I met Mara at the gym here in Farmington about 15 years ago. Her Maggie was only 4or5 and her son and Beau were on the same soccer team. I was just starting out my photography journey. She was kind enough to bring Maggie and her friend Hannah to a photoshoot. Those photos […]

Getting ready in her own bedroom Flower girl with flower crown Gina and Adam exchanging rings

  We took a day trip from Waikaloa to Hilo and then back to Kona. The diversity in the landscape was unreal.  We started in arid volcanic dessert to a grassland, then pine trees and goats, then rain, clouds and fog and on our way into Hilo a rainforest setting all within one hour.  We […]

These photos were taken in Kona, Hawaii at Magic Sands Beach.  It has changed so much since I was here a decade ago. Not in the way you might think. Usually I get really sad when things change and old things are destroyed to make way for the new but it was a bit different […]

Magic Sands Beach

When Alex and Thomas asked me to photograph their wedding I was very nervous and  excited.  I had never been to Santa Barbara and I love seeing new places.  I knew it would be a stretching experience for me and my photography however, I was not prepared for their genuine sweetness and charm.  From the […]

Santa Barbara engagements, Goleta Beach engagements

This gorgeous girl has been my photo assistant for about 4 years. I can’t believe that she is old enough to graduate. The first time I took her photos she was about 5 and I did not really know what I was doing. I have photographed her almost every year since then and I am […]

“Jim and I  met when I moved to his high school. We were very close friends for 6 years before we started dating. We were in a long distance realationship for two years while I was away going to  college,  He surprised me with a proposed on graduation day.”

sunset at the Great Saltair Bridals, The Great Saltair photos, The Great Saltair Bridals

Brinley or B as her family calls her, has the most beautiful package.  She is gorgeous, sweet and super fun to be with.  We had such a great time at the USU botanical gardens in Kaysville, UTah.  When she showed up in this dress, I was very excited because I knew it would be perfect […]

  I’ve known this charming “old soul” since he was about 8. Benson is truly one of the best young men that I have had the pleasure to know.   He is kind and thoughtful, and very very witty! He is always positive and makes the person he is with feel like they are the […]