In this time of COVID, how do you get your dream European wedding while staying in the United States? It’s all about the details! (Isn’t it always?!) Explore with me how to bring European wedding inspiration to your United States wedding. The venue is the biggest thing one thinks about for a European destination wedding, […]

Number one thing to decide when asking yourselves ‘how much should I invest in my wedding photographer?’ – DO NOT do a percentage of your total budget. Costs of a wedding and cost of a wedding photographer. You spend so much money for every detail of the day – you HAVE to spend good money […]

As Published on Wedding Sparrow Charleston, South Carolina Sheep, Spanish moss, and a beautiful group of vendors. This luxury shoot at Middleton Place wedding in Charleston was such a wonderful experience. I knew this shoot needed to be all of the bygone luxe. The style that is such a huge piece of my heart. There […]

After spending the day with Oliver Fly – to which he so perfectly documented our family! – he had me convinced to return home, invest in a film camera again and attend a workshop. So, I returned home, ordered my Contax, found a workshop that was in France – because hello beautiful perfect light, and […]

This amazing two day Yosemite Valley wedding, post wedding and editorial were SO cold. I have so much respect for the beautiful model, who turned some interesting colors in the bitterly cold weather down in the valley. She was amazing through it all! And what you will never be able to see is that she […]

My grandparents who I love and admired so much always were so devoted to each other. This 1940s Inspired Wedding Shoot at the Palmer House Hilton is for them. WWII had just ended. My grandfather returned home from the war. He hopped on a bus and on that bus journey met a beautiful young lady. […]

This trip to France was such a great time of growth for me personally, as a photographer, and as an artist. Going to new places and experiencing new things fills me up and pushes me to new heights. As Thomas Merton said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” […]

I had an idea of creating three totally different bridal looks. I wanted to use the color of a gown, the style of the make up and hair, jewelry and florals to give three takes on what a wedding look could be. Lotus Threads has such a great variety of unique gowns, so I started […]

It was a cold and rainy day in December, but we powered through it! At the last minute we moved our shoot from Laguna Beach up to El Matador State Beach. Anyone that knows California and it’s coast – that is not a short drive! But it was so so worth it!!! The morning started […]

Type A Society was hosting their very first workshop, and they chose the beautiful location of Yosemite National Park. And it was spectacular. Being that she had hired Clay Austin to be her photographer for it, I knew I had to go. I have created connections with both of them I knew two things would […]