They fell in love and went from riding dirt bikes together, to showing up on on that sunny beach to hold hands and make vows.  Jenessa and Tyson brought their two families together on a warm day in October (thanks, California) to witness their union. The waves were crashing, and might have caused some nerves […]

They lived in Hawaii, but their hearts were in California. Together they planned a celebration on a real farm, with real cows, horses and farm dogs. There’s no need for a wedding venue when you have access to a real barn in California’s Central Valley. All you need is ribbons, sunsets, and dainty florals. And a […]

I didn’t know what to expect. Heck, part of me didn’t even want to do it. I was going completely out of my comfort zone. I was going alone into not only a cabin with three room mates that I had never met… but into a whole camp with 400+ photographers running around.  Other than […]

These two will always hold a special place in my heart. I went into this session with a broken heart. I had just lost my beautiful cat, Fanbelt of 11 years. I fought tooth and nail to save him,  fed him by spoon and then syringe every day… just to find out in the end […]

Anyone that knows me knows that I have a mild Disneyland obsession. By mild, I mean that I am a proud season pass holder and will use any excuse to land myself down in Southern California to take a visit to the Magic Kingdom. I’ve been known to even take my professional camera into the […]

From Russia, to San Diego, to Las Vegas, to New York. Dmitry and Yulia loved to travel. In fact, travel was such an important part of their life they decided that the best way for them to get married was for a road trip around the West Coast, stopping in Yosemite to Elope in the […]