the journal

A courthouse. Fresh Flowers. A marriage certificate. Masks. Wait, what?! Why do we need masks to get married? Oh, that’s right, COVID-19. Weddings from March until just recently in August, look a tad different than they normally would at the start of the year. As a wedding and portrait photographer, I have been hit with […]

From Oregon to Arizona – this family has been up and down the coastline and all over! Becky reached out to me since her family was traveling to Scottsdale to get out of Oregon for a few weeks and into the Arizona heat (I definitely asked her how 110+ degree weather was appealing to her, […]

Those sweet cheeks. The way she clicks her heals together. The serious faces. All are the little traits I love about this sweet girl. She’s genuinely a VERY happy girl, but for her 9 month portraits I had to work REAL hard to get these little smiles out of her here and there. I met […]

The sweetest nursery theme. Imagination. Exploration. Peter Pan. A boy we knew and grew up to love. The thought of “Never Growing Up” staying in our minds until we truly had to become adults and enter into a world of uncertainty, but yet into a world that could be so magical. Alison and Kevin were […]

First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes a baby in a baby carriage! Now sweet baby Bradlee has made her entrance into this world and I could not be more excited for Russo and Jordan. I have photographed these two since it all started with their engagement photos back in October of 2017, then […]

Champagne pops. Sweet snuggles tucked away from everyone. The sound of true laughter. All of this sums up Chelsea and Austin’s engagement session at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. They were just the most fun, adventurous couple to photograph. They were absolute naturals in front of my camera! I actually met Chelsea when one of my best […]