Why I Love Santa Barbara Courthouse Elopements Whenever someone tells me they’re planning to elope, one of the first questions I ask is what they want their wedding day to feel like. Not what they want it to look like, or what kind of photos they want to come away with. I want to know […]

You Don’t Need Epic Mountains to Have Beautiful Engagement Photos When couples start planning their engagement session, I think there’s a lot of pressure to find the “perfect” location and I completely understand why. Engagement photos are something you’ll probably only do once, so it’s easy to feel like you need an incredible view or […]

Why I Recommend Mount Tamalpais for Engagement Photos One of the questions I get asked pretty often is whether I have a favorite location for engagement photos. The honest answer is… not really. I have favorite locations for different couples. A place that’s perfect for one couple might not feel like the right fit for […]

A Boise Capitol Elopement That Changed My Mind About Courthouse Weddings When most people picture a courthouse wedding, they usually imagine something quick and practical. A short ceremony, a few photos outside, and then everyone heads home. That probably would have been my assumption a few years ago, too. Since photographing more elopements, I’ve realized […]

Your Wedding Photos Shouldn’t Feel Like a Photoshoot A while back, I noticed something that completely changed the way I photograph weddings. It wasn’t a trend in the industry or a new posing technique. It happened months after I had delivered a wedding gallery, when a couple emailed me to tell me which photograph had […]

Modern wedding at The Lively in Boise, Idaho

A tender moment of bride and groom embracing as they exit their wedding ceremony.

Why You’ll See Weddings from Boise, California, Oregon & Washington Throughout My Portfolio One of the questions I get asked pretty often is where I’m actually based. The short answer is Boise. The longer answer is that my business has never really been limited to one place. I grew up in Northern California, so that’s […]

Luxury wedding reception at Cline Cellars in Sonoma, California

Couple laugh together while reading private vows during their Oregon elopement.