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empire mine engagement session

I love being a photographer in Northern California!  Every time of year,  I can  find beautiful warm feeling light, and my favorite tall grasses or weeds to shoot through!  Even though it was technically winter- here’s a sneak peek at a recent fall-feeling engagement session shot near empire mine and downtown Grass Valley.

Grass Valley Engagement Session | Northern California Destination Photographers

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Engagements

Golden Gate Bridge engagement session

Fort Point San Francisco I love when my couples introduce me to new locations!  This fall Boronah  and Jon scheduled their engagement session at Fort Point San Fransisco.  I had never been there before but I will surely be bringing more of my couples back here, it’s just amazing!    There’s so much light, texture and […]

Fort Point San Francisco Engagement Session Photos

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I’ve been to hundreds of weddings. So many weddings in fact, that I think I’ve lost count.  I’ve been part of everything from  enormous and luxurious grand scale wedding events, to small intimate pot-luck backyard weddings.  I know weddings inside and out, upside and down….  From timelines to lighting details, catering options to  bridal party […]

Always the wedding photographer, now (finally) the bride.

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Ok, the time has come to get back on the blogging band-wagon!   I have been going non-stop since spring, and my backlog of beautiful things to share with you is overflowing.   I have a ton of gorgeous weddings, beautiful engagements, and boudoir… Yet for now, I’m going to start with a beautiful sun-kissed […]

Back to blogging…. Grass Valley Engagement Session

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engagement session with dog

A few weeks ago, the flowers were still out in bloom, the grass was green after the rain and it was the perfect time to head outside for an afternoon engagement session in Grass Valley.   I was so happy that Lauren & Austin brought their adopted rescue dog named Hunk to the shoot…   […]

Grass Valley Engagement Session | Northern California Wedding Photographer

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