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Jun 10

I love it when my wedding couples turn into forever family clients. Being their photographer for life is the biggest honor! This was my fourth time photographing the Santos family, and I loved getting to meet the newest addition: baby Mia! Of course since Baby Mia is still but a baby, her older sister Callie […]

Jun 2

Jen and Sul are the kind of people who make this job feel like a dream. When we first met and started talking about me photographing their wedding in 2021, I knew this wasn’t going to be a transactional relationship. They were looking for someone they could grow with—someone who would be there not just […]

Jun 1

Ashley and DJ were married in 2024 and I had the honor of being their wedding photographer, and I am thrilled that they’ve asked me to be their photographer for life. It’s so wonderful to be able to capture important moments for my favorite clients turned friends year after year. I can’t wait to see […]

May 1

This is such a fun one for me. My husband actually photographed Hannah and Ryan’s wedding and when they were looking for a birth photographer, they came across my site and were thrilled to find out that I do this type of work! We did their maternity shoot this winter so we could get to […]

Apr 1

I photographed Shannon and Zach’s wedding TWICE. Yes, they were a covid couple 🙂 And I was so honored and thrilled to be invited back into their lives to welcome their new sweet angel, Baby Henry! He was so chill and calm, he made it easy on us! Here are just some of my favorites.

May 10

Last year, around the holidays, I got to meet baby Lily, the newest addition for Caitlin and Jeremy. I’ve been there for their engagement, wedding, maternity session and now for Lily’s baby photos! Here are just some of the highlights from our time together as well as a few favorites from their maternity session! Documentary […]

May 1

Earlier this year I got to meet Baby Daniel! His parents, Gustavo and Lis, are one of my former wedding couples and it was so wonderful to get to catch up with them and see them step into their new role as parents. One of the things I remember so clearly about working with them […]

Sep 8

My absolute favorite thing about my job is being able to follow my couples as they start their families, and over the years as their family grows and changes. The last time I saw Mr. Oliver he was just a baby! Now he’s big brother to Evan! It was so wonderful catching up with Amanda […]

Sep 7

Oops. I’ve been a little behind on blogging lately. I prepped the next three posts three months ago. But hey, it’s a good thing – wedding season has been absolutely nutty this year, a welcome change of pace after 2020, and I’ve also had a bunch of Life by Brea sessions! So lots of stuff […]

Jun 4

This blog post is well overdue, so much so, that baby Thatcher is now almost a year old! Oops. Nevertheless, I’m very excited to share Baby Thatcher’s first professional photo shoot on the blog today. I’ve known his mommies for quite some time. Brides turned friends, Hannah and Meredith originally hired me to photograph their […]