You are engaged – congrats!!! Between all the excitement of wedding planning to dress shopping and staring at the new sparkler on your left hand (!!!), planning for your engagement session might be the last thing on your brain! And rightfully so!!! But don’t worry, I got ya covered!!! Below are five tips I’ve put […]

A friend recently sent me an email asking for her upcoming trip to Paris and I couldn’t have been more excited! Allan and i spent the last few days of our honeymoon there so getting to relive the tastes and smells and sights of our time there….um, yes, please!!! So today I’m sharing a few […]

If you’re like me, this weekend is going to include a bit of last-minute Christmas shopping because…holy cow -t’s Christmas next weekend!!! This month has FLOWN by, and I can’t even tell you how excited I am to see + smooch all my nieces and nephews again!!! I’m having major auntie withdrawals over here and […]

Happy December friends!!! Winter is officially settling in over here so if you don’t here from me in the next few weeks, SEND HELP!!! I’ve probably frozen over!!! Speaking of coldness, I’ve learned a few things about this new climate since morning here from California. First, you need snow tires. Say whaaaaaat?? Yes, in the […]

As some of you may know, I got married over the summer! Still feels surreal to say I’m married!!! Allan and I just wrapped up on our thank you cards, and it was such a sweet thing to reflect back on our special day! Our wedding was everything I had ever dreamed, and so SO […]

“Guess what?’ I asked, as we walked hand-in-hand to dinner the other night, “We live here.” I find myself posing this question to Allan quite regularly now. Mostly to remind myself of our new reality and home…    We moved to Spokane a little over a month ago, and its still sinking in. From getting […]

Hello. It’s me.   Can you hear me?  I’m in California dreaming…    Okay, so I’m actually in Washington, but who doesn’t love a little Adele intro?? I’ve taken some time off for my annual hibernating which is why its been a little quiet on the homefront over here, but I’m back at it and […]

The countdown is officially on!!! T-minus 11 days until Christmas is HERE!! Whoo hoo!!! There are so many things that make this time of year my favorite and gift-giving happens to be one of my MOST favorite things to do! This might be in part due to the fact ‘Gifts’ is one of my love […]

Happy November friends!!! I feel like I’m coming back to life over here (very appropriate post-Halloween dontcha think…wink wink) and out from under the fog of sickness that held me captive this past weekend! Fresh air – woo hoo! Secretly, I think my body just knew how busy November is going to be and decided […]

For me, one of my most favorite things about photography is getting to meet new people, and getting to know their story. Because I believe your story is what makes you YOU. Its the behind-the-scenes, if you will, to why one wears an old cowboy hat to their senior portraits or why one beams with […]