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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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Weddings

Engagements

Elopements

Magical redwoods elopement

Josh and Brewer traveled all the way from Alabama to exchange vows in our beautiful Redwood Forests. I met them at their ceremony site, where we captured their first look and then their ceremony. After some pictures with their family, we traveled to another grove for some gorgeous magical images. The sunlight filtering through the […]

May 28, 2024

Redwood National Forest Elopement

A wedding couple kissing in the rain underneath an umbrella at the Benbow Inn

There are a lot of details to think about when it comes to planning a wedding.  From the overall design and theme, to the flowers, colors, table top decor and more.  Oh and lets not forget about the music, playlist and first dance, or the guest list, the food and of course, THE DRESS.  With […]

February 27, 2020

Why Rain Can Be Good on Your Wedding Day

I love all weddings! From the private intimate elopements in the majestic redwood forests to the 12 hour epic weddings with concerts. I love every couples love story and being able to put into picture form their vision they worked so hard on. When Kim first contacted me, she and Jeurgen were planning a short […]

October 10, 2019

Brinkmann’s Benbow Inn Intimate Wedding

How to plan an elopement

Dear dreamers and adventurers, More and more couples are considering eloping instead of having a traditional style wedding.  So, if youre reading this, congrats on stepping outside the box and choosing to do something different! Eloping means that all of the wedding day choices you have to make, are YOURS entirely. There are no rules. […]

October 4, 2019

How to Plan an Elopement!

Barn by Fernbridge Wedding

Sam and Brianne had over 300 people at their rustic country wedding in Ferndale. This is no surprise. They are so loved by so many because of the caring and loving people that they are. We started out the day at Briannes sisters house where the girls were getting ready. Next we traveled to the […]

September 2, 2019

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Rosina Vineyards wedding

I photographed a wedding at Rosina Vineyards in July of 2018. Not long after, Katie contacted me about shooting her Rosina Vineyards wedding the following July. Her plans were for sunflowers everywhere. Fast forward one year, and one pregnancy later. This mama got married not long after having a baby! Big props to Katie! Planning […]

August 1, 2019

Curtis & Katie’s Sunflower Rosina Vineyards Wedding

Miranda's Rescue Wedding Fortuna

I arrived at Mirandas Rescue in Fortuna, California at 3:30 to begin shooting the details and getting ready shots for Tyler and Mackenzies night time wedding. I spent about an hour bouncing back and forth between Mackenzie getting ready with her girls and Tyler hanging with the boys. Mackenzies Mom Kathy, the wedding coordinator for […]

March 1, 2019

Ambrosini Miranda’s Rescue Night Wedding Fortuna

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