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If you have been following along Eli and I’s journey of being a hubby and wife photo/video team the past couple of years you know San Diego has been a safe haven for us. Our place to rest, eat tacos and enjoy the warm weather. We prayed for a San Diego elopement last year and […]

Silver Falls Oregon is a place I will never forget. It is a state park with lots of different waterfalls to hike to and beautiful cabins to stay in right down the way at Smith Creek Village. Right before we came they had an unexpected snow fall and it was just magical. Adventuring with this […]

In 2021 I shot KC & Jimmy’s elopement and in 2022 KC & Jimmy celebrated with their family and friends at Straus Farm. Three Summer Day Events helped throw them on amazing celebration with every detail to a T reflecting who they are. KC & Jimmy are some of the most joyful people I know […]

This Mendocino wedding started at the lighthouses on the cliffs, which were so dreamy! Then we headed to the redwoods for the ceremony and back to some private cliffs for sunset. This Mendocino wedding by the cliffs inspired me not only by the beauty, but by the sweet couples love for each other. Their joy […]

This beautiful San Fransisco city hall elopement started with an engagement shoot in the Dog-patch area. They ate yummy pasta and drank coffee before we headed to city hall. My favorite types of shots are ones revolved around food, so this was a dream come true for me. Jae and Jasmine you both inspire me […]

The best part of a destination small wedding is that you get to dream up anything you want. The biggest trend for the past couple of years has been wedding weekends, not just planning a day, but an experience for your guests. A lot of people choose to plan small wedding so that they can […]

Elise Aileen and I came up with the photographer’s dinner a year and half ago. We wanted to have a place where we could come together, have fun and build community in an industry that can often times be lonely. It all started because we both felt like when we started out in this industry […]

What to know before you hire a florist for your wedding day was inspired by working with some amazing florists in the past year. One of them being the amazing mackfloraldesign who helped me write this blog post. I realized that having the right florals that reflect you guys as a couple really does make […]

The thing that overwhelmed me the most about starting a blog was trying to figure out SEO. I read book after book and studied what I could about it, but I still became overwhelmed by it all. The best thing I did for my business was hiring Ryan Moreno to develop my website and update […]

This post is near and dear to my heart. It all started when a bride wrote online that she wished a photographer would take pictures of venues so that she could see her choices all in one place. That sparked an idea that I could reach out to my favorite venues all across California and […]

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