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Nestled in the heart of California’s wine country, Sonoma County is home to a number of state parks that offer a captivating backdrop for couples dreaming of an intimate elopement in northern California. Think Sonoma County is just about wine and vineyards? You’ll see otherwise in this post! All six of these state parks showcase […]
As a wedding photographer, I thought I knew it all going into my wedding. After all, I’d been in the business for a couple years and worked with dozens of couples to help plan their dream days, and then capture it. But even still: there were things that surprised me about our wedding. Here are […]
There’s this moment that happens with many couples when they announce they’re eloping: the raised eyebrows, the slight pause, and then the question that often follows — “Isn’t that a bit… selfish?” I’m going to tell you something that might surprise you: yes, elopements are selfish. And that’s completely, wonderfully okay. Reframing “Selfish” in Wedding […]
All too often, I see couples blindly swallow all of the cookie-cutter wedding pills, which ends up leaving their day looking and feeling a whole lot like everyone else’s. It’s my personal mission to help you design a wedding day that is as meaningful to you as possible, and sometimes that means bucking tradition and […]
Details About My Mission, Beliefs, and Values Values tell you a lot about a person. They speak to what’s important to them, and give you a sense of who they are at their core. Hiring a stranger to photograph as intimate of a thing as your wedding day is a big ask — and you […]
Most couples have never planned a wedding before (for 60% of couples, it’s their first marriage!), and thus are often learning off the cuff how the process of booking their vendors go. To make things more complicated, this is often a slightly different process for every vendor. To make sure you have all of the […]
Jillian and Shay booked me for their 2020 wedding waayy back in the Before of 2019, and had an intimate wedding planned in the Sacramento area. But then…. pan-you-know-what happened. They decided to postpone their wedding a full year to May 2021, but toward the end of 2020 they reached out and said they’d decided […]
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