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Tips for Rocking Your Winter Portrait Session

Couples, Elopement, Engagement, Portraits

Here in Alaska, we live in winter like 9 months out of the year, we might as well embrace it! For those of you brave clients who aren’t afraid of a little cold, heres a few tips to rock your winter session!!  1. Layers, layers, layers!! – I recommend things that are easily taken on […]

Alyse & Zach’s Engagement Session at Flattop

Couples, Engagement, Portraits

You’re hot then your cold, oh wait, Alaska is almost always cold… When Alyse and Zach first reached out of their session they were excited to sneak in some fall engagement photos and then, it snowed. As if 2020 wasn’t giving me a hard enough time, I had my first snowy winter session in the […]

Jared & Chloe’s Golden Hour Engagement Session In Anchorage

Couples, Engagement, Wedding

“There are many capable women, But you surpass them all” – Proverbs 31: 29. Those are the words that Jared quoted to Chloe just before he proposed. “I mean, they’re perfect words to describe her” he said. He quoted the verse. He got down on one knee. He asked the question. and then, he dropped […]

Matt & Mackenzie’s Epic Alaska Elopement in Hatcher Pass

Couples, Elopement, Engagement, Wedding

Many vendors can relate, when the corona coaster began, panic ensued. Events were dropping like flies. What will we do? How will we make ends meet? What about our poor brides and grooms! Then I got the call from Mackenzie……

Tips for Planning Your Micro-Wedding

Elopement, Engagement, Wedding

π™Žπ™žπ™’π™₯π™‘π™š 𝙗π™ͺ𝙩 π™Žπ™žπ™œπ™£π™žπ™›π™žπ™˜π™–π™£π™©. I cannot stress this saying enough when it comes to planning your wedding. Especially in these times of uncertainty! People will tell you there are things you just must have at your wedding, but it’s not true. This blog is going to help you consider some aspects of planning a wedding and […]

Kristel & Troy’s Change the Date Session in Anchorage

Couples, Engagement, Portraits, Wedding

Kristel & Troy – Today is your “would be wedding day”. I am so sad not to be celebrating with you two today. The two of you just emulate pure joy and if I know one thing about your wedding it is that it’s going to be a BLAST! I remember at our first consultation, […]

Hannah & Grant’s Summer Engagement Session in Anchorage

Couples, Engagement, Wedding

“I’m not a very patient woman, it’s my husbands favorite quality” I joked and with pure joy in her voice Hannah says “See, it’s not just me!!” and we were instantly bonded! We walked, we laughed, and assigned Grant to bring a little extra patience to the relationship. I got to know the couple who […]

Alexis & Zach’s Engagement Session at Eklutna Lake

Couples, Engagement, Portraits, Wedding

Dear Alexis, Zach, and Baby Blair –  Talk about luck of the draw! How did I end up with the loveliest couple winning my wedding fair giveaway? On top of that, you had the cutest tag a long the world has ever seen!  When I reminisce on that engagement session, I wont lie to you, […]

Shaynah & Jason’s Summer Engagement Session in Anchorage

Couples, Engagement, Wedding

Shaynah & Jason, Where do I even start.. From the moment we met in Kaladi (remeber when we used to be able to go to coffee shops??) I knew this was going to be a match made in heaven. We sat down for coffee and you said just the sweetest words to any photographers ears: […]

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