The JOURNAL

I got off the phone with my Aunt Sandy and felt two things…. excitement because I was going to get to finally spend some time with her and Dick…. and nervousness because I had never taken pictures of a plane before. But it ended up being a gorgeous late afternoon in Redlands, California and the […]

She showed up to the Orange Circle with her hair in curlers, a super cute bag stuffed with outfit changes and props, and a big beautiful smile. Her mom followed behind lugging a few more hangers draped with dresses and fairy wings as she greeted me with a “I’m glad we made it” look on […]

It was barely light outside as one eye opened to find my alarm. As my brain came to life after, what felt like, a short sleep… I remembered…. Today’s the day. Lance and Laurie are getting married today!!! From there, a flood of jitters and butterflies fell into my chest and the coffee I was […]

As the Holidays draw nearer, I wanted to share yet another cute family portrait shoot with you… Meet the Grable Family! Jeff and Amy have three strapping young boys named Cadyn, Griffin, and Tanner. Boys will be boys… but Amy definitely holds her own and looks beautiful doing it! I enjoyed hanging out on a […]

Today is Sunday… technically a day of rest. I’ve definitely rested some today after a long day yesterday… but I couldn’t sleep tonight without sharing just one shot from yesterday…. this is one of my favorites from Lance and Laurie’s day. There are a TON more to come… stay tuned and I’ll be working hard […]

Today was a lot of fun… I got to shoot a beautiful young lady named Kaitlyn. Here’s just a sneak peek until later….

The good thing about waking up before the sun is you have more hours to enjoy life     ……and colors like this don’t happen during normal conscious hours. A couple weeks ago, I got to wake up SUPER early and spend the waking hours of the morning with a group of guys, more affectionately […]

As I walked into the parking lot of Horizon Christian Fellowship with the Botsford Family, we ran into the Gamboa ladies. After a few hugs and “good to see you’s”, Bonnie introduced me to Julie Gamboa. It’s funny how the body of Christ works… there’s so many intricate connections and blessings interwoven into this huge […]

Meet the Jenkins Family. Dan, Kathy, Kaitlyn, and Nick were so cute to work with and despite the fog that rolled into Seal Beach right as we began shooting, their pictures turned out great! Kathy originally contacted me because it’s Her and Dan’s 25th Wedding Anniversary coming up and she wanted some  pictures of them […]

Saturday was one of the most perfect evenings I’ve experienced in a long time. It happened to be ridiculously hot for an October weekend, but when the sun started going down… it was perfect weather and the light was TO DIE FOR! You may remember Josh and Katie from their wedding that took place in […]