Fact: your wedding day is going to be incredible. All of your favorite people will convene in one fantastic location to celebrate your brilliant selves and all that has brought you to this very moment. Your wedding day will also inevitably involve a small degree of overwhelm. Even the most laid back, low key couples…
Stunning Trinidad State Beach engagement session with a green ballgown that you do not want to miss.
If you are getting married on the Northern California coast, make sure your dress takes advantage of the frequent coastal tempests.
An off season engagement session can feel like you have an entire redwood forest to yourself.
Redwood coast elopement. Golden hour chaser. Spending time in the trees or dipping your toes in extremely cold water never fails to recenter at least a little bit of this bonkers world.
From cathedrals of old growth redwood trees to rugged windswept coastlines cloaked in fog or bathed in that unmistakeable golden California glow, here are some fantastic locations and venues to kickstart your redwood elopement or intimate wedding plans.
Now, I won’t be spoiling any season finales when I tell you rain is also wet… so just be ready for whatever the weather happens to roll your way. I’ll make sure you’re comfortable and we’ll make a little magic.
Moonstone Beach always brings the low key romance to engagement sessions. It’s also a great place to people and puppy watch while skimming the shore for sand dollars. When our newborn was waking us up at all hours, we’d grab eaaaarly morning breakfast burritos, breathe in the Pacific and watch that sun creep over the…
Fact: down time is a concept as easily mastered by a three year old as the concept of time itself. I may be wearing glittery mouse ears and making dinosaur noises as I type… this feels appropriate as when I photographed this pair in 2017, I did my best to avoid blurting out phrases suited…
Despite what Alanis would have you believe, rain on your wedding day is not actually ironic. In fact, around here… it’s often… just a fact. Go on, cue up Singing in the Rain. I’ll wait. Or you could just skip right to the redwood forest glam thing Phoebe and Dave have going on here. Gold…