I hope everyone has a friendship with someone like the one I have with Casey! The type of friendship where the conversation just flows effortlessly… and you can also laugh with them about absolutely nothing… but still have those incredibly, gentle moments where your eyes well up with tears…and somehow can still feel completely comfortable […]

Oh my goodness, I am so in love with this session!!! I often say that senior pictures and individual portraits are some of my favorite pictures to take, but then I take photos of a couple that is so in love and I’m reminded how special these shoots are to me! Jay emailed me in the early […]

I’ve known Monika since I was in 2nd grade… that’s over 16 years!! We were the best of friends in elementary school and I met her husband Grant before they were even together through Fine Arts with a church I use to attend. I love doing shoots with people that I’ve known for a while […]

I had been looking forward to this shoot before I even got to Portland, when I first planned it with Makayla. I love shoots with couples that are so in love with each other and these two also happen to be beautiful and photogenic!! I loved spending some time with them on the Columbia River […]

A couple weeks ago my sister and brother in law came to visit the Northwest while I’m here! They flew to Seattle, so I drove up there to pick them up and got to spend a few days exploring that beautiful city with them! :) After we spent a few days in Washington, we made the […]

I met Michelle and Jacob at Heritage Square, which is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to shoot, even with the several other photographers who are there everyday. We can all share, right? ;) They are so sweet to each other and they were just as sweet to me! Michelle is absolutely beautiful and […]

I recently held my first ever contest to celebrate this new website via my Facebook Page. I couldn’t believe how many people shared the photo to enter the contest! It was so exciting for me to see all the interaction that happened through the contest! However, for me it was a little bittersweet. As much […]