Marriage
Marriage
Maintain intimacy with your spouse when you have kids
September 28, 2020
Here’s the conversation we often avoid unless we’re a few glasses of wine in on a girl’s night out: intimacy in marriage while you’re raising kids. Before you run away from the topic, I promise, there...
Advice
Advice
How to make the most out of quarantine in your personal and professional life
September 21, 2020
Think back to a hard experience in your life. Maybe it was a bad breakup in high school that you eventually got over. Maybe it was a challenging experience at work that turned out to be the best job y...
Marriage
Marriage
How to determine your role in your family’s finances
September 14, 2020
Let’s talk about money, honey. As many of you know, I’m a big Dave Ramsey fan. I talked about how his class saved our marriage, and how we planned finances as newlyweds. His work has been a game-chang...
Wedding
Wedding
Julia + Kevin’s Newport Bay Backyard Wedding
September 7, 2020
A year ago, individual bags of tongs would NOT have been high on the list of a sign of affection. But wouldn’t you know, it’s now a tiny detail that speaks volumes about how deeply you care about some...
Advice
Advice
Five lessons learned so far in this pandemic
August 31, 2020
Hi friends! My goal for my blog is to be a resource for engaged and newlywed couples, but every once in awhile I like to pull the curtains back a bit and share a little bit more about me. I’ve talked ...
Marriage
Marriage
How to disagree with your spouse
August 24, 2020
Right now it seems like every day we’re changing our minds. Literally, from the government to the CDC to our friends, our stance on how we think is moving in a different direction than it was a week a...
Marriage
Marriage
A love letter to 2020 brides
August 17, 2020
Dear 2020 bride,
These are times that we have never experienced before. No other bride planning their dream wedding has ever had to be so cautious and considerate of others. I want to affirm that y...
Advice
Advice
Quarantine Date Ideas
August 10, 2020
Are you looking for something to spice up your date night during quarantine? Already finished bingeing Tiger King and Schitt’s Creek and ready to do something ELSE besides Netflix and chill? I put tog...
Uncategorized
Uncategorized
You get what you pay for: why wedding photographers charge the way they do
August 3, 2020
One of the questions I hear a lot in our industry is why we charge the rates we do. Most people I work with don’t hesitate on the packages because they know what they’re investing in and they know I’m...
Advice
Advice
Your exclusive list of the best So Cal wedding vendors
July 27, 2020
I’ve been in the industry for almost six years. Each year I shoot about 25 weddings. So, it’s safe to say that I’ve worked with the spectrum of wedding vendors. I also know that when a bride gets enga...
