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2019 was a whirlwind year. It was a year filled with many new adventures, friends and community building, and photoshoots in stunning places. This year, I was honored to photograph over 25 shoots, which exceeded my goal. As someone who works full-time, balancing a creative side business can be tough sometimes.
Read MoreThe Pacific Northwest Summers are absolutely incredible. Although we get only four months of consistent sunshine, those four months seem to make up for the rest of the year. My husband and I told ourselves that this Summer, we would spend more time backpacking in the wilderness areas of Washington. On the top of that list was the Enchantments.
Read MoreThis post is near and dear to my heart. Months ago, my best friend’s boyfriend, Billy reached out to me. He wanted to surprise my best friend with a mountaintop proposal during their annual 4th of July trip to Durango Colorado. Without hesitation, I knew I wanted to be there to see my childhood best friend get engaged! Snapping a few photos was just a bonus.
Read MoreThe Enchanted Valley Trail in Olympic National Park has hosted travelers near and far since the early 1930s. It used to be a destination mountain retreat for hikers and horseback riders, but now a common place for multi day backpackers. The Enchanted Valley is filled with old growth trees and endless mossy forests.
Read MoreRebecca + Aaron’s Columbia River Gorge elopement was one for the books. The couple shared a small ceremony overlooking the Columbia River on the Rowena Plateau Trail at Tom McCall Preserve just over an hour outside of Portland, Oregon. The Rowena Plateau is a piece of majestic public land is managed by the Nature Conservancy, Mayer State Park and the forestry service.
Read MoreMy husband and I spent one Summer evening flying in a cessna plane over the city we have fallen in love with, good ole Portland, Oregon. We did a little touch and go on the main airstrip in PDX airport, and circled around the Oregon skies filled with rainbow clouds, and until the evening sky turned milky orange and pink tones.
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