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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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Elopements

It’s Wedding Wednesday, and on today’s blog I am featuring the gorgeous Meras wedding at Rosina Vineyards. Manny and Kelsey are two of the kindest, most down to earth and laid back people you will ever meet. I sometimes get a little nervous before shooting weddings, but with them I knew there would not be […]

July 25, 2018

Meras Romantic Rosina Vineyards Wedding

Every wedding is its own living, breathing entity  and being a part of many beautiful Humboldt County weddings, I feel like I have seen it all. My clients are amazing. I have been blessed with the most laid back, down to earth brides and supportive family. I feel so fortunate to have been a part […]

July 23, 2018

5 tips to reduce stress on your wedding day.

Adventure elopement in Shelter Cove

I am so excited that John and Danielle’s picture made the front cover of the Times Standard Ever After wedding magazine! Their wedding was one of my all time favorites! Let me tell you the story. I was organizing my new classroom in the middle of August, when Danielle called me about photographing her  intimate […]

July 7, 2018

Humboldt County|Shelter Cove|Intimate Destination Weddin

Anthony and Jillian married on a cool overcast day at Baywood Golf Course. Friends and family traveled from all over as far away a Louisiana. A great time was had by all. There were funny faces, plenty of tears, and some pretty amazing dance moves out on the dance floor. Vendor team Groomsmen Tuxedos- Men’s […]

June 7, 2018

Ford Wedding|Baywood Golf Course

Romantic and foggy College Cove engagement session in Trinidad

Everyone knows that buying a home is a huge accomplishment, Anthony figured out a way to make it even better by proposing to Jillian  on the front porch  of their new home while she held those new keys in her hand. Fast forward to last October when we headed to College Cove in Trinidad to […]

April 20, 2018

Anthony & Jillian College Cove Engagement Session

Wow! Is it the middle of March already? Time is flying by this year! I have some senior sessions to catch up and first up is Jose! We did this session back in November. It was a rainy Humboldt County week, so we had to postpone the shoot until later on in the week. We […]

March 19, 2018

Jose|Senior Portrait Session|Eureka High

For those of you who dont know me, I am a Humboldt County girl through and through. I recently traveled on my dream location  to Kauai and after exploring the beautiful island, I realized how truly lucky those of us living in Humboldt County really are. We live in an amazing place that is a […]

February 8, 2018

Top 5 Humboldt County Engagement Session Locations

Shelby''s night time session in Scotia

Happy New Year! Most Sunday’s I aim to post a senior blog. This one is a Super Soul Sunday blog. Something that ignites my soul. I had been wanting to do a night time shoot for quite a while. I had been so slammed with shoots during the busy season, that I wanted to reward […]

January 7, 2018

Shelby|Night-time Christmas Session|Scotia

I shot Nick and Larissas engagement photos out on Paradise Ridge, near Shelter Cove.  I asked them where they were getting married and she said, Mount Shasta.  I assumed they were going to hire a photographer from that area, so I was so ecstatic when they asked me to photograph their destination wedding. Mount Shasta […]

December 20, 2017

Arbuthnot Wedding- Mt. Shasta Resort Golf Course

I was so excited when Ron contacted me about shooting Kyra’s senior portrait shoot. Tiffany Thomsen of Tiffany’s Sports Teams and Photos sent him my way. Tiffany has been so helpful and supportive since I first called her a couple of years ago and said “Help! I am shooting my first team!” Thank you so […]

October 15, 2017

Kyra|MusicalSeniorPortraitSession@ShelterCove

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