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Ace + Robby | Belmond El Encanto Hotel, Santa Barbara Wedding

Where do I even begin with these two?

From the moment I met Ace & Robby for their engagement session last year, I knew we were going to be lifetime friends (and it wasn’t just our mutual adoration of Taylor Swift, though that definitely fast tracked our friendship). Showing up on their wedding day really felt like arriving at a dear friend’s wedding — I cried during their ceremony, laughed and aww’ed during their first dance, and felt full to the brim all day. There are just some weddings that remind me what that partnership looks like, what a marriage commitment means, and how wonderful it is to share your life with someone who truly SEES you.

Narrowing down my favorite images to best tell the story of their wedding day was SO HARD. Sorry not sorry for the explosion of love and magic in this one post. It’s. A. Lot.

Venue: El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel | Coordinator: Nina Moore | Florals: Coco Rose Design

Mikey + Fiona | Santa Barbara Pregnancy Photo Shoot

Once upon a time, I myself found out I was pregnant with a surprise miracle baby who, sadly, forced me to cancel several of my wedding contracts.
Mikey & Fiona‘s wedding was one of those weddings. But no, they just wouldn’t have it. So what did they do? They CHANGED THEIR WEDDING DATE, just so that I could be their photographer. And my heart exploded. My daughter, Phoenix, was 5 months old when they got married. And she totally crashed their wedding (I even have a photo of Fiona in her wedding dress, holding Phoenix. And a video of me photographing their sparkler exit carrying Phoenix on my chest).

Needless to say — I am DEEPLY connected to this beautiful couple. And it feels so full circle that she is now growing her own miracle inside her womb.
I am a puddle of gratitude, and cannot wait to meet this precious baby boy.

Santa Barbara Engagement Session | Ace + Robby

You know when things happen in your life that make it glaringly obvious that something bigger is at work than you even know? That’s how I feel about my time with Ace & Robby. Since email number one, the universe has aligned every single thing to bring us together at the right time. And from our first phone call, when my face hurt from smiling so much, I knew the wedding photography gods had given me the greatest gift of all time.

In my line of work, I see A LOT of different kinds of love. Ancient love and young love, love that has stood the test of fire, love that still has a lot of growing to do. And somehow, in the way these two men look at one another, I see ALL of the kinds of love. All at once. That’s when you know it’s the good stuff. That beautiful, messy love that I LIVE for.

Just take a look, and you’ll see it too…

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.

San Luis Obispo Elopement Photographer
San Luis Obispo Elopement Photographer