TJP Blog

I seriously can’t get enough of this wedding!  I fell in love with Keith & Michelle the moment I met them.  I remember calling my boyfriend as I left our meeting raving about how great they were.

What can I say … this newborn session stole my heart.  Baby Taylor was welcomed into the sweetest family, a beautiful home (filled with TONS of gorgeous natural light … my absolute FAVE), & the cutest big brother a little girl could ask for.

I had the honor of photographing my beautiful friend & fellow photographer Laura & all of her boys … all 3 to be exact.  We lucked out with the first cool day of the season & were very grateful to have avoided the 100+ degree temps we had been experiencing just days earlier.

You can tell a lot about a couple based on what their family, friends & guests have to say about them.  From the moment I arrived to document the getting ready process, the mood was pure excitement.  There was no stress, personality clashes or chaos.  Alyssa was calm as can be & her bridesmaids were incredibly helpful & attentive.

If I had to sum up Alicia & Roni’s wedding day in one word, it would be JOY.  While that may sound cliche or expected, their wedding day was such a joyous celebration of two amazing women joining their lives together.  This couple has triumphed over many trying times & have always been each other’s support system.

Mike & Kim are two of the most kind-hearted, beautiful souls.  I ended my 2017 wedding season by photographing their incredibly beautiful day!  They are caring & sincere, & their love for each other is entirely evident.  I thought it would be fun to give you a little background on how their love story came to be.

Can we talk about self love for a second.  If you haven’t read Daring Greatly by Brene Brown, you absolutely need to.  If I’m being honest, I’m not a reader.  Never have been, probably never will be.  But this book is incredibly written & absolutely changed my perspective on self value & vulnerability.

I love days like this one I spent with Mat & Linda.  Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I reflect on what I get to call my “job”.  I even said this to Mat & Linda as we were wandering downtown LA on a beautiful fall afternoon during their engagement session.

I love the attentiveness of family.  Noah’s Auntie Lyla contacted me to book a session for her brother, sister-in-law & her brand new nephew.

We’ve all heard the term “shit happens”.  And sadly for Jen & Eric, ALL of the “shit” happened on their wedding day.  I was SO excited to photograph their Calamigos Ranch wedding.  However, as fate would have it, for the first time in my life, I came down with an incredibly severe (& almost life-threatening as my doctor’s put it) case of pneumonia which caused me to be hospitalized for a month.  The month of Jen & Eric’s wedding.