I am so lucky that this awesome couple chose me to shoot their wedding back in 2014 cuz now I get to continue photographing them as parents to the coolest kid ever! If you haven’t already met their son Hendrix cruising Fillmore Street you will likely find him at Pete’s Coffee or the nearby playground. His Boy Bun is famous in these parts too. Not only did we run from Cheetahs chasing us, but he also gave me the lion tour of Pac Heights! I had no idea there were so many lion statues everywhere! Thanks for letting me hang with you Hens, and I’d pay good money to see you dance and sing to Beyonce again! Can’t wait for our next photo shoot, you little stud muffin you!

I mean, I knew Baby Shine was gonna be freakin’ model material, but I was not fully prepared for just how handsome he was going to be! Get this baby a manager stat! haha! I have been a fan of Tara & Zack since I first met them for their engagement session many years ago. I was thrilled to reconnect with them for maternity and now newborn photos because they are such amazing people! I am so excited to see them as parents and cannot wait to photograph Baby Cyrus’s next milestone. Let’s not forget their very handsome and photogenic Frenchie, Boomer! He was always camera ready and even brought us swaddles when we needed them! Here are my favorites from Cyrus’s 3 week session!

Casey and Janelle’s proposal story is EXACTLY the reason why I am obsessed with what I do for a living! I get to hear amazing love stories, get to know the couple behind the story, then capture it all in action!

Their engagement story started on a Friday morning, when Casey suggested they play hookie from work. Of course Janelle resisted as it was going to be a busy day at the office. However, Casey finally convinced her by reassuring her that he had cleared it with her boss. As they drove to wine country Casey’s voice started to come on through the speakers! It was him rapping to all his favorite 90’s rap songs. Janelle was dying cuz she has been asking him to do this for her for YEARS! Casey only raps when he lets loose and it is a side of him that she loves. For some reason I immediately pictured Vanilla Ice, 2 Pac and Bone Thugs! Oh man, the 90’s were amazing! Anyhoo, this was a major hint that something special was about to happen.

When they arrived at Calistoga Ranch, Casey gave her a brand new pair of hiking shoes so she would be well equipped for the hike he was about to take her on. At about 95% of the way to the top, Casey told her to stop and turn around at which point he blindfolded her for what felt like eternity. If other hikers would have seen her they would have called 911 to report a kidnapping! When Casey finally came back to take off the blindfold he turned Janelle around to find the remainder of the trail covered in red and white rose petals. They walked together to the end of the trail to see an amazing view but the best view of all was seeing Casey asking her to be his bride!

Some of my all time favorite people just had another beautiful baby girl! Adam & Elena welcomed Baby Marley on April 13th. She has been ruling at life ever since! I am noticing a trend with all my friends and their 2nd babies…they are all sooooo mellow! Her namesake Bob Marley is so fitting! She was so chill, just throwing down her best poses without any fuss at all. She peed and pooped all over her mom and dad and she was just like, “A little pee never hurt anyone, let’s keep rolling.” I was amazed at how alert she was too. Her eyes were always locked on the camera, and as you can see in the first photo has already nailed the ‘wave’! Her big sister, Delaney, is a natural with her! I think she has been practicing her whole life for this Big Sister role! She jumped right in, ready to hold Marley and give her lots of kisses and snuggles. Please give a warm welcome to their newest addition, Marley Camden!