Earlier this year, I made it a goal to blog 3 times a week for all you sweet couples who follow along. Since 2020 adjusted it’s man bun, passed off it’s beer and said “Watch this”, it’s been a bit more than crazy ’round here. So far the year has been a bit more slacking…
The quote usually goes: “Time flies when you’re having fun”, but every mom (ok, parent) knows the true version of this is: “Time flies when you’re a mom (parent)”. Even though it’s been ten years, it feels like just yesterday I was bringing home my first daughter. Happy 10th Birthday Emillia, today is all about…
Here in Washington our governor just extended the lockdown to May 31st, much to our dismay. My kids didn’t take the news too well (and let’s be honest, neither did we) because that cancels our birthday weekend trip for this year and they were really looking forward to it. Since we can’t yet reschedule the…
The world was already turned upside-down thanks to COVID-19. Two weeks ago, I never would have predicted that the second week of homeschooling would leave us learning Veterinary Medicine. But I’m forever thankful for that extra week at home with Zooey, our rescue who actually rescued us. Zooey and our “Accidental” rescue It was Super…
50 by 50: a lofty goal but when I set out on my journey as a photographer, I never imagined it would take me more than a few miles from home. I honestly thought this was going to be a “part time gig” to maybe “make a few bucks” while my then-husband brought home a…
Some years are just simply crazier than others. For me, 2019 was a whirlwind of possibilities… hard choices, family fun and a wild wedding season to boot! But even as we finished out the year exhausted from the insanity 2019 brought, and simply glad to have survived it; looking back, I wouldn’t change it for…
Those photos I took back in June really stuck with me, and I couldn’t wait to complete my vision for my family wall. I loved the idea of putting individual photos of each kid up, really big on my wall. Since I was pregnant at the time, I knew I would need to take a…
Last year was really a whirlwind, and this little guy, Evan James Luis, joining us definitely made it one to remember. Jake and I had just decided we were done having kids and had started discussing the possible options for our family. But in the middle of planning our next big family Disney trip, we…
No one wants a wedding day disaster. And I mean NO ONE. But sometimes, those wedding disasters find us without our even trying. My Halloween wedding dress started out as a disaster, but thanks to a wonderful vendor, it became a dress I could only have dreamed of. The hunt for the perfect Halloween Wedding…
If you’ve hung around here much, you’ll know I’ve been married twice. The first time was in 2007 and the second in October 2018. You wouldn’t believe how much the wedding planning process has changed in 11 years. Quick & Simple Wedding Planning In 2007 the planning process felt much different. Putting together a wedding…
I remember years where people were telling me that “You should get into wedding photography. That’s where the money is at.” At the time, I had NO WISHES to be “saddled with such a huge responsibility” nor did I realize how much I would love weddings after shooting only a few. So early in my…
When I started focusing on weddings in 2016, I wasn’t sure there was room in my life to continue as a Sumner family photographer. Now it seems really silly since I still photograph a dozen or so families a year, and my own kids on many occasions. However, this brings me to a funny story…