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Style Me Pretty Feature I’m so excited to share behind the scenes photos from this Style Me Pretty Feature with Bachelor celebrity Sarah Vendal! Be sure to watch the behind the scenes video to see the shoot from start to finish! The next two photos and video by Jessi Casprowitz Photographer: Garrett Richardson | Model: Sarah Vendal | Event Designer: Events […]

March 22, 2017

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Bachelor Photoshoot Sarah Vendal With this photoshoot being published in Style Me Pretty yesterday, I am SO excited to share my favorite photos of Sarah Vendal, a contestant on this past season of The Bachelor! We had such a blast shooting in Laguna Beach, one of Sarah’s favorite Southern California getaways. The Inn at Laguna Beach was home base […]

March 20, 2017

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Becca Tilley Blog Launch Party What an amazing night! I had the honor of photographing the lovely Becca Tilley for her YouTube channel and blog launch party! She invited all of her closest friends and family to celebrate at the Bachelor Mansion, just north of LA in the Santa Monica Mountains. You may have seen a handful of #beccatilleyblog posts […]

December 12, 2016

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Rancho Valencia Engagement Catherine & Matt’s Rancho Santa Fe engagement session was perfect in every way. We started at the gorgeous hotel and spa, Rancho Valencia where they are getting married next year. Then we finished the shoot at Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach with an incredible fall sunset over the Pacific. Catherine is originally from Kansas City but has lived […]

November 10, 2016

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Modern Palm Springs Inspiration Wedding Meg and I stayed at Avalon Hotel in Palm Springs last week and found out during our stay that a Modern Palm Springs Inspiration Wedding I did last fall was featured in Grey Likes Weddings that same day! Even more ironic, the shoot was at the same hotel, Avalon Hotel Palm Springs! The same thing […]

July 19, 2016

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       One of the biggest questions my clients ask before a portrait shoot is, “What should I wear?” My first recommendation with attire is that the process of picking out your portrait session clothing should be fun! But it can be a challenge to know what is fashion-forward, timeless, and what looks good on […]

June 8, 2016

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Bridal Fashion Show If you haven’t already seen, I’ve had the honor of sharing my studio space with three other incredible wedding vendors called The Lofty Wedding Collection and it was great collaborating on this Bridal Fashion Show! The three vendors include Elle Bridal Boutique, Posh Paperie, and Anthology Films. We’re a one-stop shop providing couples with a luxury wedding experience, located […]

March 17, 2016

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       Last year, my good friend and talented photographer Chadwick Gantes and I went to the biggest annual photography conference each year called WPPI. It is always held in Las Vegas so we made plans for a desert shoot while attending the conference. Some of our favorite San Diego brands teamed up to show off a few of their […]

March 3, 2016

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       Meg and I have been traveling through Europe the last few weeks with and are sad to leave tomorrow. Most of our time has been spent in Paris and it has been  amazing! The timing worked out perfectly because I photographed a Parisian influence styled shoot recently and it is featured on Grey Likes Weddings today!     […]

January 6, 2016

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I have been really looking forward to sharing this bridal shoot on the blog and today is the day! This shoot was a collaboration with my favorite bridal shop in San Diego, Elle Bridal Boutique. We share a studio loft in what is home to downtown San Diego’s, Lofty Wedding Collection. The full collaboration includes myself, Elle, the amazingly […]

February 19, 2015

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Cal-a-Vie Health Spa

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The Resort at Pelican Hill

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The Sunstone Villa

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Carneros Resort & Spa

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Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa

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L’Auberge Del Mar

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Hotel Del Coronado

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The Lodge at Torrey Pines

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Montage Laguna Beach

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Carmel Valley Ranch

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Villa Balbianello

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Las Ventanas al Paraiso

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FAIRMONT GRAND DEL MAR

MONTAGE LOS CABOS

SOLAZ LOS CABOS

ESTANCIA LA JOLLA

THE SANTALUZ CLUB

THE INN AT RANCHO SANTA FE

NIZUC RESORT & SPA

MALIBU ROCKY OAKS ESTATE VINEYARDS

OJAI VALLEY INN & SPA

SAN YSIDRO RANCH

KESTREL PARK

CALISTOGA RANCH

MEADOWOOD NAPA VALLEY

BEAULIEU GARDEN

THE RANCH AT ROCK CREEK

PIPPIN HILL FARM & VINEYARDS

BILTMORE ESTATE

THE LITTLE NELL

SHANGRI-LA HOTEL

BELMOND HOTEL CARUSO

VILLA EPHRUSSI DE ROTHSCHILD

IL BORRO

RITZ PARIS

HÔTEL PLAZA ATHÉNÉE

LA FOCE

ESPERANZA

HAIKU MILL

FLORA FARMS

CHATEAUX VAUX-LE-VICOMTE

HOTEL CARUSO

BLACKBERRY FARM

CASTELLO DI VICARELLO

BELMOND HOTEL CARUSO

ODESCALCHI CASTLE

MOLENVLIET OOSTHUIZEN VINEYARDS

VILLA CETINALE

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