Chelsea and Thomas are some of my “As You Grow” clients. I took them out to my cousin’s property in Keene, CA to do their maternity photos. There is nothing that I don’t love about this location. It just makes for the best photos!

Chelsea wore the most beautiful white maternity gown with her hair down and curled while Thomas wore a dark suit with a light blue button up shirt. They were SO cute! We wandered down by the creek and got some beautiful images of the soon to be family of 3. I shot mostly film…I just cannot get over how well it picks up color and skin tones. There is something so magical about film!

One of my favorite things about As You Grow clients is that I get to capture families as they grow and change over time. I am beyond excited to meet the newest member of the Copeland family and absolutely cannot wait to photograph the newborn session!

Alyssa and Scott are my cousins on my husband’s side of the family. They don’t live in town, however, they were home for Easter and Alyssa asked me to do their maternity photos. I was BEYOND excited to do them! Maternity photos are always so much fun, especially when it’s family that I get to photograph!

For the photos Alyssa wore a long light blue maternity dress that had a full train. It was absolutely stunning on her. She had a flower crown and the prettiest bouquet, courtesy of House of Flowers. Scott was in gray dress pants, a white longsleeve button up, and matching tie. They were just so cute together….as always!

We went out to my cousin’s property in Keene, CA..it is seriously one of my new favorite places to shoot. I ended up shooting almost all film for this session because the light and location were too perfect not to. The light was so soft and subtle and the sunset was just magical. We had help from Alyssa’s sister Erin…she was a pro at helping me style the gown.  We had a great time hanging out and taking photos. Alyssa was a total champ…at seven months pregnant, got up on a rock in the middle of a bunch of wild grass just to get some photos!

I am so, so excited to meet our new baby cousin. His birth will be a great excuse to travel to Utah to visit, or maybe take some newborn photos!  Congrats Scott and Alyssa!

Meghan and Andy said I do at OLPH with their reception following at Bakersfield Country Club. I have to say that I absolutely love this choice of ceremony and venue location (but I could be bias…it was my wedding location as well)!

Meghan wore a fitted lace dress with thin straps and a low back with shoes that sparkled for days! She was absolutely gorgeous! She had her hair curled and her long veil flowed so perfectly in the wind. Meghan’s flowers were so beautiful! There were shades of blush pink, deep reds, soft greens and whites…swoon. The bridesmaids wore the prettiest nude color long dresses. It’s safe to say that I just loved her color palate. One of my favorite details of the day were the fur shawls that Meghan and her bridesmaids wore for a few photos. Meghan’s shawl was her grandmother’s, how cool is that!? Andy adorned a classic black suit and black tie, one of my favorite groom looks.

We were lucky on Meghan and Andy’s wedding day because we barely avoided the rain! It had rained Friday and Sunday but luckily we had a clear day with just the right amount of clouds in the sky. It was just the perfect weather condition for photography! We had an absolute blast photographing this wedding! Congrats to Meghan and Andy!

Cinematography: In Motion

DJ: Freestyle

Photo booth: Bakersfield Photo Booth

Flowers: Elegance In Bloom

Dress store: Here Come’s the Bride

Bride’s Shoes: Cole Haan

Maids Dresses: Vera Wang

Paper and Invites: Elegance in Bloom

Hair: Alivia Daniels

Makeup: Morgan Devaney

Cake: Anamie

Suits: Friar Tux

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Keri and Giuliana had a Mother Daughter session in the almond orchards. Mommy daughter photo shoots are always so special, especially with little girls. These two were absolutely ADORABLE and I just couldn’t get over how amazing they were to photograph. Keri was absolutely stunning and Giuliana is nothing short of a model, I mean, look at ALL THAT HAIR.  For their first outfits, Keri was in a jean shorts romper and Giuliana wore a floral shorts romper with the cutest back I’ve seen. Keri’s second outfit was a long pink dress and Giuliana sported a blue flower dress with tulle.

The almond trees resembled an enchanted forest after all of the blooms fell onto the overgrown green goodness of the field. It was absolutely magical. The lighting was perfect…falling through the trees right where it needed to be. We really couldn’t have asked for a more picture perfect setting for these two!

Keri runs the Stockdale Exclusive Magazine and I write a monthly article for her! It was so much fun being able to photograph her and Giuliana!

Lastly, congrats to both of these lovelies for their recent pageant wins!

I have been photographing Jade for quite some time.  She models for me frequently.  One Christmas her boyfriend got her a portrait session with me and then secretly decided to turn it into a PROPOSAL!  We planned to shoot in the almond trees, he brought in Evermoore films to video it (we told the bride it was a promo piece for my company) and set it all up.  Jade thought we were just doing some portraits of the two of them in the almonds…about half way through, that changed.

My first proposal session.  It was MAGIC.  We were all crying.

After that, Jade got to work and we photographed their engagement session the following year.  It was sunrise session in the (now not so dry) river bed…it was a foggy morning….gorgeous.  Mint Design was there to style their shoot and the images were AH-MAZING.  Of course, we shot film!

Jake and Jade got married at Hathaway Ranch, where, we also shot film! (of course!)  It was picture perfect.

Jade wore a wedding gown that had TWO looks.  It was a Jenny Yoo from BHLDN.  Her gown was strapless, sweetheart and A-line.  She wore a long veil and just her engagement ring…simple perfection.  The second look to Jades wedding gown was a full skirt that went over the top of her dress, which turned it into a natural waist ball gown.  Her oh so gorgeous, brightly colored flowers and decor were by Mint Design.  We looooved the color palate!

Their wedding theme was “Italian”.  Pomegranates were part of the table decor and she had my favorite, long farm tables and candles!  Everywhere I turned there were different details to photograph…I especially fell in love with the giant wall that went behind the bride and groom and had their wedding hashtag on it!  (Once Upon a Thomasy…great Disney reference Jade!)

Jake and Jade did a reception reveal, which, in my opinion, is an amazing way to see what the reception looks like all put toghter prior to guests coming inside.  It also gives us, your photographer, a chance to capture it in all of its glory!

We did sunset photos as well, which are my favorite from the day!  It was such an honor to photograph these two beautiful people!  Congrats to the bride and groom.

DJ:  Mike with Freestyle (it’s always a good party when Mike is there).

Dinner: Luigis

Video: Evermoore

Floral and Decor: Mint Design

Dress: Jenny Yoo and BHLDN  

Maids Dresses: Adrianna Papel

Invitations: Minted

Wood Signs: Union Vintage Calligraphy

Laser Cut Sign: All in the Invite

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