Wedding: Brian & Elise

I've known the Brumm family since as long as I can remember. We all went to church together growing up. Their oldest daughter was a year above me and their middle daughter was a year below me, so even though we knew each other, we never ran in the same circles.

Fast forward many years, and now Elise (the middle daughter!) is getting married! It was such an honor to be asked by her mother to come to the wedding and act as an extra shooter, someone who could catch everything the main photographers miss throughout the day (we can't be everywhere! Even the best of us miss things!).

Elise and Brian, thank you for letting me be part of your big day!


I think these are my 2 favorite bouquet toss pictures I've ever taken. In the first one she went to toss the bouquet and it fell right behind her. During the second picture (and second try!) someone from the crowd yelled right as she was tossing it, "Throw it to Grandma!". You can see what she thought of that comment :)

Engagement: Marc & Ariana

I absolutely adore Marc and Ariana.  I'll never forget the first time we met. We sat and chatted for over 2 hours about absolutely everything and my poor husband kept texting me try to make sure I hadn't been abducted! They are two of the sweetest, most polite people I have ever met. And did I mention that they are absolutely crazy about each other. They are just so stinking cute. I can hardly stand it!

We met up at the Claremont Colleges where they had met in college. Marc went to Harvey Mudd and Ariana went to Pitzer College right next door. They showed me around their old stomping grounds and taught me all the fun facts about the colleges (there are 5 all grouped together!).

Marc and Ariana, thank you for being my tour guide! You guys are so much fun to be with and I can't wait until your wedding!

(And a special thank you to Kris Damko who came out and acted as a second shooter! A few of these photos are his!)