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Washington & Oregon elopement + intimate wedding photographer crafting elegant experiences that unite your sense of adventure & extravagant taste.

01/30/2026

I’ve been sitting with this for a minute.

Marriage doesn’t outside of what’s happening around all of us. Neither do elopements. Neither do wedding days.

Couples choosing an intimate weddings or elopements are choosing to be rooted in something real even when life feels loud and heavy.

Planning a wedding, an elopement, or a marriage right now means holding grief and joy at the same time. It means carving out space for quiet moments, commitment, laughter, and vows.

These things are fuel.

My work lives at the intersection of love, public lands, chosen family, and the belief that documenting real connection in the Pacific Northwest. Especially now.

Let this be our fuel.

01/12/2026

This is where it usually starts.

Sitting down, curled up in my big comfy chair, listening to the rain, while you tell me everything you don’t want for your wedding day… plus the short list of things you think you want, but are still sorting through.

And somewhere between “we hate big weddings” and “we just want it to feel like us,” we realize you’re really looking for a day full of quiet moments.

So we chase misty coastlines, mossy canopies of old growth cedars, cabins that smell like wood smoke, wind you can hear before you see it…
all to land on a day that feels entirely yours.

If you know you don’t want a traditional wedding,
but you don’t quite know what you want instead…
this is the part I love helping you with.

01/08/2026

What losing my airpods taught me about planning an elopement day…

My airpods are a key part of a typical day in the office for me. I wake up, work out (airpods), shower, eat breakfast, get to work (airpods), take the dogs on a walk (airpods), meet with clients (airpods), before transitioning into my usual evening routine (sans airpods… except for when I’m cooking, obviously).

On a travel day? You know the airpods are already there.

My airpods are always kept in THE kitchen drawer (you know the one). That is until one day they weren’t there.

I had a system. It worked. Until I stopped following it.

Now I can’t even tell you how many hours I’ve spent retracing my steps.

Spoiler: they’re still missing.

When it comes to planning your elopement, most couples start out thinking they don’t need a system. They chose to elope because they wanted less structure and more freedom. But that’s until they’re knee-deep in Google Docs, half-baked ideas, and three different versions of a guest list.
The truth is: without a plan that keeps things in place, the whole experience starts feeling scattered fast.

You lose time. And you lose that easy feeling that made you decide to elope in the first place.
That’s why I don’t just show up with a camera, I help you create a plan that actually holds up in real life. One that keeps the excitement where it belongs (in your hands) and the stress where it doesn’t (out of your head).

Because a good plan isn’t restrictive. It’s the thing that gives you space to just be there. And you deserve to be there.

Trying to figure out how to balance adventuring through the great outdoors and quality time with your favorite people? I’d love to help you map out at a plan that lets you do exactly that.

12/24/2025

You could wait to start planning your wedding day until after the holidays.

I’ve definitely fallen trap to the feeling of needing to be “on” all the time, constantly checking off “to-do” boxes. I once answered an inquiry on Christmas Day…

Yikes.

And that’s definitely not the energy I’m carrying into 2026. I’m focused on staying present, creating more space for life to exist in between the work.

I’d encourage you to do the same. What happens if you wait? What if you paused any wedding planning until January?

Would you be that far behind?

Or would you have instead created more time to surround yourself with your favorite people, rest, and make a few more lasting memories in 2025.

The second you dive into planning your wedding day is the second this chapter will fly by in an instant. Your engaged chapter is probably one of the shortest times in your lives you’ll share. So maybe take a chance to hold onto it just a little bit longer.

I’ll still be here when you’re ready in 2026.

Until then, I’m signing off to be with my favorite people, and making a few last memories of my own. I hope you’ll join me.

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year! See you in January 🤍

P.S my husband’s camera skills are getting good right? Tell him they’re getting good 🤭

12/18/2025

Not every story that deserves documenting starts with a ring or ends with a baby announcement.

➡️ Sometimes it looks like baking cookies in the kitchen you dreamed up and built together.
➡️ Slow mornings with your dogs curled at your feet.
➡️ The last few weeks in a place before this chapter closes on this version of you.
➡️ An ordinary Tuesday that somehow feels like home.

We spend so much of our lives waiting and looking forward (or back to) to the moments people send invitations for.

But the life you’re actually living RIGHT NOW is the part that lasts. That’s the part you’ll want to remember. The part full of all the little core memories that makes your story what it is.

Photos don’t have to be reserved for milestones someone else decided matter most.

Whatever season you’re in, whatever chapter you’re writing, it’s enough.
It’s already worthy.

12/17/2025

Last night’s windstorm knocked out the power here, and I won’t lie… I loved it.

I made coffee by lantern light (the same ones I bring to elopements), wrapped myself in a wool blanket, and sat down to write. Not a single notification to interrupt me.

When the power came back on, I was… a little sad. The slow moment I’d been craving came to an end.

It very much felt like when you slip on a seaplane headset… it’s that same stillness that settles in. Where all you hear is static and the low hum of the engine. Both you and the moment hang in the air, where nothing is urgent… except not to miss the views below.

This was one piece of a multi-day elopement I photographed this year.
 They’d already shared their vows earlier in the week. But this day we landed on a quiet alpine lake in the Cascades and let the rest of the afternoon carry us through cold mountain water, fresh berries, a breeze in the trees. After a rush to plan, nothing else required their attention now.

So many of the days I documented and co-created with couples this year felt like this… and they’re just sitting on my hard drive. Life has just been really full in the best way possible, and I’m finally making time to share.

This morning was a reminder that these PNW landscapes reward presence only.
 And sometimes, the quiet is the thing you miss most once the lights come back on.

12/08/2025

This year broke my heart… and still gave me the best one yet.

How do you celebrate love when everything feels like a mess?

I’m not over here immune to what’s happening in the world right now.

When everything feels so freaking heavy, how are you supposed to focus on what’s supposed to be the happiest moments of your life?

You focus on what matters. Call me a romantic… call it sappy… love always prevails.

Because amongst the chaos of the world, this was the most successful year for Cascadian Exposures to date. I witnessed more couples say ‘yes’ to forever while doing it their way.

When I heard the quiet whispers in corners from loved ones saying “this isn’t how I imagined it, but I support them, they’re happy and that’s what matters”… that’s when I knew we were all exactly where we needed to be in that moment.

There’s always good among the bad. Always.
The two can coexist.

When we have each other, we have everything 🤍

12/02/2025

What if your wedding could help protect the land you say “I do” on?

It can. And it does.

Every year, Cascadian Exposure donates 5% of profits to environmental organizations AND every couple gets to decide where those dollars go. Whether it’s a group I’ve personally partnered with, or a cause that means something to them, it’s all about honoring the land and stories we get to be part of.

This year, donations are being made to:
➡️ Washington Wild
➡️ Rivers Without Borders
➡️ Front and Centered
➡️ PAWS
➡️ The National Park Foundation
➡️ Leave No Trace Org
➡️ Wildlife Images Rehabilitation & Education Center
➡️ Treehouse for Kids
➡️ Methow Conservancy
➡️ The Trevor Project
➡️ Cascade Forest Conservancy
➡️ Friends of the Columbia Gorge

Some of these are long-time favorites while others were hand-picked by couples I worked with this year. All are doing work to make this little rock floating through space a better home for all of us.

Not just on Giving Tuesday, but every damn day… it’s a promise of maximum celebration with minimum impact.

11/18/2025

A session meant for all the other moments in life. Because the day you say “I do” isn’t the only day worth celebrating.

Imagine a world where we equally honor all the other accomplishments in our lives. Let’s create it. I’m starting here.
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09/18/2025

Because your chosen family is is part of the story too

The majority of the couples I have the honor of working with choose to include their loved ones in some way on their wedding day. There are few things I love more than helping couples figure out the logistics of how to have their big adventure while accounting for the inclusion of their favorite people. Because it’s not straight forward. There’s no perfect guide out there walking you through it step by step.

And yes, they might still call it their “elopement day”… even though it isn’t actually just the two of them.

Because at the heart of an elopement day, it’s the energy, spirit, and intentionality that differentiate it from a traditional wedding day.

For some, they simply can’t imagine their day without a tiny handful of their closest people. Each and every time though, it’s the biggest warmest most joyful celebration.

However when you’ve decided on having such an intimate day, the few who are privileged enough to join you are truly your CLOSEST people… which makes the photos of those shared memories worth their weight in gold.

Yes, the day is 1000% about the love shared between you and your partner (arguably more so than any traditional wedding day)… but a piece of the story would be missing without documentation of the love you share with those around you.

That’s why I’ll always be committed to telling the whole story.

I’d love to tell your story too, and help you piece together how you can include your favorite people in your next big adventure in the Pacific Northwest. Now booking for 2026. Simply visit my website via the link in my bio to reach out.

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