Hurricane Ridge is a well-known spot just 20 miles south of Port Angeles, Washington. With panoramic views of the snow-capped Olympic Mountains spread across the horizon and the cleanest mountain air you’ve ever breathed, it’s well worth the drive!

Lately I’ve been getting to spend a lot of time in the backyard. Luckily, Joel seems to enjoy it too, and I love getting to spend hours with him digging in the dirt for wormies and rocks. This little corner of our patio was neglected last year, as it spent many months under a huge pile […]

Rain pattered softly on the windows while Tom and Kellie prepared for their February wedding in side-by-side rooms at Belle Chapel, Snohomish. In a light-filled dressing room, Kellie donned her fitted lace gown and gorgeous detailed veil, her hair styled in a soft half-up with romantic curls spilling over her shoulders. Next door, Tom was joined by […]

Oh, this wedding! When you’re on the Olympic Peninsula, celebrating the beauty of the environment around you isn’t hard to do! On a warm day at the end of summer, Nicole & Tyler were married at the edge of the forest on a friend’s property just outside Port Angeles. Their wedding was relaxed, foresty, bohemian, […]

There are a few crucial ingredients for an engagement session. First, you must have two people who are in madly love with one another. In Tom and Kellie’s case, that was the easy part. Their romance is easy, obvious, and unaffected. In fact, their love so infused their every interaction with one another, it was almost […]

Imagine if there was a magical wedding godmother who would work efficiently behind the scenes to make absolutely everything about your wedding day run smoothly and effortlessly. She would set the tables, artfully style your reception decor, iron the linens, fluff your gown, and wrangle your attendants. Even before the wedding day dawned, she would be […]

You guys, I have a major weakness. One of the first things I look for when I arrive to a wedding are the shoes! And when day starts with a great pair, the rest of the wedding just seems to be that much better. Okay, honestly, I know that the shoes are a somewhat superficial […]

I feel like it almost goes without saying that as a Pacific Northwest wedding photographer, I’m always picturing how I would photograph a bride and groom in every gorgeous scene I encounter. Whether or not I’m actually at a wedding—I could be just walking down the street, on a family trip, or taking a ferry […]

Recently I had the delight of taking some photos for my sweet friend and her family. We got started right in their neighborhood of Belltown, which is adjacent to downtown Seattle and offers some neat views of the city! I love the brick architecture in the neighborhood, and the chilly sunshine created some gorgeous light […]

I’m having trouble acknowledging that 2015 is coming to an end in a matter of a few short hours! It’s been such an incredible, surprising, and challenging year in so many good ways. I’m always amazed by the clients I get the opportunity to work with. The fact that I get to travel to such […]