Elopement ceremony at the Griffith Park Observatory.
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Coronado Beach elopement at sunset. A bride and groom at the sand dunes.

It was a gorgeous evening for Megan and Tyler’s Coronado Beach elopement! Coronado is less than 20 minutes from downtown San Diego, easily accessible via a 200 ft. bridge featuring one of the best views of the city! The picturesque oceanfront community and the famous Hotel del Coronado make it an iconic location. Megan and […]

Bride and groom holding hands, gazing at the park scenery during Joshua Tree elopement.

When Miguel walked into his first yoga class in 2021, he had no idea his future wife was in the room. As he became a regular at the studio, he noticed there was one other yogi, Ryen, who attended class as frequently as he did. For months, Miguel was too nervous to give Ryen more […]

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bride and groom in covid wedding

Jen and Marc were on my books for a long time. Everything was set for their wedding. We were just 30 days out when the shutdowns started.. and I don’t even have to remind you all of what that was like! Instead of postponing… and postponing.. and then postponing again, Jen and Marc decided to […]

bride and groom in sandy beach wedding

Sandy Beach Wedding | Kristin + Chris Wow does it feel good to be photographing full time again! Covid really did a number on us here in Hawaii. It was great to be back at The Royal Hawaiian, capturing the getting ready photos and a gorgeous first look for Kristin and Chris. The Royal Hawaiian […]

adventure elopement in hawaii

Adventure Elopement in Hawaii | Rachel + Patrick This couple right here is the definition of adventurous, and untraditional. We hit up my two favorite locations for adventure sessions which was like DREAM DAY for me. They wanted to do things a little different. So they had their first dance at a lookout, before hiking […]

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Utah Elopement Photographer | Mai + Dustyn Mai and Dustyn are two of my fav people. I originally met them when they were living in Hawaii and they actually helped kick off my adventure photography career by modeling in an elopement styled shoot for me. So when they asked me to photograph the REAL THING […]

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