As we prepare to close out the year, make promises to ourselves about how things are going to be better next year; how we are gonna dream bigger + lose weight and live just a little more than we did the year before–I was left thinking about all of the things that have happened the […]

Before I prepare my house for soldiers (one very special one being Isaiah’s cousin stationed here in WA for the next 3 years) let me say thank you!  This morning as I woke up and looked at our tree, and stretched and thought about all that God has gifted me with over the last year, […]

There is nothing like being stuck at home sick + hearing the phone ring with UPS at your door.  A special delivery: our very first wedding album from GraphiStudios {graphistudios.com}!  We are thrilled + carried that album around with us tonight like it was a small child!  So exciting: having a real life album to […]

Every time we get the opportunity to photograph a baby I am reminded of how completely amateur I am as a photographer and how much more I still need to learn.  YES!  I said it, amateur + behind + weak + completely incompetent.  Babies are hard! You have heard me say it once + I’ll […]

There is nothing like having a spiritual home + no one knows that better than me.  I was raised in the church, like literally raised.  I was at church every Sunday, Sunday night, Wednesday night, special event + potluck.  Any time the church was open we were there + though I have few memories of […]

Isaiah has had dreams of a social networking party for the last six months + every time he brought it up I would shoot his idea down.  Not because I didn’t think it was great–because my husband is brilliant + rarely has lame ideas, but because it was completely unfeasible.  At the time of his […]

I met Charis on a early November Day to work on some head shots + pictures for her new website “Without Doubt Weddings” www.withoutdoubtweddings.com. WithoutDoubt, Charis says is “absolutely, beyond any doubt, categorically, clearly, decidedly, doubtless, doubtlessly, easily, explicitly, expressly, far and away, finally, indubitably, no ifs ands or buts about it, obviously, plainly, positively, […]

This photo shoot was so special to me because it was the first one purchased as a gift to someone else!  That makes is special because someone thought enough of our work to want to bless someone else with it & for me its humbling and a total compliment.  When my very dear friend Isabel […]

so the night I came home to tell Isaiah I wanted to be a photographer………  Sonnie was there too!  My dear friend Sonnie, who before I knew I wanted to be a photographer, would let me practice on her and her sweet girls! It was so fun, to a year later, to really show her […]

I love shooting young ladies, its so fun, but shooting young men is fun too & really pushes me to think and be a better photographer.  No blowing kisses at the camera or popping the hip for these cool dudes! I loved shooting Jordan, such a handsome young man, who loves and respects both his […]

Beautiful Sarah with the sweetest spirit.  This girl could be Vanessa Hudgens twin!  Her outside appearance only breaks the surface of the amazing and wonderful girl that she is! Sarah met us at our studio, for our inaugural senior session indoors.  The rain hit & there was no way we were gonna start our session […]

Hanging out with Jordan was SOOO much fun!  We had been planning his shoot for so long/outfits/locations/guitars, so it was amazing to finally have it come to pass.  Jordan is so special and comes from an amazing family.  Over the last couple of months, during long nights of editing–I would post a blog, and Jordan’s […]