Violet and I met shortly after her wedding. She and her husband had hired a friend to photograph the wedding, and the photos were a hot mess. She contacted me to ask if I could edit the digital images, but there was nothing I could do to save them, so she and her husband booked […]

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“Man will survive The harshest conditions And stay alive Through difficult decisions So make up your mind for me Walk the line for me If you want my love If you want my love Idle talk And hollow promises Cheating judases Doubting thomases Don’t just stand there and shout it Do something about it” ~ […]

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Lately I’ve been sick to death of looking at my own work. Oh look, a pretty tree. Oooo a field! Field, field, tree, river. OOO a POND! Oh look, another barn. Lovely. Not that I don’t love the photos I’ve created for my clients. I am proud of them and my clients LOVE them, and […]

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Erica is a strong, independent woman. What does a strong, independent woman do after her divorce? She rocks and trashes her wedding dress and looks gorgeous while doing it! She’s a business woman, a mom, and (if you can believe it) a grandmother! She’s smart, beautiful, and hard-working. No one deserved to win this free […]

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We had quite the interesting photo shoot on Friday. Erica is divorced and wanted to REALLY trash her dress. Stay tuned for the photos. In the meantime, here’s a little video clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viDBtTiu2Lw

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I’d been itching to do something creative. There was a need in me that arises when I spend too much time on the computer and in meetings. It was time to create something beautiful and unique, and we were up to the challenge. McKenzie and I did some work on this dress (which I’ve used […]

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Yes, we absolutely will travel to do your photo shoot! We are based in the Central Valley in Northern California, which is a great place to live because we are surrounded with a variety of fantastic, beautiful landscapes. We are within a two hour drive to the mountains, the ocean, San Francisco, and Napa. I’ve […]

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It started with a suitcase. I found one vintage baby blue Samsonite suitcase and BAM! Runaway Bride idea. I put the suitcase up on a high shelf in my office and waited. And waited. For about six months or so. When I found a matching suitcase (these things are rare in this color, folks), I […]

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Dacey’s husband is big into restoring cars, and he even has his own small auto shop behind their house. What a fab opportunity to get down and get dirty with a Trash the Dress session! Yep, that’s grease all over Dacey’s beautiful wedding dress. “I’m never going to wear it again. I might as well […]

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When Dacey and I planned her Trash the Dress shoot, she told me we could do WHATEVER we wanted – no holds barred. She was open to any ideas, and wanted to do some shots in her husband’s personal auto shop. Grease! Dirt! YES! She said the dirtier the dress the better. Woo hoooo!!! I […]

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I’m super excited because this month I have TWO Trash the Dress sessions booked! Dacey’s – this Saturday – will be in an auto shop, and I can’t wait to smudge grease all over her gown. Sound a little crazy? It is. Although I’ve blogged about it before, and have been published regarding Trash the […]

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I had a vision, and even though I knew it was going to be a serious undertaking, I was determined to make it happen. I envisioned Sheree, with long red hair, floating on her back in the river, a creature of beauty that Alfred Lord Tennyson would have written about. God’s Bath, a beautiful swimming […]

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