If you’re looking for a wedding venue in beautiful Carlsbad, CA with lots of space, views, and close to the ocean, look no further. Park Hyatt Resort Aviara has all of those things and more! It has a variety of ceremony and reception locations on its 200-acre property along the Batiquitos Lagoon and it […]

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 […]

San Diego Wedding Vendors I had the pleasure of photographing the annual US Grant Wedding Show with LaVonne Crawford of Adorations Botanical Artistry, Thomas Bui Lifestyle, and Wynn Austin Events a while back. LaVonne designed the incredible florals for both of these amazing event planners whom I’ve enjoyed working with over the years now. As you […]

       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 […]

Parisian Inspired Wedding It has been such an honor to join together with the amazing wedding vendors at The Lofty Wedding Collection to create this Parisian Inspired Wedding. We all shared studio loft together at the time of the shoot: Elle Bridal Boutique, Posh Paperie and Anthology Films. It was a one-stop shop providing couples with a luxury wedding experience, located in the […]

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 […]

       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 […]

       The Lofty Wedding Collection is a shared studio loft and I have the pleasure of working with these three incredible wedding vendors: Elle Bridal Boutique, Posh Paperie and Anthology Films. We’re a 1 stop shop providing couples with a luxury wedding experience, located in the heart of Downtown San Diego. Together, we teamed up with a great roster of wedding […]

       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!     […]

Pulling Back The Pages Writing has always been something I’ve enjoyed doing. The idea of sitting down with a paper and a pencil (or a laptop, if I’m being honest) and transporting a thought to an audience of readers always fascinates me. It’s not the act of writing that I’m particularly drawn to or the struggle to write […]

Exploring Washington and British Columbia There’s no question that my wife Meg and I absolutely love to travel. The travel bug that we picked up when we met on a study abroad trip continues to draw us across the globe with eyes wide open. In these early years of our marriage, it has been such a […]