I’m a hopeless romantic with a background in documentary fine art photography. Basically, I’m just as in love with your day as you are.

I’m here for the classic moments: your first dance. Your grand entrance. The love in your eyes when you look at each other.
I’m also here for the other moments: your baby cousin’s first dance. Your grandmother’s entrance. The love in your best friend’s eyes when they see how happy you are.

Whether your vows take place privately on a gusty mountaintop in Switzerland at sunrise, or surrounded by friends and family on a beach in California, I’ll be there to capture every moment.

I'm a native Californian who spent my childhood in the ocean and among the coastal ranges. I feel the most at home when I’m out exploring in the wilderness!

When I’m not shooting weddings, elopements, or traveling with my couples, you can find me trail running or adventuring in the woods somewhere. I’m a spontaneous wild child with a heart full of appreciation for how beautiful the world is, and how lucky we all are to get to live in it.

My brain is half photography knowledge and half really bad dad jokes that everyone who loves me pretends to laugh at. Nothing makes me happier than feeding people. The first thing I do in a new country is take a cooking class. I think food teaches us more about a new place than almost anything else.

I got a camera for Christmas when I was thirteen and from the second I took that first picture, I never considered being anything except a photographer. Over the last decade as a professional artist across still and motion mediums, I found my place telling love stories. In 2022, I graduated with my MFA in Photography from Maine Media College.

What can I say, I’m a girl of limited interests! I love any camera, but something about the process of shooting film and the resulting vibrancy of the images just gets me. It’s like each one is a little soul of a moment. It’s why I offer opportunities for a film roll included in your day!

My alter-ego is a crazy backpacking lady. I spend my free time working at an outdoor school for wilderness skills, getting kids out into nature. I’ll take any excuse to jump into an alpine lake. Some of my favorite love stories to shoot are the nature-loving couples that want to get out into the wild places.

I always say I feel the most at home when I’m on the move! I’m a total foodie, and spend way too much time researching the cuisine of a place I’m going. I’ve been lucky enough to have photography take me to Sicily and Japan. Exploring new places is my passion. I love shooting love out of state and abroad!

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