When Your Adventure Elopement Plans Change If you’ve ever planned anything outdoors in the Pacific Northwest, you already know the golden rule: the mountain makes the final decision. Essie and Austin chose October 2025 for their adventure elopement because they wanted that moody, dramatic, fall-in-the-mountains vibe. Just the two of them. No big production. No…
A Hidden Gem Port Gamble Wedding If you’ve never been to the Hood Canal Vista Pavilion for a Port Gamble Wedding, let me paint the picture for you. You’re driving through this quaint, storybook town where everyone waves, parking lots are unexpectedly full, and strangers say hello like they’ve known you your whole life. The…
A Slow, Golden Summer Auburn Engagement Session at Flaming Geyser State Park Some sessions stay tucked in the corners of your memory long after the shutter clicks fade, and Marayah and Evan’s Summer Auburn Engagement Session at Flaming Geyser State Park is one of those days for me. Maybe it was the warm air, the…
A Fairy Garden Wedding in the Heart of the Woods: Some weddings feel like stepping into a storybook, and then there are weddings that sweep you into the forest, sprinkle moss on your shoes, hand you a craft beer, and whisper, “Welcome to the magic.” Elliott and Cameron’s September Shangri-La on the Green wedding celebration…
Essie + Austin’s Summer Engagement at Bellevue Botanical Gardens Some engagement sessions feel like a carefully planned checklist. Others feel like wandering into a story you didn’t know you were about to tell. Essie and Austin’s engagement session was absolutely the second one and honestly, those are my favorite. When couples ask what it’s like…
Maybe you’ve always wondered where the best places to elope in Washington are, or maybe, you’re dreaming of a wedding day that feels like you two, minus the 200-person guest list and the pressure of seating charts? Maybe something a little wild, a little magical and a whole lot you. Well friend, let me grab…
You know what you almost never hear from your newborn photographer? That sometimes your brand-new baby will look you dead in the eye and say (with their tiny, nonverbal energy), “Nope, sleep is for the weak.” And that’s exactly what little Austyn did for her newborn session at our studio this past March. But guess…
Let’s talk about one of the biggest questions in wedding planning: “How do I choose my wedding date?” Spoiler alert: this question sparks heated debates in every wedding group online. Vendors, brides, grooms, moms, and even distant cousins have strong opinions. Believe it or not, they will let you know. We got married on a…
Every winter, when the twinkle lights start going up around our neighborhood and the kids start lobbying for cocoa for breakfast, I fall right into that nostalgic holiday headspace. This is the season where everything feels a little softer and a little slower. The house smells like pine, the nights stretch longer and finding that…
There’s something about a twin newborn session that tugs at your heart a little extra, right? Maybe it’s the way they naturally snuggle up to each other, or how they stretch out side by side like they’ve been choreographing synchronized womb dances for nine months. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s because when you’re a mom…
From Travel Trailer Chaos to PNW Peace at Elkamp If you’ve been here a minute, you already know I’m an outdoors girl at heart. I mean, give me pine trees over Pinterest boards, and a campfire over cocktail napkins any day. In 2023, our family fully leaned into our camp-loving identity by becoming travel trailer…
Every family has those holiday traditions that make the season extra special, like baking cookies, watching Christmas movies, or pulling out those well-loved decorations year after year. For me, the traditional Santa Experience started a little differently. Back when I was a single mom, my daughter wanted nothing more than to meet Santa. But when…