All things elopements, adventure elopements, courthouse weddings, minimonies, micro weddings, and intimate weddings So you want to know how to elope or have an intimate wedding? Elopements, minimonies, micro weddings, and intimate weddings have become a topic that many couples are now entertaining after Covid-19 has rescheduled their big weddings. This is a subject near […]

Before we talk about if you should have a first look, let me explain what it is. Basically it’s summed up as having a private moment to see each other before the ceremony. This purpose of this post is not to sway you either way about whether you should have a first look or not. […]

You’re here looking for all the tricks and tips for finding a wedding photographer. One of you popped the question, the celebrating and excitement finally calmed down…and now you’re navigating this murky world of wedding planning. It’s confusing and you don’t even know where to start and I don’t blame you. Eventually you’re going to […]

Choosing a wedding venue is going to be a surprising part of the wedding planning journey and one of the first things you’re going to want to jump on. I put together these tips and tricks of what to consider when picking a wedding venue after interviewing some of the couples that I worked with […]

You’re wondering if you need engagement photos, well let’s spend some time with these four pros and cons of engagement photos! There are a lot of things to consider. Awareness. Budget. Comfort level. General interest. 1. Awareness: Believe it or not, there are many out there who don’t know what an engagement session is or […]

So this is a different kind of post that is partly about nontraditional engagement ring tips but we’re going to dig a little deeper too. When I got engaged someone told me “but diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and I’m sure we’ve all heard that diamonds are forever. What? Now don’t get me wrong, […]

A Lake Gregory Crestline engagement for these two super cute humans! Erika and Daniel officially met in middle school but didn’t start dating until their twenties. Seven years later and they’ll be getting married on that most coveted date of the entire year…10/10/2020! They’ll be having a brunch wedding with endless mimosas. Endless mimosas people. […]

We finally made it to August and Cassandra’s Los Rios Rancho summer wedding! If you don’t know, Los Rios Rancho is THE spot in Oak Glen for apple everything. There’s a country store, a bakery, and a little restaurant and during the fall months there is a constant line around the building! It’s also backed […]

Well…let me just say how healing this summer engagement in Walnut, California was. Allen and Elena got engaged in the time of Covid. Instead of riding the wave of uncertainty we’ve all been navigating, they planned an incredibly intimate Lake Arrowhead ceremony that would’t be derailed by a pandemic. When Allen reached out to me, […]

This Yucaipa wedding anniversary session was in the works for a very, very, VERY long time. Christina has told me for years that she wished she had known me when she got married.  I can’t tell you how often I hear that! Well after hearing her tell other people that I would was the wedding […]