This wedding at Flora in San Diego in the Downtown area was so gorgeous! Avery and Thomas were so lovely to invite me to capture their wedding and it was amazing to be in my hometown in California :)

Growing up in San Diego was such an amazing experience and when we moved to Oregon I thought that part of my wedding career was over. Turns out I have been able to travel down to San Diego quite a few times for weddings and for engagement sessions for my couples. There are so many amazing places to shoot in San Diego and Downtown on Broadway was so stunning for these night before the wedding photos! We also popped over to The Santa Fe Train Station and the Embarcadero.

Thomas and Avery met in college and their long awaited wedding weekend arrived on a typical for San Diego, sunny January. The night before their wedding we met post rehearsal at the gorgeous Flora The Venue and went from there!

So many many more wedding photos to come but for now Ill leave you with these!

DYING over these! This dream session at the Glamis Dunes in Southern California was everything I love in a session. A breathtaking location ( bucket list spot for me as a photographer), a connected and intentional couple and the most stunning light.

I am so honored that Stephanie and John chose me to shoot their wedding later this year on the Oregon Coast. During my travels for a San Diego Wedding in January I had some time to meet up with them and photograph this shoot at the gorgeous desert - The Hugh T. Osbourne Lookout had all the spots and the light was so varied.

We started our session when the sun was still fairly high and captured some dynamic, playful shots. As there evening came on we experienced the loveliest sunset and the softness of the sand was highlighted as the sun poured over it.

One way to make your session genuine to you is to be willing to really enter into that togetherness in front of the camera. These two needed very little help and were such naturals.

Congratulations S & J - I am so excited for you both!!