quiet beauty with grace and unassuming business smarts, the sweetest kind of woman that wins your heart in a second. They met, became friends, realized their feelings for one another had grown, dated for a while, […]