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Duke’s Birth Story

I was hot. It was hot. Sticky, sweaty, hot. The trade winds had stopped blowing just in time for my last week of pregnancy. Luckily we had AC in our condo that we decided to turn on for the sticky pregnant lady who couldn’t stop talking about how hot she was. Then we waited. Actually,…

Britt + Matt’s Wedding- Ritz Carlton Dana Point

Giant smiles on both of their faces the entire day. And it was a long day. And smiles were there, the whole time. Intimidating good looking but with personalities that make you feel like a best friend. They were grateful, up for anything and madly in love with each other. It showed too. Can we…

Lauren + Justin’s Kauai Wedding- Makai Golfcourse and St Regis Princeville

  Sometimes you just instantly click with a couple. From the first time I met while shooting their engagements in Hanalei and then again on their wedding day…I just felt that “thing”. That thing that makes me wish I was their next door neighbor. That thing that makes me feel like a guest at the…

Hailey + Jacob’s San Clemente Wedding

When Hailey first emailed me about shooting her wedding, she attached a photo of the two of us that she had from a wedding I had shot years ago. She said since then she had always known she wanted to me photograph her wedding. I was probably wiping away tears and responded with a huge…

Stella + Firdaus Big Sur Wedding- Point 16

  To me there is one thing that really stands out about each wedding I have the privilege of documenting. This one was hands down Stella’s smile. I mean, come on?! It is like sunbeams radiate out of her entire face. Such a lovely couple so full of respect for each other and really wanting…

MJ + Seth’s Newport Beach and San Clemente Wedding

I heard a lot of different versions that day, but one thing is for sure, these two seem to be destined to be together. They have a sweet sweet thing going on and I was lucky enough to photograph it. Ceremony was at the Newport Beach Temple and then we hopped down to Dana Point…

Amanda + Christian’s Wedding- Plantation Gardens, Kauai

Quite often I shoot weddings for couples I have never met before the wedding day. We get to know each other a little bit over email/video/video chat beforehand but as I park my car and wander through the hotel looking for the hotel room, I wonder, what will they be like? What will their relationship…

Ashlee and Bruce’s Wedding- Newport Beach Temple + Oak Creek Golf Club, Irvine CA

Ashlee had a big ole smile planted on her face the entire day. Bruce and her were both feeling like lottery winners. Life has crazy twists and turns and sometimes wedding days really do feel like the “happily ever after” we are told doesn’t exist. I, for one, am a believer. And it is couples…

Lindsay + John’s Kauai Elopement

Lindsay and John decided on Tunnels Beach, on the north shore of Kauai for their ceremony. Kelvin Ho was there to officiate, I was there to document, baby Bergen was there to add just the right element of cuteness and the Na pali coast was there with it’s magic and sparkly light. It was intimate,…