Bradbury Estates California Wedding Reception - Valerie & Samuel

Valerie and Samuel hosted their Southern California wedding reception at Bradbury Estates, featuring a blush pink palette as well as gold and white décor. They traveled from Las Vegas where they had gotten married two days before the California reception. 

When I drove into the estate on the wedding day, I immediately felt like I was in a scene of Narnia…

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Chinese Tea Ceremony and Outdoor Wedding | Fremont, California

Melody and Alex’s outdoor wedding and Chinese tea ceremony took place in Fremont, California. Their nine-year relationship and years spent doing long distance culminated in the celebration of their marriage, which we got to take part in. 

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Wildflower Romantic Styled Shoot: Wedding Inspiration at Coyote Hills in Fremont, California

This romantic styled shoot took place in Fremont, California on a beautiful day in late April. With the heavy outpouring of rain this year, the rolling fields were lush, creating a whimsical, wild picture. The concept of this wedding inspiration was centered on the idea of a “Wildflower.”

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Surprise Proposal at The Resort at Pelican Hill

We’ve seen those #SHESAIDYES posts on our Instagram feeds with long captions detailing the HOW of the story. Today, I’m excited to share this surprise proposal that took place at The Resort at Pelican Hill in a cozy villa overlooking lush greenery. Steven and I started touching base prior to the proposal so that…

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Garden Day Guide: Using Coffee Grounds as Compost

I’m guessing you already know I’m majorly plant obsessed. When I was a kid, my sisters and I helped my dad plant trees around our backyard. We each got to pick one tree that was “ours.” My tree was called Anna’s Apples, bearing oddly shaped, oval and super scrumptiously tart apples.

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Rainy Day Church Wedding in Gardena, California- Cindy & Shoki

It rained throughout the day during Cindy & Shoki’s wedding. Most times, we fear rain because it makes everything messier and colder, but the rain did add a special element to this beautiful Los Angeles wedding…

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San Diego College Sweethearts Couples Session - Chelsea & Franz

We started this early morning shoot at Geisel library, the library named after Dr. Suess, that looks like a ring pop (my personal fav) or a spaceship or someone holding up a stack of books (however you look at it).

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4 Tips For Choosing Which Personal Items to Include in Wedding Day Detail Shots

 When it comes to your wedding day, it often involves capturing not only the moments of the day, but those that are meaningful to you because of your background or history. This is where detail shots combining your…

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Why My Sister is the Reason I'm a Photographer

When people ask me how I get started doing photography, I always give credit to my lovely sister who so lovingly forced me to…

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Sun-kissed La Jolla Shores Couples Session - Sean & Nadine

I rarely do giveaways, but when I do, probably what I like most about it is the surprise element and getting to read through love stories. It took me two hours to read through hundreds of comments in which I asked couples to describe…

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Fremont Fairytale Farm Wedding - Daniel & Doris

What a day. Daniel & Doris are such a gracious and loving couple. I felt so blessed by them and really amazed at how they showed care for their community. If there is one word I can use to describe their wedding it is--joy. It wasn't exactly love at first sight though…

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