What do you do when you are putting together a brand video, and you need to showcase a warm summer evening gathering? That’s right. You plan it and host it yourself. As if I need an excuse to get people together for a little bubbly and cake. I’m so grateful for the awesome ladies that […]

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Branding, Fun Stuff, Lifestyle

What do you do when you are putting together a brand video, and you need to showcase a warm summer evening gathering? That’s right. You plan it and host it yourself. As if I need an excuse to get people together for a little bubbly and cake. I’m so grateful for the awesome ladies that […]

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Do What You Love: Interview with Beth Burns

Last month I had the pleasure of photographing my friend Beth for her new event planning venture Feast & Spectacle.  About 6 years ago we were co-workers at a Seattle ad agency sifting our way through project plans and budgets trying to find ways to make the creative team happy and to help the client […]

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Food, Lifestyle, Photography

If you know me you know that I’ve got a lot of passions and interests but at the highest level, it’s all about experiences for me.  One of the biggest and most dear to me is the concept of coming together over a beautiful meal with awesome people in an amazing space to share ideas. […]

Farm to Table Lunch with Gather Seattle at Matthews Winery

Baby Shower Fun

One of the best things about having pretty great friends is that they do some pretty great things.  Like, ‘oh we’re having a baby…let’s all go have some delicious food and beer and hang out for a bit to celebrate’.  Today’s rad friend award goes to soon-to-be-parents, the Rittenmyers.  Essentials for this shindig included cornhole, a hilarious game […]

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Last weekend I was so lucky to be in gorgeous Palm Springs and sassy LA to celebrate my sister’s big leap into married life.  It was full of laughter and tears and epic amounts of love.  I treasure my family so much.  It was special to get this time together.  To love!

My sister is getting married!

happy belated year of the horse

When I first landed in San Francisco I was utterly delighted to discover that I had an adventure buddy willing to explore every corner of the city with me.  Our last adventure was quintessential San Francisco, Chinese New Year in Chinatown.  What better place to go out with a bang?  No pun intended but whoops! […]

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Everything was so beautiful at Dru and Dyana’s wedding that I had to dedicate an entire post just to the venue, Medlock Ames and the talented duo of Kami & Nichole who pulled everything together on the day in over 90 degree wine country sun.  It was seriously the most beautiful day. More posts from […]

a healdsburg wedding in sonoma

happy birthday ousman

Meet Kathleen and Ousman and their adorable little one Kayden.  Kathleen threw Ousman a surprise 40th Mexican-themed birthday party and the event did not disappoint – from the margarita machine to the pinata to the made to order tacos this shindig was a blast.   

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