our sweet lucille…



wow! i just realized that i haven’t updated this blog in a MONTH! i can’t believe i didn’t even share the baby’s name. i have been journaling everything on my family blog, so over there you can read a lot more about her birth, transitioning to two kids, max being a big a big brother- you know, my new crazy life! honestly, i’m loving every second (hence, i have been absentee on this blog!), lucy girl is a dream baby and max is so proud of her. but here, i’m just going to share this, my last month, in photos.

Lucy, 37.5 weeks gestation.




Lucy, Birthday.

birth photos by my dear friend, chelsea christiensen. edited by me.




Lucy, 1 day old

Lucy, 2 days old


Lucy, 4 days old




Lucy, 6 days old

Lucy, 7 days old




Lucy, 8 days old



Lucy, 12 days old

Lucy, 13 days old






Lucy, 14 days old


Lucy, 15 days old
Max, 3 and a half. Lucy, 14 days old

more to come… when the editing is done!

she’s here!

july 29th – 3:35 pm – 6 lbs 13 oz – 18 inches

introducing max’s “baby thithter” (baby sister)! no name just yet, but boy is she sweet! we are all completely in love with her and max is OBSESSED! i have honestly never seen him smile bigger than the moment he met her. we are all doing great but we’re busy resting and living the high life in the hospital. =) please understand that i will probably be pretty slow responding to e-mails for the next week or so and i will not be shooting or processing orders for the next 6 weeks.

nick + allison

i had SO much fun shooting allison and nick’s wedding! i have known allison since she was just a little girl (i even had a crush on her big brother!) and i can’t believe she’s MARRIED now! does this make me old? congrats you two! and of course, big thanks to my girl jayme for the second shooting skills on this event.
Salt Lake City Temple

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the paparazzi =)

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aren’t they G O R G E O U S ?
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this week…

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[my favorite ring shots from jalene + lincoln’s wedding]
i’m going to be an editing machine!! i just got home from san diego where i shot my last wedding and a bridal session before the little lady is scheduled to show up. and it’s a good thing- i’m HUUUGE! you should have seen me running around the wedding on saturday, i must have been quite the sight. and for the record, i wore crocs to the wedding. you heard me, crocs. my feet are that chubbo. haha! so anyway, now i get to stay home and focus on editing all these weddings (my to do list right now is not a pretty sight). and who knows, maybe i will even do some blogging?! now wouldn’t that be a miracle. stay tuned!

melissa + michael. engaged.

this has to be one of my favorite engagment sessions this year- melissa and michael were so much fun and had tons of great ideas. not to mention killer style- don’t you think? sadly i won’t be shooting their wedding because it’s in august right when the baby is due (thank heavens that heather will be covering it!), but i can’t wait to shoot their bridals in san diego this weekend!

First day of my Life by Bright Eyes is michael and melissa’s song, so they wanted to recreate a scene from the music video, i think it turned out pretty close!

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don’t you just want to steal melissa’s outfit? i NEED those shoes. =)
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i was soooooo thrilled with this light- isn’t it gorgeous!?
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they also really wanted to do something with rain boots and puddles-
the salt flats were perfect!
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