We Are Having A Boy

Maternity photos with my wife and soon-to-arrive son. All photos were captured in Southern Oregon, Lake Tahoe, Big Sur and Palm Springs!

Manhattan Beach Pier Engagement Photos

Manhattan Beach Engagement Photos Sean & Abigal’s Manhattan Beach Pier Engagement When I first started chatting with Abigail and Sean about their Palm Springs wedding I loved hearing the back story on how they met. This is because Sean and Abigail are from the east coast and were introduced while working together at Raytheon in […]

Temecula Wine Country Engagement Photos

At the start of every engagement session there is always a little awkwardness. I mean most people have never had professional photos taken of them and of course they areĀ  most likely meeting my goofy ass for the first time in person. So yeah it can totally be a little weird for some people to […]

Chart House Dana Point Wedding Photos

Chart House Dana Point Weddings One of the best parts about being a Dana Point wedding photographer is that it exposes you to so many different families, religions, cultures, styles, interactions, signature cocktails and most importantly people. I’m all about maximizing the human experience so whenever I get the opportunity to photograph anything that is […]

Moorten Botanical Garden Wedding Photos

Moorten Botanical Garden Wedding I have photographed weddings at Ace Hotel, Airbnbs, private elopements in the Palm Springs desert and even captured destination weddings at the top of the Palms Springs tram. All of the locations were freaking awesome, but the people were even better. The point I am trying to make is that Palm […]

Avalon Hotel Palm Springs Wedding Photos

Luxury Wedding At Avalon Hotel In Palm Springs, California One of my all-time favorite Palm Springs wedding venues is the Avalon Hotel. Yes, it is easily right up there with the Ace Hotel, Parker, Moorten Botanical Garden, and all the other iconic Palm Springs wedding venues. That is why I was stoked when Wes and […]

Ritz Carlton Rancho Mirage Wedding Photos

Ritz Carlton Rancho Mirage Wedding The very moment Sally reached out to me about her and Michael’s desert wedding at the Ritz Carlton in Rancho Mirage, California I was pumped. Sally is an Aussie, and her soon-to-be husband Michael, both have a passion for music. In fact, they it was at Coachella in 2008 where […]

Down Town Orange Engagement Session

With Sean and Astrid planning a engagement party, squeezing in time for an engagement session was a little difficult. This is because Sean works the typical Monday-Friday schedule and Astrid works Tuesday-Saturday. That gave us one day to work with: Sunday. And unfortunately, Sunday is a day that I am usually photographing weddings in Temecula […]

Ace Hotel Palm Springs Wedding Photos

Ace Hotel Wedding – Palm Springs California One of my favorite places to relax and knock back a couple of cocktails has always been Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. I seriously love the vibe of Ace Hotel. And yes, the fact they serve drinks poolside until 2:00a.m. is one of those reasons! But this blog […]

Betz Ranch Wedding Photos

Grass Valley Caifornia Wedding Travis is an old friend that I have known since way back when music was the primary outlet for my creative expression. Back in the day, we had a rad little network of friends who would all get together at a local Temecula house and jam out punk rock and metal […]