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I’m constantly asked to share my recipes. Honestly, I haven’t jumped on the idea because I feel like they aren’t anything special! But if you follow me on social media, specific Instagram stories, you know I’m trying to get better at sharing some food inspo with you. But you all keep asking for full recipes! […]

Banana Ice Cream: Food Friday

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The rains cleared for a day and I had the chance to capture Agustin & Chelsea’s engagment photos at Riverfront Park in Windsor. Engagement sessions are perfect for many reasons, but it’s also an opportunity for couples to get the feel of being in front of my camera before their wedding day. Chelsea & Agustin […]

Agustin & Chelsea : Riverfront Park Engagement

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One year ago today, we took a spontaneous trip to Santa Cruz and splurged on a fancy hotel. That same night, we sat in our hotel room and promised each other we’d to spend 2017 traveling and valuing experiences & memories over physical things. This past year, we took 9 trips: drove over 1,996 miles […]

Toasting To Dreaming Bigger

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It’s been 4 weeks since the unbelievably devastating firestorm that swept through Sonoma County on October 9th. It was the biggest fire storm in CA history and it has left our town grieving and devastated. As I sat down to edit Greg & Gloria’s wedding after the fires, seeing their photos brought tears to my […]

Greg & Gloria : Mark West Lodge Wedding

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If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I LOVE what I do. I love my job as a wedding photographer. But I also have a deep love for the ocean. The salty air, sunshine on my skin, and the power of the waves has me floating to my happy place instantly. But […]

Brian & Vanessa : Monterey Bay Wedding

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As I begin to type, I have no words. I’m speechless and in shock. The tragedy that has struck my city in the past 4 days has been surreal. Out of a movie. A nightmare. Monday the 9th at 2am, we were evacuated from our home in Santa Rosa, CA due to wildfires that were […]

Love Is Thicker Than Smoke

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She’s an entrepreneur, business owner, and a dreamer. She’s my sister and I couldn’t be me proud of her. Over the past few years she has hustled like no other to make her wildest dreams a reality. Claire’s been a cosmetologist for years now and over this past year she’s working out of the salon […]

Claire Marie : Cotati Hair Stylist

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It was the hottest weekend of the whole year. San Rafael hit an unbelievable record of 114 degrees on their wedding day. Photographing a wedding in that kind of heat is no joke. But getting married in that kind of heat…man, they are troopers! But trust me, looking at Maricela & Naun, you’d never know […]

Naun & Maricela : San Rafael Wedding

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Sometimes a couple of your favorite people come together with perfect light on a summer night and create magic in front of your camera. This actually happened on Carly & Aaron’s maternity session as we ventured around Santa Clarita. Both of them were radiating with joy as they look forward to welcoming their little one […]

Aaron & Carly | Santa Clarita Maternity Photos

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It was a scorching hot day in Healdsburg when I took Jeremy & Tara’s engagement photos, but it never phased them. They were as fabulous as ever and ROCKED their engagment session. As we ventured around Tara’s family’s property, I couldn’t help but get goosebumps (yes, even though it was 103 degrees outside) every time […]

Jeremey & Tara : Engaged

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