Rachel & Eric were married on a hilltop above the clouds. There was so much joy and laughter, I imagine the people on the beach miles and miles away wondered where it was coming from 🙂
Venue: Newsom House | Wedding Management: Mady Bell Events| Florals: Hepburn & Jane | Catering: Field to Table |
| Music: Timothy Metcalfe | Beauty: Artistry by Meggs | Desserts: Bri’s Sweet Retreat | Rentals: Got You Covered |
I was lucky enough to meet Nancy at an At Her Table event several years ago, where I donated free headshots for female business owners. I’ll be honest — I was pretty on the fence about offering my art and my services for free that day, but I trusted that the laws of reciprocity would hold true. And boy did they ever. Nancy has since hired me for branding work for her metaphysical wine label, Ulloa Cellars, and she even attended my Persephone Unleashed retreat on Whidbey Island last year. As if that weren’t karma enough for me, she has become a dear friend and I enjoy every second I spend and every conversation I have with her.
I am absolutely over the moon for her and Tim, and the exciting things they’re up to at their own wine label, The Witch & the Warlock. Be sure to follow them and the history they are making alongside their wines. You won’t be disappointed.
Venue: High Camp Wines | Cake: Angela’s Pastries
I first met Nick & Courtney when they were members of a wedding party and I was 4 months postpartum photographing the wedding with Phoenix in an ergo carrier. Fast forward a couple years, to their first pregnancy, when they found themselves in need of a photographer themselves. It’s now been 6 years since they first invited me into their home to document their first daughter, and I never could have seen the friendship that would grow from that encounter. Maybe it’s the last name we share, maybe it’s kismet, maybe it’s a little of both — but I am so obsessed with this little family. So when they made plans to move out of San Francisco and wanted to document their favorite things about the city they called home for so many years, I was over the moon to tag along for the ride.
The way these girls light up when I walk in the door, ask me to brush their hair, introduce me to their stuffies, and request that I be the one to read their bedtime story — fills my heart to bursting. This is why I do what I do. Why I’ll never stop. For the amazing people and relationships I gather along the way, the ones who keep me around to document their love story in every season.
This family obviously holds the utmost special-est place in my heart, because they happen to be MY family — my brother, his gorgeous partner, and my darling little tornado of a nephew. He’s the only chaos I’ve ever loved this intensely. I especially love that my parents and Phoenix got to crash their family photo shoot. This is your sign to ALWAYS invite the grandparents. You can never have too many photos of grandparents.
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This is my friend Sabel. She has loved and lost more babies than any mother should ever have to. This baby girl is arriving right on time, and we can’t wait to meet her.
Unrelated — if you’ve ever complimented me on my hair, it’s this babe’s doing.
Based in San Luis Obispo and traveling the globe documenting destination weddings, elopements, and stories of all kinds. Inspired by love, light, heartache, and all the things that make us human.
