This Halloween elopement editorial gave me allllll the spooky fall vibes I needed! Around this time last year, a TikTok trend blew up of people putting pumpkins over their heads and taking photos in the woods. I wanted to add my own twist on the trend, and messaged one of my favorite wedding hair and makeup artists around, Sierra. One of her many passions is SFX makeup so she took my little idea and sprinted with it to the finish line of this shoot!

In many places in the world, summer is the best season for a wedding. The days are longer, weather can be more mild, and many honeymoon destinations are in their prime season. In other places, like the Central Valley, summer weddings can bring high levels of heat and exhaustion. Additional planning is a must to […]

Chelsea + Nathan’s Paso Robles Wedding at Villa San-Juliette Winery was one I won’t forget anytime soon. I’d been looking forward to this weekend since their engagement session at Shaver Lake, which was over a year ago! I remember watching them so at ease with one another and knew that they would be such a […]

LJ + Danny tied the knot on May 7th at The Pines, a breathtaking venue in the Sierra Nevadas, just shy of the entrance to Yosemite National Park. LJ + Danny’s wedding was my first wedding at the Pines, which has been one of my dream venues since my husband and I were first engaged […]

The idea behind this Yosemite elopement editorial came when I sent a local photographer, Karen Vargas, a message on Instagram. I told her “Let me know if you’re ever down to put together a little elopement editorial with me. Maybe in the mountains or something?” Needless to say, we decided on a boho vibe and […]

Megan + Austin’s intimate wedding in San Luis Obispo was every bit as beautiful as their love story. Megan + Austin first met when Megan stole his usual seat on the bus their freshman year of high school. You know, the unofficially “assigned” seating. Many years later, Austin ended up proposing to Megan on one […]

Abigail + Ryan were married on a beautiful spring afternoon in an intimate wedding ceremony at Elite Event Venue in my lovely hometown of Fresno, California. Abigail + Ryan surrounded themselves with close family + friends during their intimate wedding ceremony. Once of their good friends officiated their ceremony, and the absolute joy of the […]

Zahaira and Tanner’s Woodward Park wedding portraits look straight out of a fairytale, complete with a tiara and whimsical forest. Zahaira + Tanner began dating back in high school, but were both in the military and soon drifted apart. They reunited nine years later, and began dating again. They got engaged in the midst of […]

Congratulations! If you’re here, you’re probably planning a wedding, about to start planning a wedding, or helping your friend plan their wedding. Either way, you may be in need of some wedding planning tips and resources. If your wedding planning experience was anything like mine it probably started like this: “Yay, we’re engaged! Can’t wait […]

Mahmoud and Laila had their wedding celebration at Fresno Fields by Wedgewood earlier this month, and it was absolutely beautiful. When Mahmoud first reached out to me for his + Laila’s upcoming wedding, I was a little surprised. In the wedding industry, 99% of the time, it’s the bride reaching out to you. After hopping […]