THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Road trips

& 70’s music are my jam.

Simplicity & experiences…

I’m equally torn between life on the road, and life on my couch at home. My home roots are such an important part of my life and I deeply appreciate the stability, comfort, and joy that those roots bring. But there’s this strong tug I feel toward the road… it’s like I can’t control it at all.

I see these photos of my life in other places, and I instantly want to run out the door and hop in our trailer, hit the open road, blast my 70’s playlist at the top of my lungs, and find a spot in the middle of nowhere to hunker down for the week - no neighbors, no RV parks (that’s for sure) - just us, our dogs, and nature. (Maybe some friends too, if we can convince them to come). A place where we can live simply, and enjoy every experience with intentionality and truly be present.

The older I get, the more I value simplicity and experiences over busyness and things.

The draw of home is obvious for me. We love our humble abode and the environment it creates to foster community. Whether that’s late night backyard campfires smoking cigars with our friends, hammocking in the sun while reading books, intense game nights with pals, creating a garden that will fill our refrigerator, biking around town to play Spike Ball at the park, or for a late night at the local bar for live music and trivia.

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 an art form to capturing humans & their relationship to nature, and that’s where I come in.

My years of experience traveling & exploring the outdoors have been crucial 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