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Hi there! Welcome to the blog, a place to share wedding beauty, engagement inspiration, and plenty of photography tips. I'm glad you're here and I hope you'll stick around and check out some of my posts!

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An Intimate Garden Wedding At Christiansons Nursery

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intimate greenhouse garden wedding in Mt Vernon Washington at Christianson’s Nursery

4th of july seabrook wedding

4th of July Seabrook Wedding

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Wedding

4th of July Seabrook Wedding Fourth of July weddings will always have a special place in my heart. There’s just something about the energy of the holiday, the long summer light, and being near the water that makes the whole day feel extra celebratory. This Fourth of July minimony in the charming beach town of […]

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4 Tools For Your Photography Business: Built For Success

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For Photographers

4 Essential Tools for Your Photography Business I still remember when I was first starting out as a photographer and felt like I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. Spoiler: I really didn’t know what I was doing. Those first couple of years were basically one big experiment in trial and error (with […]

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An Adventurous Engagement At Artist Point

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Engagements

A Summer engagement session up at Artist Point during a pandemic.

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Ancient Spanish Monastery Elopement – A Miami Wedding Venue

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Elopement

Ancient Spanish Monastery Elopement In Miami Miami has this incredible way of surprising you. Just when you think you know it as beaches, art deco, and palm trees, you step through the gates of the Ancient Spanish Monastery and feel like you’ve been transported straight to Europe. That’s exactly what it felt like photographing this […]

Bride and groom facing each other on a glacier for their Iceland elopement

Iceland Elopement | Destination Elopement Photographer

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Wedding

Icelandic glacier destination and adventure elopement

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The Edgewater House Elopement

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Wedding

simply elegant edgewater house elopement wedding

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My Favorite Top 7 Wedding Dress Shops

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Bridal Education

My Favorite Top 7 Wedding Dress Shops I thought I would take this time while all you brides are planning your weddings from home, to tell you some of my absolute favorite dress shops. I see a lot of the same wedding dresses over and over because bride’s don’t always know where to shop, so […]

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