The JOURNAL

It was as ordinary a day as any. Joel’s morning commute to work was early and monotonous, there were meetings and deadlines to deal with, and he had the happy job of picking up everyone’s coffee orders as usual. He stood in line at Starbucks and quickly checked his work email on his phone. “Sigh… today’s gonna […]

“There are so many fish in the sea, and yet where I live, there’s just nobody for me!”, groaned the post college 21-30 age bracket of America. Finding the love of your life is no walk in the park for most, but I suppose that’s why we celebrate so hard and cheer so loudly when […]

Let me tell you a true story…. at one time in my life, I was taller than Julie King. True story…. Just ask my parents. She is my younger sister’s age and was a consistent playmate of ours through our childhood along with her older brother who was my age. The four of us, we […]

Jeremy and Nicole are two of the sweetest people I’ve ever met. They’re so much fun, they’re friendly and supportive, they’re talented, and honestly…. I feel so blessed to have been asked to photograph their engagement. They’re the type of people who hug you immediately upon seeing you… the type to make sure everyone else […]

 They met through a podcast. He was the podcast personality and she was a dedicated subscriber who thought he was the bee’s knees. Through some connections of connections, they met and became fast friends, enjoying one another’s quick wit and sense of humor. He thought she was gorgeous, she was already smitten…. they started spending […]

Steven and Melanie met in high school. After being introduced by their mutual friends, Steven worked up the courage to ask Melanie out on a date. The school play sounded like a reasonable first date, so they went together, sat four rows from the back, and cheered on their drama friends. From the start, Steven […]

I spoke with a very proud mom several times over email before I met her son, Andrew, and his fiance, Erin. All the way from the east coast, I could feel the excitement oozing from Mrs. Meeks’s words as we set plans to shoot engagement photos for them in Santa Monica. When I finally met […]