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a few more moments from Stephanie & Alex's elopeme

a few more moments from Stephanie & Alex's elopement at the infamous San Francisco City Hall. shooting here after years & years of seeing it in every wedding blog and all over Pinterest was a real *pinch myself* moment. every corner of this building is ethereal and overflowing with light & magic. it was the best way to start a new year shooting such a sweet couple in this inspiring new-to-me space ✨
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all the cozy vibes today because it was raining on

all the cozy vibes today because it was raining on the coast today and after a weekend exploring Big Sur, Carmel by the sea, and Point Lobos, I needed to crash hard in bed with some tea, Euphoria, & my baggy Harry Styles sweatshirt 🤍 just reliving this snowy December morning with @kaitraley & @test.pilot.stig the morning after they got engaged. the day before was a blizzard, but the next morning we woke up to a winter wonderland and walked to the snow covered beach without another soul in sight. psssst how's your Gilmore Girls binge going you two 😘? 🤍🤍🤍
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a few moments on the California coast with Stephan

a few moments on the California coast with Stephanie & Alex 🤍🤍🤍

when people ask me why California... this. this is it right here.

pssst I'll be available in California for the next few months ✨😌🤍

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🌧💧rainy day?! no prob. when people ask me wh

🌧💧rainy day?! no prob. when people ask me what we are going to do if it rains, I always endorse grabbing a clear umbrella from Target and then just rolling with it. I'll never forget Sarah & Sada's rainy fall wedding day. Did we have a break in the weather all day...? No, not really 😅. But they didn't let it ruin their day and every moment was perfect. We simply found some wooded forest areas, covered up with umbrellas, and made the very most of it. I daresay that the rain even added to the magic ✨
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San Francisco city hall = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

San Francisco city hall = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Feeling like the luckiest gal & photographer in the whole world. Thank you so, so much Stephanie & Alex for including me in your second (or third) wedding 🤍

I have dozens of photos to share from the magical and carefree couple of days I spent with these two- but for now I'm gonna let this photo speak for itself.

Holy cow. I'm in love. I'm so inspired.

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- 2021 - 2021 was a lot. It was a year filled wit

- 2021 -

2021 was a lot. It was a year filled with so many and's. It was the worst year of my life and also held some of the best memories in the last five years. It was the hardest year of my life and also the year I decided to let more ease into my life. It was painful and it was healing. How can all of those things be true at once?

I decided my word for 2021 would be risk. It was my year for saying yes. After a lot of years burying myself into work and tying my self worth to how successful my business was, I desperately needed to let some stuff go. It's almost embarrassing to admit this- but I went more than three years without going on a single date. I traveled for work often, but I had never gone on a trip or vacation without my camera. So I spent 2021 putting myself out there, starting with hiking a volcano in Iceland, downloading all the dating apps, and pushing myself to say yes when invited to anything. I committed myself fully to the experience and the now.

It was everything.

I didn't know when I decided to say yes to everything it would also mean losing a lot of things in the process, too. I chose to follow my heart to California for the fall... which turned into winter. After more than 20 years living next to my family, I abandoned my comfortable life in Idaho to live in a studio by the ocean for a few months where I knew no one. I lost stability and comfort and safety- but I gained hope and excitement and joy.

I'm really proud of myself for doing the hard things in 2021. I got myself unstuck after feeling stagnant for a very long time. I went through some breakups, but I put my whole heart out there and emerged as a person I liked more and more each time. I hurt & repaired some relationships. Made a lot of mistakes. Tried to balance work & life.

I still feel like this is all still the beginning, that I'm only just now seeing a new me emerge. It's exciting. I feel cracked open and a little fragile, but also awake.

My word in 2022 is trust. I'm leaning into whatever all of this is and trusting that I'm in the right place ✨ I feel brave. I am here.

to the people I met, my clients, & friends- thank you for loving me through 2021 💜

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