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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

Engagements

Elopements

Wedding and elopement vows are a long standing tradition that really helps set the mood  on your special day. Vows communicate to your partner why you are meant for each other and deserve to be together for the rest of your lives. A great thing about vows is that you don’t have to be an […]

September 17, 2021

How to Write Your Wedding/Elopement Vows

5 Tips to Enjoy The Wedding Planning Process You’re about to celebrate and commemorate your relationship in a big way. There is so much to consider as you plan a wedding, so much so that it can easily become overwhelming and stressful. This doesn’t have to be the case though – with a few simple […]

September 9, 2021

5-tips-to-enjoy-the-wedding-planning-process

I am definitely not a writer. I prefer to speak through my images, but at last weekends wedding, the bride and groom were gifted a rhyming slide show, so I thought I’d do the same. Last Saturday at Rosina a fun time was had by all. Everyone was on the dance floor no matter how […]

September 2, 2021

sunflower-filled-rosina-vineyards-wedding

Patrick met Angela’s love story began back in the fourth grade when he moved to the small historic town of Ferndale. He remembered thinking she was cute and when they were 16 they dated for a year and a half and went to the junior prom together. But after being high schools sweethearts, life had […]

August 25, 2021

Intimate-Ferndale-Backyard-Wedding

Their first date was at a wood fired pizza place in downtown Sonora. After dinner, they went to a whiskey bar for drinks and live music. Not wanting the night to end, they walked to another bar to play pool. Their first date led to their proposal in the snowy mountains of  Calaveras Big Trees […]

July 22, 2021

Intimate-Redwoods-Wedding

I vividly remember the moment. I was standing in my co-workers classroom. I was talking about how I wanted to expand the elopement part of my business. I told her about adventure elopements and that I wanted to book more. She looked at my like I was crazy thinking people would want to sign up […]

July 19, 2021

Trinidad-Redwoods-Adventure-Elopement

Mary was the bartender when a Ryan who was a logger that hard worked a very long day came in to have a drink. That drink turned into one more on a few different occasions, until it turned him into a regular customer until he had the courage to ask Mary out.  Their first date […]

July 13, 2021

Briceland Family Farms Rustic Farm Wedding

                                                                  Dolason Prairie Sunrise Proposal   Garrett had contacted me online  about meeting him for a surprise proposal at this spot. I was […]

July 13, 2021

Orick-Redwoods-Proposal-&-Engagement-Session

Are you a morning person or a night person? A early bird gets the worm, or a night owl? Me personally? I love the mornings!   It’s the beginning of a new day, the rising of the sun, and a great time to take some meaningful and memorable pictures. Photo sessions during this time of day […]

June 30, 2021

5-Benefits-of-Sunrise-Sessions

The sun is beaming bright and temperatures are rising, summer is here and it is HOT!   This time of year often makes me feel like I am shooting in a sauna every summer when I head to an outdoor photography session with my high school senior clients.  Even on those scorching hot days where […]

June 28, 2021

8-Tips-for-a-successful-summer-senior-session

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