Brooke & Tommy

I've known Brooke since middle school. My husband has known Brooke since elementary school! We met Tommy, her funny, handsome, fiance when my husband & I moved up to Tacoma, where Brooke was living at the time. She was a wonderful resource for us in this new town. Brooke & Tommy make a wonderful, beautiful couple. I love seeing them tease each other, and laugh at each other! Please enjoy the engagement photos of this fun couple!

O Fam.

What an absolutely freeeeezing but gorgeous day for a shoot this was!

I met up with this family at one of my favorite places to shoot in the Tacoma area.

That sweet little girl was such a good sport about getting her picture taken, but she

did let me know (via sign language) that she was "finished." with the shoot. :)

Miss E is here!

"First comes marriage, then comes baby..." I had the pleasure of taking this beautiful little girl's parents WEDDING photos, then I had the pleasure of getting to meet and photograph this sweet little baby girl. You will definitely be seeing more of her in the future! 

S Family Visit Tacoma

You might not recognize the parents, but you might recognize the little boy! I did his newborn shoot, not that long ago (back when the weather was nice!) HERE are his newborn shoot previews if you need a refresher. He was a cute little newborn then, one of the easiest newborn shoots to do, but I'm afraid to say, he has gotten CUTER! How can that be? He was so smiley and happy. Mr. T (hehe) is such a sweetie! Anyway, him and his parents traveled down to do a shoot in Tacoma, and they were all such wonderful troopers, doing one of the wettest shoots I've done this year! You can definitely tell where he gets his easy going attitude from. I hope you enjoy the photos!

this is one of my favorites.

look at that face!

Amanda & David Engagement

 I say this a lot, but I have a great time with my clients. I love my job. Amanda & David are no exception and they are the kind of couple that I found to be hilarious and adorable and I could instantly relate with them. I had a fantastic time at our shoot, and told them so! Work can sometimes feel like...work, but not this day. It felt like hanging out with buddies. AND they brought their puppies and you guys all know how I feel about that. (I would be an animal hoarder if it wasn't weird and crazy). Anyway, I hope you enjoy their engagement photos. I decided to shoot all in film (haven't done that in a while), sometimes when I know that the pressure is off, I like to use my oldschool Nikon, just so I remember how to use it. Film still captures so much more than digital photography! The technology hasn't quite caught up yet, in my opinion.

 If you feel like this picture looks fake, 

it's bc it was. We actually shot in a warehouse

in L.A. ;)

The puppies! 

This was kind of a joke-shot, but those ducks didn't

seem to mind at all!

Meet Lucy.

Anyone who knows me personally, knows how much I love animals. Getting to photography Lucy on a beautiful Sunday afternoon was totally right up my alley! How cute is she?

McV Family Shoot

I love this family. What more can I say? They are so fun, cool, and hip. Their children are sweet and HILARIOUS. This was a far different shoot than our shoot from last year (which was coats and rain and freezing!) The weather was absolutely fantastic and it was wonderful getting to see them again! 

I had to choose from an entire series of hilarious

photos. Don't ask why dad's eyes are slightly red. ;)

I love this one. Look at miss thang over there!

I met up with T & J this weekend at Snake Lake in Tacoma. It's right in the middle of town, and yet it's this beautiful nature conservatory. I had a great time photographing them and their adorable little boy! I hadn't seen T in a very long time (we went to school together, back in the day) and it was wonderful seeing her. Such a beautiful family. I can't wait to photograph their upcoming wedding in 2013, and I definitely can't wait to see their baby boy again!!

don't they just look so in love?

baby model.

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Oh my gosh. If this doesn't

make you smile right along with him,

then you must be really cranky! ;)

Taylor: Curtis Senior High Class of 2013

The morning of Taylor's shoot was gray and dreary, I've had my fare share of rainy day shoots, so I shrugged it off. When it came time for Taylor's shoot in the afternoon, the sun was out and beautiful! We met at Point Defiance Park, and had ourselves a great time. Taylor is a natural, not only is she a beautiful, bright, young woman, but unlike most teens, she's not awkward or shy and did a fantastic job in front of the camera! I would even go so far as to say she's a natural. Hope you enjoy the previews!

Fall is here!

she's just classically beautiful, right?

I love all the cool tones that are 

happening in this photo!

Garrett: Curtis Senior High Class of 2013

I had the pleasure of meeting Garrett this past Sunday. He is a senior at Curtis Senior High this year and has high aspirations to study Biological engineering! So refreshing to meet young people who are putting good out there in the world. Hope you have an amazing senior year, Garrett!

Q's.

On the hottest day of the year (thus far), I met up with my friend Joe & his absolutely adorable children. Joe & I (and my husband, too!) all went to high school together. Now Joe has 2 beautiful kids and they are smart, sweet, polite, and hilarious. I had myself a great time! I hope you enjoy the photos. *click on photo to enlarge!

This was supposed to be a joke...but it's actually kind of

AWESOME!!!

This was Arihn's idea. 

I have a little brother myself, and I love this photo.

The older-sis/little-bro bond is a sweet one, don't you agree?