(Thanks to Rachel Downey for the above photo of me working!) I meet with a lot of prospective clients, and I often have people ask me...
(All maternity milk bath and flower bath sessions are done at my home studio in San Jose, California). Ever since I first started doing flower bath / milk bath maternity sessions, I've been wondering if I'd be able to fit (and photograph well) an expecting...
The Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga is one of the grandest locations in the south bay. Comprised of hiking trails, formal gardens, a park, an arts center, and the Villa Montalvo mansion, it is a photographer's paradise. So, of course, I was super excited when...
It's time for the first engagement shoot of 2019! Greg and Lisa met on Coffee Meets Bagel, and their first date was at a Philz, so they figured it would be a great spot to start off their engagement shoot. I'm pretty sure this is...
As you may know, I do these elaborate, magical flower bath portraits. At some point a year or so ago I started getting jealous of my clients that they got to have these fairy tale images of themselves, and I wanted one for myself. Since...
Woot! First blog of 2019! And there are more in the pipeline :D. But first - this adorable Santa Cruz engagement session. Ozgur and Nadja fell in love while Nadja was here in the US studying abroad from Brazil. After she went back home they...
My last wedding of the year was every bit as spectacular as one might hope. Not only because Nestldown is one of my favorite places to shoot - and it was looking especially lovely on that fall day - and not only because the beautiful...
Oh, I am so stoked to share Celia and JImmy's wedding at Leal Vineyards! It was such a beautiful and emotional day. First thing in the morning, Hok and I arrived at Jimmy's parents' house for the tea ceremony festivities. Family members met and greeted...
For Tori and Anthony's engagement shoot we ventured over to Henry Cowell State Park in Santa Cruz (well, technically, Felton, but close enough). I know it seems like this is the only place I do engagement shoots, but I swear it isn't! It's just a...
On Sandrine and Josh's wedding day, Annie (my second photographer that day) and I showed up to Sandrine's family's home to get some details and shots of her and her family getting ready. When we showed up, it was so relaxed - no mayhem of...
There are a lot of things that people picture when they think of Northern California, but I doubt any are as quintessential as that of the redwood forest and the beach. This combo has become popular for my engagement shoots, especially for those who, like...
Katie and Kevin's Brazilian Room Tilden Park wedding fell on a Sunday and was my second wedding of the weekend. I'll let you in on a secret - double wedding weekends can be challenging at times. But wouldn't you know it - I walked into...
Mariana and Kristo's day started at the beautiful Hotel Los Gatos. The gals were getting dolled up in Mariana's suite, the guys in another room - everyone popping champagne and getting into the celebratory mood. When Mariana and I first met, she told me her...
Matt and Maya met back in college, and from what I hear this day was a long time coming (I'm sure you guys aren't sick of that comment yet :). The day finally arrived, and it was a gorgeous one. We started out with getting...
It was a bright, beautifully sunny day in September, and Newberry Estate Vineyards was looking especially lovely; there were still roses in bloom and the fountains were sparkling with reflected light. Everything was set up and ready to go for Kelly and Lien's wedding. Our...
