Chris + Rachel: Santa Barbara Dinner Rehearsal

A SANTA BARBARA FAMILY GATHERING

Ah these two are the sweetest! Their families rented out this rad house in Santa Barbara for a few days before their wedding. I was so excited to join them on their last day for their dinner rehearsal. Everyone gathered together, took photos, ate food, drank wine and played some corn hole. In order to alleviate some of the hassle on their wedding day, Chris and Rachel thought it was best to get all of the family photos out of the way the day before their wedding, so we did just that and they had a beautiful wedding day!

2016: A Year in Review

A COLLECTION OF 2016's BEST IMAGES

What a year! First things first... This is my second time writing this blog post, so it probably won't be as good as the original post, so I apologize now. 

This year was such a success if I do say so myself! It was my first year as a full time photographer and this site has been live for exactly one year! I photographed more weddings than I can count between May and October, which also included weddings in Dallas, TX and Nashville, TN. I primarily second shot this year, but it was a great stepping stone for what is to come in 2017. This year I second shot for Nicole Leever (such a blessing! Can't wait to work with her more in 2017!), Ryan Scott Welsh, Levi Molina, Eric Williams, Celina Kenyon, Joey Cobbs, Brittany Wilson and Cara Danielle! I also did my first styled bridal shoot with Jamie Wolfer (JW Coordination) at the HNYPT. I also shot styled elopement shots for Lazy C Ranch in Palm Springs. I shot a proposal as well this year and it was absolutely perfect. I met so many couples this year and I'm so excited to meet so many more in 2017!

Juliette + Justin: Deep Ellum, TX Wedding

A HOT DALLAS WEDDING DAY

One cool thing I got to do in 2016 was travel to Dallas for the first time for this gorgeous wedding! In case you didn't know, I always have my bags packed and am ready to travel for your wedding day! Juliette and Justin are awesome and were such a blast to work with! Unfortunate for them, but fortunate for me, their original photographer backed out and they were in a bind to find a new photographer. I was happy to step in and fly to Dallas for their wedding. I had been meaning to get to Dallas, so it gave me a good excuse to finally head there! But let me tell you, it was SO SO hot! The ceremony was on the roof and the guests weren't let onto the roof until it was time for the ceremony. Thankfully it was a quick, but efficient ceremony so I was able to cover all the angles I needed to and not sweat through all of my clothes! What a fun day though!

Michael + Tina: San Francisco Engagement + Family Session

A GOLDEN GATE PARK + SUTRO BATH LOVE STORY

I was SO SO happy to work with this gorgeous family! It just happened to work out they would be in San Francisco at the same time I was in town to shoot for Eyvi. I met at their hotel and Michael drove us around through Golden Gate Park and Sutro Baths. They were such a sweet family and I'm blessed to have been a part of their journey together! Congrats you two!! Happy wedding planning!

Brandon + Jessica: New York City Love

A MEATPACKING LOVE STORY

Oh how I love these two! Brandon is and has been a total dreamboat since I first met him. Then I had the opportunity to meet his better half while we were all in New York and it was magical! She is absolutely wonderful and so so stylish! They are both models, hence all the hotness happening here! We met at their apartment and wandered around Meatpacking, where we found some killer spots for both couple shots and individual shots.