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I am a Wedding, Engagement, Elopement, and Senior Photographer, based in Humboldt County, California. Here on my blog, you'll find gorgeous imagery featuring my amazing clients, as well as helpful tips and insight for your wedding day or portrait session! 

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seniors

Weddings

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Elopements

Humboldt county River Session

With your junior year now behind you and summer in full swing, it’s time to start thinking about your last year of high school and when is the best time to book your senior photo shoot!  Your senior year will be full of unforgettable moments and special occasions, including your senior pictures.  From final football […]

June 15, 2020

When-should-I-book-my-senior-session?

An adventure elopement is all about getting out into nature, being active, and finding the most breathtaking scenery!  One of the most important parts of planning an adventure elopement is choosing the perfect location.  There are so many incredible places that photograph so beautifully all over Humboldt County.  Lucky enough for me, I have been […]

June 8, 2020

Where-should-I-stay-when-getting-married-in-the-redwoods?

Humboldt County Senior Session in the lupines

It’s senior Sunday and this week I am sharing these beautiful lupine sessions. Parky’s Pics senior reps get extra sessions in addition to their regular full portrait session. Normally we do a carnival session in the summer, but since the carnival was canceled, this year due to covid-19, we did lupine sessions instead. It was […]

June 7, 2020

Humboldt-County-Senior-Session-in-the-lupines

Benbow-Inn-Senior-Prom-Portrait-session-humboldt-county-photographer

With the hit of Covid-19, many Humboldt County seniors along with the rest of the world missed out on one of the biggest milestone of their lives. This is really unfortunate and I can’t imagine what a huge bummer it must have been for them. I got together with a few of my Parky’s Pics […]

May 17, 2020

Benbow-Inn-Senior-Prom-Portraits

What is eloping?

  What Is Eloping?   Historically, the definition of eloping was once meant to run away or escape secretly with the intention of getting married without parental consent.  Nowadays, living in a more modern world, couples have different reasons as to why they are choosing to elope.     Just as the cost of living, gas […]

April 15, 2020

What-is-eloping?

Fun wedding party photos

How to Capture Fun Photos of your Wedding Party on your Wedding Day For years traditional poses with your wedding party has always been a great addition to your wedding photo album.  However these days, more wedding couples are starting to think outside the box when it comes to capturing special moments from their special […]

April 13, 2020

Fun-bridal-party-photos

Humboldt County Benbow Inn Engagement Session

Ok today is CRAZZYYY!!! Trying to train the kids to take care of a new puppy, crying meltdowns, while simultaneously trying to create online learning resources for my 3rd grade students, clean house, take a shower, and make lunch!! Whew! That is why this blog post is late today! But all of those things are […]

April 6, 2020

Benbow-Inn-Engagement-Session

humboldt county golden light sunrise engagement session

I met Ryan and Mary at the Fortuna Riverlodge Bridal fair and we hit it off really well. They are a fun and extremely easy going couple. I was so happy when they booked me for their August barn wedding. Ryan had just worked a LONG day logging, when he stopped into the bar where […]

April 3, 2020

Golden-Light-Sunrise-Engagement-Session

Epic Lost Coach Ranch Wedding

I have been meaning to blog this wedding since I shot it in September. It was an overwhelming task  to blog because there were over 1,500 final images. The wedding lasted about 14 hours and there was so much to capture, this post only contains 10% of the photos. This wedding was a dream come […]

April 1, 2020

Epic-Lost-Coast-Ranch-Wedding

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY WEDDING, ElOPEMENT & SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

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