If you have become engaged only recently, then congratulations are in order! I hope that you will get to live a happy and fulfilling life together. But, first things first, if you and your partner have decided on having an elegant engagement photoshoot, there are some things that you should think about first. What should […]

Erika and Kevin’s San Simeon engagement photos were incredible! San Simeon is another one of my favorite locations for engagement photos – probably right behind Yosemite National Park and Santa Cruz. I spent several incredible day trips here through my early college years because it’s the perfect beach. It has the crisp, sandy shores and […]

Storytime: Caitlyn was living in Long Beach doing her internship for her Doctorate of Psychology. Justin came down to see her for a mini vacation. Justin knew he wanted to make their proposal something Caitlyn would enjoy. He drew a big message in the sand with the ring in the center. He got down on […]

This Avila Beach engagement session was extra special for Yolanda and Albert. (And not just because it’s their engagement photos 😉). Albert proposed to Yolanda during a vacation to Pismo Beach. It was the same vacation that they found out they were pregnant with their daughter, Stevie! Needless to say, the Central Coast is a […]

The Palace of Fine Arts is an absolutely breathtaking location for your engagement photos in San Francisco! Lynette and Eric’s San Francisco engagement photos were extra special to me because Eric is my brother-in-law! They met at a ministry event several years ago, and got back in touch at the beginning of the pandemic. Eric […]

Wendy + Victor chose to do their photos a bit closer to home. Rather than drive into the mountains or the coast, we found a spot at the San Joaquin River Parkway Trust that was the perfect area of outdoor beauty within the city of Fresno. Most of my couples tell me that their photos […]

This snowy couples session at Shaver Lake has been a long time coming. I had been harboring a secret fear of driving in the snow for years. I grew up in the Central Valley, so snow isn’t super familiar to me. Driving in the snow was even more foreign to me. I did a short […]

Chelsea + Nathan’s Shaver Lake Engagement If you’ve been following me, you know Shaver Lake is one of my favorite spots for any type of session. The tall pines, seasonal meadows, and gorgeous lakeside make Shaver Lake a perfect location – especially for an engagement session! Shaver Lake is within 30 miles of Fresno, about […]

As a Yosemite engagement photographer, when Julie reached out to me on Instagram to ask about an engagement session in Yosemite, I couldn’t wait! While some bad weather caused us to reschedule, we made it work and even used some locations that my husband and I did for our own day-after session for our wedding. […]