I have had the incredibly good fortune of getting to know Ms. Joelle Duff over the past year; we first connected via blogging and, as soon as we realized that we both live in Ventura County, we made plans to get together over coffee (which quickly turned into breakfast AND a photo shoot for Joelle's blog, as well as my immediate infatuation with sw...

Can you believe I hadn't heard of Paramount Ranch before I met Kimmy and Chris? Kimmy mentioned it as her desired location for an engagement session, and I'm so glad she made that suggestion. It's an incredible place and we had so much fun taking their engagement photos here. Just a few of my favorites... enjoy!

Krista and Daniel. Seriously, the sweetest. Their wedding day was so filled with love and joy from every angle. I even cried during their first dance (luckily my camera was hiding my face). Because their special day took place in late January, we were greeted by a bit of rain, so the ceremony was moved indoors. We still had the opportunity to photo...

Sandy is a friend I met through our blogs last year, and coincidentally, her brother and sister-in-law live in Manhattan Beach, which is a beach town in the southern portion of the greater Los Angeles area. When visiting family over the holidays in December, Sandy thought it would be fun to take some family photos to help celebrate her little Austi...