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Engagement sessions are one of my very favorite types of sessions to do!  I include an engagement session in each of my wedding packages as my gift to the couple because I LOVE shooting them, but also, I 100% believe that they are one of the most important things you can do to prep for […]

I sat down to write this and checked my calendar—Christmas is FOUR DAYS AWAY!  WHAAAT??  Thank God for Amazon Prime.  I’m pretty sure Christmas morning would happen in January at our house if Amazon Prime didn’t exist. I love the end of December in my business.  Sessions are all complete for the year and it’s […]

I love, love, LOVE when the family dog gets to come along to a portrait session!  I’ve had dogs my whole life, and since we don’t have one right now, it’s always a fun day to meet another family’s dog and make some portraits!  Molly and Pippin brought their A game to their family’s session […]

It’s been a crazy fall family portrait season over here, especially as our family adjusts to life with a newborn!  I’ve TOTALLY fallen behind on my blogging, but as we wind down into December, I’m hoping to catch back up!  I wanted to share this epically Pacific Northwest fall session with you from last month […]

Oh boy, I LOVE it when old clients come back to me to update their family photos.  And it’s even MORE exciting when their family has GROWN since I saw them last!!  Their two girls are about as far apart as my kiddos are, but they’ve made it through the newborn phase while I’m still […]

Let’s talk adorable couples in love.  Lacey & Taylor are IT.  They are getting married next year, and they are working through all of the wedding planning looking like this: her, snuggled in against his chest, or holding hands and laughing, and completely enjoying each moment with each other.  They’re a self-proclaimed super lovey-dovey couple […]

I loved meeting up with this sweet family to update their family photos in time for holiday cards!  We had a fabulous fall day at the Jenkins Estate exploring the botanical garden!

I’m so thrilled to share Emily & Ryan’s fabulous fall wedding at the Green Villa Barn in Independence!  First, can we talk favorite things?  A barn, burlap, lace, and heirloom details are IT!  Emily and Ryan put so much effort into making each detail truly meaningful to them and their families, and intertwined that with […]

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of summer–the hardest part of my move from Sacramento to Hillsboro was adjusting to the much longer rainy season!  So last week’s unexpected sunny weather for this family photo session made my day!  A sunlit, glowing field with an adorable family to photograph is pretty much my […]