The JOURNAL

They met at Forest Home. He was charming and she gave him her number. From then on, it was Kraig and Eryn… they fell deeply in love… and on Sept. 6th, 2010, they declared their love with all their family and friends as witnesses. The thing I love about Eryn and Kraig is their firey […]

After a weekend of laboring, I finally have the chance to sit down and look through all the images from the past few days. I couldn’t help but feel completely blessed to have been a part of Kraig and Eryn’s day yesterday. There are so many wonderful shots, but these ones made me smile extra […]

So your photographer is giving you a disc of your wedding photos. COOL! Now begs the question… what do you plan on doing with them? How will you store them? Where will you store them? Good questions. While a simple clear jewel case with a plain CD-R in it can seem like the best way […]

Today I did something I never do. I spoke at a women’s bible study at church. As I told them, I’ll tell you now…. I’m not really the public speaking type of person… it’s way more comfortable to speak from my blog where I don’t have to worry about saying “um” too much or stuttering. […]

As I sat down to blog this morning…. I found myself without anything super exciting to say… except that the wedding I shot on Sunday with Amanda Patrice left me utterly inspired and full. If you ever get the opportunity to spend a few nights in a hotel… choose Hotel Maya. It has gone down, […]

Wednesday I had the chance to help my friends Hanssie and Garrett out at the Socal LA Photog Shootout workshop at the Ebell Club in Long Beach. The theme was “wedding day” and all the participants rotated through five stations that included The Engagement, Getting Ready, The Ceremony, Bridals, and the Romantics. I helped lead […]

Loved This. <3

I suppose looking back, English was one of my better subjects in school. I liked writing, I just didn’t like pencils that wouldn’t stay sharp… and I didn’t like the hand cramps (in the age before everything was written on a computer). But then I went on a life-changing adventure as a mission photographer with […]

Shooting weddings is fun. That’s all there is to it. Waking up with the anticipation of a great wedding day is like drugs for me…. and I can’t get enough! That’s why I jump on any opportunity I can to shoot a wedding… whether it’s my own clients I’m shooting for, or helping another photographer… […]

I never considered myself “fashionable”. I was a jock-ette in high school… which meant I always had a game or a swim meet and had to wear team shirts and sweats etc. After high school, I worked at an Aquatics Center where I constantly had to battle wet hair and smelling like a pool. Then, […]