Imagine a long six hour journey in a van packed with siblings who had exhausted their library of road games and travel songs. We had just pulled off the freeway, and spent the last few minutes of our journey, eagerly looking for the first glimpse of a white mountain nestled smack dab in the city […]

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On a sunny day in September, Kristina and Michael had their beautiful Hyatt at Carmel Highlands Wedding. Their lovely wedding overlooked the ocean in Carmel Valley. Kristina works as a nurse, and got the sweetest text from her nursing pals on her wedding day. Kristin had been working during the pandemic and wanted to make […]

Think of the happiest things, it’s the same as having wings… <3 This sweet newborn session will definitely go down as a happy memory, so sweet to be able to have fun with a Peter Pan newborn theme. Of course, we made sure to take some neutral photos too, enjoy!

Not too long ago, we flew into San Jose to take photos for Sarah’s fitness business launch. It was a whirlwind weekend full of sunsets, beautiful flat lays, and intimate gatherings with Sarah’s closest friends. We all had a wonderful time celebrating Sarah and her new business venture, I know that so many good things […]

This Summer, we had the opportunity to photograph Tanya and Tristan’s beautiful Oak Glen portrait session at the Highland Springs Ranch in Oak Glen. I’ve been attending the Highland Springs Ranch Lavender Festival since my son was a baby, and photographing a wedding session there has always been a dream. We planned for the session […]

Veronica and Mary met in a photography lab in junior high, and have been making each other smile and laugh ever since. They share a common love for Disneyland, and thought it was the perfect setting for their engagement photos. Tiffany photographed their session, and when I was editing the photos it was so clear […]

We had such a great time putting together this Alice in Wonderland Cake Smash. We spent a day in our studio in Orange County, CA ~ making our teacup, and used the leaves from the Alice in Wonderland attraction as inspiration for our background. Alice in Wonderland has always had a place near and dear […]

Kimberly and Tyler had their beautiful wedding at Carmel Fields at Wedgewood  on a breezy day in September. Kimberly and Tyler met at work, and in Kimberly’s words ~ it didn’t take long for them to realize their relationship just felt easy to them. Not easy in the sense that life doesn’t get hard sometimes, […]