Last weekend I spent a long travel morning to get from Los Angeles to Tucson by about 12:30p! I wouldn’t do that for just anybody, but a few weeks ago my dear (adorable, hilarious) friend Michelle told me she was getting married, and by the way would I photograph it for her? Um, yes. Of [...]

I hate to be the one to break it to you: Not everything is going to go perfectly at your wedding. I’ll give you an example: At my own wedding, the order we put in to have pounds (and pounds) of ice delivered just never showed up. My undies showed through my dress (borrowed a [...]

One thing you might not realize about wedding photographers: We’re pretty much mostly all friends and supportive of each other. One of my favorite things to do is second shoot a wedding with a photographer-friend who is *technically* my “competition.” A few weeks ago, I helped Renee Bowen shoot a gorgeous, intimate Santa Clarita backyard [...]

So many couples spend thousands of dollars on their wedding photographer…. and then just let their images sit on a disc for years and years Ahem. I am absolutely guilty of this. Which is why I was so glad that Keith and Shannon chose a wedding package that included a big, fat, 30 page, 12×12 [...]

One year ago today, Kristian and Stephanie were all they way down in SoCal from their home in Oregon to get married at Wayfarer’s Chapel. If you missed it the first time around, take a look at Kristian and Stephanie’s wedding posts: Wayfarer’s Chapel ceremony Terranea Resort wedding portraits Happy Anniversary Kristian and Stephanie!! Contact [...]

If you’ve never been married before, I encourage you to think about this before starting heavy planning on your wedding … What is the number one thing you want to remember about your wedding? Is it the way your cake plate matched your garter? Is it the perfect way your reception seat assignments were laid [...]

One year ago today I was in Paso Robles watching (and photographing) some sweet friends getting married… At a winery in one of their favorite travel destinations, over-looking wine country. So gorgeous …. so happy … Keith and Shannon are truly adorable together – and we are so glad we can call them our friends! [...]

Last weekend I spent with Michael and Marlene, photographing their wedding in Altadena, CA. The love and friendship between these two was so touching to see …. and the support of their families truly warmed my heart! Plus 80s music, a local celebrity, tears, laughter and a whole lot of dancing! Here is just a [...]

Angela and Brandon’s Italy wedding featured on Destination I Do’s blog View all the images and the story on Destination I Do’s blog ALSO … a little random… Feb 2010 New Hampshire Public Radio (image from Abriel and Matt’s 2007 engagement session)

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