This sweet family contacted me last minute to photograph their family session in Lake Tahoe. They originally planned to travel to Yosemite, but unfortunately, California had other plans for them.

Tahoe has a lot of wedding photographers, so to stand out as a unique photographer in the area, I like to include something different. My favorite way of photographing the wedding rings is to include them with something else that is sparkly… glitter!

This family booked a family session in Lake Tahoe because they were all in town for their parent’s fiftieth anniversary. They wanted to have family photos of them all together on vacation. Right before the session started, the weather started blizzarding! We had booked the session for the beach to have an excellent background of the lake and the mountains. However, with a blizzard, it looked more like we were in an igloo!

Essential oils are things I use daily. I don’t know everything about them like the reps, but I do know a basic amount of information. My go-to essential oil brand is Doterra; because that’s brand that I started out with. I do have a lot of friends that use Young Living, and they love that brand as well. Either way, go with a bigger brand because the ones that you can buy for a fraction of the price at stores like Tj-Maxx are cheap for a reason, they can be full of.. shit. This blog post isn’t about all the specifics on oil grades, but I recommend to do some research if you haven’t.

I loved everything about this Tahoe engagement session. I knew my client, it is in the fall (fall is such a pretty season for photos) and they included their dog!

Something that I have really gotten into in the last two years are podcasts! I use to think that they were only like the cheezy radio talk hosts talking about useless things. I didn’t realize how useful podcasts actually are! I have learned so much from the variety of podcasts that I listen to. And I love that I can listen to them on the go! So for this Friday’s post, I’m sharing my favorite podcasts!

When you research most itineraries for Iceland, most people say you need at least ten days to drive around the island. My travel style is go go go, sleep little as possible. So here is the most jam-packed itinerary to see the most sites as possible in Iceland!

Happy fall y’all!

Fall is a photographer’s favorite season! There is really something special about the fall air and light. And photographing fall family photos, or engagement sessions in the fall… it is literally just amazing. So besides photographing in the fall, I’ve listed five of my favorite things to do..

Family formals on a wedding day can be the most hectic part of the entire day for many reasons. Family formals are typically done right after the ceremony. But every single guest wants to hug, congratulate, and take a photo with you but after your kiss, I need to whisk you away to get those formals done asap so that way you can get back to your party!

Here are a few tips to have as little stress as possible when it comes to this part of your wedding day:

Last week I shared the first five tips to pose better in photos. The fun isn’t over because I have five more posing tips for you!!

I want you to look your absolute BEST so here’s the last five: