Fall is such a fun season, and my favorite part of fall is the gathering of family for Thanksgiving. It was great to be able to photograph an extended family session the week of Thanksgiving for the Palmers while they were all in town together. I’ve known Rod and Margaret Palmer for as long as […]

Friends, it has been a while since my last blog! While I have still been regularly photographing various families and couples during my pregnancy, I have not been posting regularly to my social media pages. It feels good to be typing again. Last weekend, in the crisp, Bakersfield fall air, The Sturdevant family met me […]

Pismo beach, a setting sun, family and friends gathered together–all the perfect things needed for a surprise proposal. Seeing the look on Michelle’s face as she descended the stairs down to the beach was absolutely priceless. She first met one of her best friends halfway down the staircase where she was greeted with flowers and […]

A perfect sunrise rising above Hart Park was ready for Marissa and Mason as they arrived for their engagement session early Sunday morning. With their wedding getting closer, anticipation for this session was definitely high. I was so excited to get to know them more during our shoot. Marissa and Mason are so comfortable with […]

Kate and Christopher Rhoads are the first couple of the 2021 Fall and Winter season, and it’s hard to contain my excitement. While Bakersfield is still pretty warm, I’ve found that most of my friends are happily pretending fall is in full swing. With the holidays coming up around the corner, there is no better […]

A path of rose petals, a sunset, “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri ringing through the breeze–the perfect setting for a surprise proposal. On their 7th anniversary, Matt caught his girlfriend, Sarah Taylor, totally by surprise. While she thought she was being surprised with a concert, he was really bringing her to Frontier High School […]

Oh, boy, am I excited to share this blog post with you! These bridal portraits have the dreamiest, most romantic feel to them, and I am in LOVE with the way they came out. It was hard not to oo and ah the whole session while I was clicking away. Every shot felt like magic, […]

Zach and I are SO EXCITED to share our very special news with you all…we’re expecting our first baby!! We’ve been dreaming of starting a family since we started dating, and it’s so amazing that our dream is finally coming true. So, here’s the story about how we found out about baby Barrett! I had […]

The Danielson family were an absolute joy to photograph! With the temperatures in Bakersfield getting well above triple digits lately, I was so thankful for a less than 100 degree day for our photoshoot. I had met Donna Danielson around Christmas time at one of Grace Bible Church’s women’s events. I definitely wasn’t surprised when […]

Every blog post I write is special to me, and aside from blogging my own adventures, this has to be the most fun blog post yet. MY FRIENDS ARE ENGAGED!!! I can’t wait for you to read about their truly fairytale, princess-like engagement. Seriously, we had everything from slow dancing to woodland animals! The temperature […]