The JOURNAL

It had been raining for the last few days throughout Bavaria and as I walked to the window and wiped my eyes from sleep, the early morning light showed a clear sky. “Thank goodness,” I thought. It was wedding day for Ralf and Anne, and none of us wanted to deal with the stereotypical unpredictable […]

For a couple as wonderful as Travis and Mariel, I couldn’t have hoped for a more beautiful wedding day. Everyone was all smiles, and excitement was thick in the air. Mariel and the girls chattered away as they helped one another button dresses and fiddle with pearl necklaces…. Francis, Mariel’s mom, pinned heirlooms and things […]

Something I wish I was better at is allowing myself to fully be in the moment. So often I’m thinking a million miles a minute, planning ahead, remembering to-do lists, and making sure everything is running smoothly that I forget to feel and marinate in life. It’s hard to literally and metaphorically stop and smell […]

I am SO excited to share this wedding because… it was amazing…. and well, because I REALLY REALLY enjoyed working with Jonathan and Regina. When we first met, we got some coffee at my favorite Portola Coffee Lab in Costa Mesa. We got to talking, and it turned out that Regina and I had pretty […]

Braden and Emily are near and dear to my heart for many reasons. For one, we all worked at Forest Home together a while back, and the friendships that we started back then have only grown stronger through the years. We’ve gone through breakups, big trips, new relationships, life’s highs and lows… and I couldn’t […]

Brittany and Ryan’s French Quarter themed styled wedding shoot has been featured in Mingle Magazine! Woohoooo!!! Right now I’m jumping out of my computer chair and grinning from ear to ear…. I have been waiting a LONG TIME to share these amazing photos with you and there’s no better way than in PRINT!! You can […]

We are officially into the holiday season and I’m in the process of planning next year (I know…. crazy!). Every holiday season, as I meet newly engaged couples and plan out my coming year’s events, I can’t help but look back at the past year and feel so blessed by the brides and grooms I […]

I was telling Christopher today… well, more like complaining about how very few weddings I’ve blogged this year. I think it’s because I’m so emotionally attached to all my amazing brides and grooms that it takes me DAYS to pick images and write about their stories. I know there are more time efficient ways of […]

Fall is my favorite time of year. I’m sure I sound like a broken record if you’ve followed my blog over the years because every fall I post photos of beautiful fall leaves and how thankful I am for them…. bla bla bla. But in all seriousness…. I really do love fall. A few weeks […]

There are no words. Only heartfelt tears of joy and gratitude. Michael and Jasmin’s wedding was a day to remember, one that brought what I can only imagine must be a taste of heaven to a little old town in Germany. Michael and Jasmin, your wedding day was nothing short of amazing…. everything went beautifully […]