A creative entrepreneur is a hustling artist full of ambition and creativity busting at the seams.  With the holidays nearing, I decided to round up my top gift picks for the creative friend or lover in your life, whether they’re photographers, illustrators, designers, foodie-holics, or doodle-ers.  Check out my favorite picks for your gift-giving […]

I’m always so humbled by my conversations and time spent with my clients. No two weddings have ever been the same in my career as a professional photographer. I witness love in so many different variations and colors. Each story has left a lasing impression on my heart. These impressions that I’ve collected over the […]

This month is Pregnancy and Baby Loss Awareness month. I only learned of this by scrolling through feeds and seeing so many dear friends and their beautiful outpouring of openness, candor, and courage on their loss and heartbreak. It’s been two years since the loss of our first baby and I’ll never forget the pain—the […]

  It’s true what they say—it’s not about the quality or price tag of a camera, it’s mostly about the artist behind the lens. I emphasize mostly because I’d be lying if I told you my Canon 5D Mk III didn’t do anything for my wedding photography. But the camera doesn’t make a great picture […]

  Hello blog world, I’m back. I’ve returned from my prolonged hiatus due to our permanent move from coastal Southern California to now the burbs of Centennial, Colorado. I’ve been away for quite some time so let me recap the last six chaotic yet eventful months: Baby June was born, Sean graduated with his MBA […]

  Last week, my friend and fellow wedding photographer Molly with Molly and Co. asked me to make a special guest appearance on her blog and of course I happily obliged–1) because I adore the gal and 2) the topic was on the importance of taking photos of yourself.  Once I sent her my personal […]

  In the battlefield of swiping, Cindy and Berek not only survived but conquered the modern digital age of dating.  They discovered the nearly impossible to find, indefatigable kind of love.  The kind of love that answers to all the questions and doubts of philosophers, fools, and everyone in between. Cindy swiped right.  Berek swiped […]

  Small business does not mean small work.  Quite the contrary, owning a business is a large responsibility that requires big work.  HUGE.  Over the last few years of molding, curating, and cultivating my business, there are a few many office supplies I’ve come to rely on to help me keep my business organized at […]

  Andie and Shane grew up in Torrance, California.  They shared mutual friends.  And at one point, they met at a Homecoming dance during their senior year in highschool that of which Andie doesn’t quite remember.  They also both attended the University of California San Diego and quite literally crossed each other’s paths more times […]

  I’ve always understood motherhood to be challenging.  Or at least I thought I did.  It wasn’t until I became a mother myself that I really began to understand the depths of it.  And no, I’m not just talking about the holy f-caboose that attaches itself to baby train such as dodging debris and diaper explosions, inability […]