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Long, long ago I taught Sunday school to an extremely bright group of 4th-6th graders at our church, Altadena Valley Presbyterian Church. Some of them went to schools that taught Bible, some were the daughters of brilliant theologians and all had been at our church since birth and had so much spiritual knowledge in their […]

There are a lot of hard things about this season of isolation and insecurity.  ONE thing I’m enjoying about it though, is the occasional quick, elopement-type wedding.  Margaret messaged me just 2-3 weeks before her big day.  She and Lee had been planning a big wedding in Jackson Hole with all their friends and family. […]

Several months ago, I had the honor of singing back-up in a Leonard Cohen tribute band in Atlanta.  Sometimes I could hear someone singing behind me.  And during set breaks, two of the musicians would just have the best time playing old familiar rifs or things they had been working on.  One of these, and […]

My sweet friend Lisa started glowing a little less than a year ago.  You never saw her without a smile.  She was planning a wedding.  Her own.  She had known Dennis for years and always just as friends.  And how many couples do you know that said they had never considered their friend as anything […]

I love the connections between people.  While I hadn’t met Abby, my husband and her brother went to high school together.  Her fiancé, Eric, and my husband also coached soccer at the same club for many years.  When Abby and I spoke on the phone for the first time, I felt like we were already […]

It’s a little shameful that I’m just now blogging Coley and Alex’s wedding.  But better late than never, right?  Since it’s been over a year and a half, you should know that they now have a beautiful daughter who I am begging them to let me photograph.  Do better with the blogging, Hillary… Soooooo, Coley […]

Mary Claire was one of very few brides I didn’t meet until her engagement session.  It’s risky… what if we don’t click? What if I drive her nuts? What if the fiancé doesn’t like the way I direct them?  BUT….. we laughed and laughed. At one point he flipped her upside down.  So I think […]

I was so excited to be asked to shoot Laura and Eric’s wedding as soon as she asked me.  I had seen her dance with the teachers in our elementary school talent show (hot!!!) and I’d seen him walking to school to get his sons (also hot!!!) And their story was just so sweet.   […]

There’s a movement going on in the photography industry called “front porch sessions.” It’s to provide people the opportunity to have photos taken during this very specific time in history, capturing the phase of life they’re in right now.  I love the idea.  It doesn’t REALLY fit my business model, as I’m generally far closer […]

Lauryn was another example of a bride I hit it off with right away. I think our first “meeting” was on the phone and still… fireworks. Not even close to the kind of fireworks between she and Jason. Which I got to witness at their engagement session. We wandered around and it rained and we drank […]

I’ll spare you all the explanations about why it’s been a hundred years since I blogged and just skip straight to it. I’m BACK!!!!!! I never actually went anywhere, just the blogging did. Back in December I got to photograph one of the most fun weddings for some of the most wonderful people. Anna Kathryn […]

Amber and Mike’s wedding was a whole big family affair.  Everyone in the family cried happy tears the whole day.  And Amber was the picture of grace in the midst of so much activity. Each thoughtful detail was part of the emotion and I loved it. Amber wore the dress her grandmother, mother and aunt […]

Erin and Jon and I first met when we talked on the phone as she planned her Calera wedding from Texas. She had found me online and had great ideas about how she wanted her vineyard wedding to go.  As the day drew closer we spoke a few times and got to know each other […]

All of our growing up years my sister had only one girl friend.  There were gal pals and lots of acquaintances, but the friend that came on family trips and who was a constant in her life was Lyndsey.  Even as adults, Lyndsey was the only non-sister in my sister’s wedding.  And so, when she […]

What feels like a long time ago, I got a call from a girl who was going to get married.  I was laying in the sun as we spoke (remember the sun?  And warmth?  Seems like even longer ago) and she told me the best engagement story.  She is a vet and he a sheriff’s […]