THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Road trips

& 70’s music are my jam.

Simplicity & experiences…

I’m always torn between life on the road and life at home. There’s something deeply grounding about my home—the stability, comfort, and joy that it brings. But there’s this undeniable pull toward the open road, a call I can’t ignore.

When I see photos of my adventures, I feel this urge to jump into our camper van, crank up my favorite 70’s playlist, and head off to a quiet spot in the middle of nowhere—no neighbors, no crowded RV parks. Just us, our dogs, and nature. Maybe some friends if we can convince them to join. A place to live simply, soak in each moment, and be truly present.

As I get older, I value simplicity and experiences over busyness and things.

Our home is where we foster community: late-night campfires, hammock reading sessions, intense game nights, gardening, biking to play Spike Ball in the park, or heading to a local bar for live music and trivia. It’s where life feels full in its own way.

So how does all of this tie into hiring a photographer?

My hope is that you & I are not so different! Even if valuing simplicity & experiences looks different to you & your loved one in normal life, let’s think about those elements in this decision you’re making to spend forever together.

At the end of your wedding day, I can tell you this: the MOMENTS you experienced with your loved ones are what you’re going to remember. You’ll remember the people surrounding you, the love of your life in front of you, and the life ahead of you - not the decor on the tables, the way the cake tasted, or what song the DJ forgot to play.

So let’s get you two married in whatever way feels best to YOU & let me be there to capture what the entire experience felt like for you guys & your most important people. Whether that’s experiencing a brand new epic place together & saying your vows just you two, or whether that’s in a venue with 200 people that makes you stoked to dance the night away in a sea of your loved ones.


More than a photographer

Wife, dog mom, friend. Watch this video to get a feel for who I am.

Thanks to Amora Cinema (one of my favorite videographers!) for creating this branding video for me back in 2018.

Care to know more? Here’s my photography journey.

I have been running my business since I was 16 years old. My first few years were mostly senior portraits and families, but… people were crazy (and amazing) enough to believe in me at the mere age of 17 to capture their weddings and elopements. I just recently celebrated 12 years as a photographer, and 6 years doing weddings & elopements full time. I didn’t go to college for photography, because I was already running a successful business. But through a wild turn of events post-college, I took the leap and pursued photography full time.

My focus was mainly on traditional weddings and engagement sessions from 2016-2020. With the pandemic, things drastically shifted for all of us - elopements became more and more popular and accessible, which brought a lot of adventurous and nontraditional couples my way & shifted the wedding & elopement world big time.

While that change was happening, simultaneously my own personal life was shifting and growing as my husband and I placed a deeper focus and intentionality in our lives to being in the outdoors - you’ll notice in my work how my love for nature has transformed my photography style and the way I capture couples in landscapes.

I recognize that places hold meaning, spark excitement & adventure, and make us feel alive.

Travel is a huge part of my life, and has been since I was young.

I’ve had the privilege of traveling all over the world, but some of my favorite adventures have been through road trips around the PNW and down into the Southwest. We’ve owned a travel trailer since we first got married, and since then have spent hundreds of nights on dirt roads, miles away from civilization, with no cell signal and only our dog and dusty feet to take us exploring.

In our time with the trailer, we’ve clocked 3 solid months on the road exploring National Parks, National Forests & BLM Land, along with countless weekend trips and overnighters. Some iconic stateside & global destinations I’ve been able to check off the list (many multiple times!):

National Parks: Arches, Zion, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Joshua Tree, Yosemite, Rainier, Olympic, Redwoods, Grand Teton, Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Glacier, Saguaro, Lassen Volcanic, and Rocky Mountains.

International: Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Galápagos Islands, Ukraine, Amsterdam, Italy, Switzerland, Iceland, Mexico, Bahamas, Jamaica, Zambia, and Thailand.

I am so grateful to every new experience and place I’ve had the honor of visiting, and each time I go back to these stunning locations they show me how to capture them better & better.

There’s a quiet magic in capturing the connection between people and wild places—an art of storytelling that I bring to life

My years of experience traveling & exploring the outdoors have been my biggest teachers in becoming the adventurous elopement photographer I am today.

  • Husband

    I'm married to my kindergarten sweetheart (well, not really) but we met in kindergarten and have been friends since we were 5! We got married early in 2017 and have been together over 10 years now! He used to be my main second shooter, he’s probably shot well over 50 weddings with me!

  • Soy Boy

    He’s a pro-frisbee catcher, he’s got endless amounts of energy, and most importantly he’s got the fluffiest-butt. We got him as soon as we got home from our honeymoon, so he’s as old as our marriage!

  • The newest member of the crew. I was in Moab on a work trip May 2023 & had been volunteering at the local animal shelter on other trips, and decided to meet one of their recent puppy litters. Fell in love with this little guy, and drove 18 hours home by myself to surprise pretty much everyone except Mikal.

Meet the family