In sickness and in health, the minutes were woven. Long days made a short year and together we became intricately tangled. A goal for one year of daily shooting became two…now seven hundred and thirty photographs tell a piece of our story. I’m thankful for each one. But more than that, one thousand times more, […]

In the earliest hours of the morning while big brother slept, their second child was born. This is the birth story of Sawyer. A story of strength, endurance, and above all else, love. Birth Center: The Birth House | Olympia, WA Midwifery services: Around the Circle Midwifery  

So often, the greatest things in life are birthed without us knowing. We wait in wonder and sometimes worry. But the anticipation, the feeling that it will never come, the tangible that’s so far out of reach…all the waiting makes it even greater. Happy birthday to the one who’s existence changed my world.  

When the season’s sweet, it’s nearly impossible to imagine that the next could be any better. That it could produce more fruit…stronger from the elements that the last seeds withstood. Enveloped in the present, it’s hard to let go. But when I remind myself to look ahead, to visualize the changes and a mature growth, […]

When the last hours of three are done, we’ll celebrate four trips around the sun. Tomorrow brings inevitable change.  

Two teachers shared a classroom…and then they fell in love. This is the story of John and Emily’s wedding day.    

Mystery fades. Sentiment grows. Love deepens, while the vastness we once felt becomes smaller. Endless treasures that filled a whole room, are tucked inside a jewelry box that stands in the corner. A boost needed to perch on an impossibly high stool, is now given by me. The handmade doll house that once held a […]

Grey drizzly skies, only enhance the vibrancy of a day like this. Rich in color. Richer in love. This was the day they said “I do”.

a storm of apples. plumpĀ green peas. vivid orangeĀ carrots. bruised up knees.

Shades of purple in the sun-drenched woods. A sacred space was created for an intimate, northern CA wedding. They celebrated true and great love. Three souls forever connected through “I do”. Venue: Harmony Ridge Lodges | Nevada City, CA Flowers: Bee Leaves N’ Love | Amy Stoeckle Catering | Farm To Table Vintage Rentals | […]