I did not know it at the time Daniel and Lucas had selected this Upper Park location for their engagement session, but Danielle shared that she used to work at the Bidwell Park Golf Course. I always love when the location holds a special place in someone’s heart. This must be why Danielle and Lucas’ […]

Three short weeks ago, I met Brooke and Jack in their hospital room to document their son’s birthday.  The following week Brooke and Jack were kind to invite me into their home as their family was adjusting to being a family of four. Big Sister is extremely proud of her new role, and she smothered […]

Treva and Ryan each got ready for their wedding day on opposite sides of the river.  When it was time for the First Look, Ryan took his place up on the hillside, close to the ceremony location.  Treva’s brother drove her up to the meeting location.  Treva got out; and as she made her way […]

I first met Molly for her family’s portrait session a few years ago. I then photographed her mother, Marcelle, and Kevin’s wedding. I now had the opportunity to document this very special time in Molly’s life, her senior portraits! Molly was hoping for some greenery in her portraits. Chico is well known for its yellow […]

I first met Brooke at Mackenzie and Matt’s wedding this past spring. Brooke was a bridesmaid that was just starting to show in her pregnancy journey. Throughout Brooke’s pregnancy, she would keep me up-to-date on the baby’s status; and there were thoughts that their baby boy may make an early arrival. He did arrive early, […]

Kristi and Kyle‘s love story last left off at their younger daughters two-year-old wildflower birthday session. Now Kristi and Kyle are about to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. If Covid allows, they have big plans for a Greece anniversary trip. They wanted to celebrate their anniversary with a family session and also some pictures to […]

Diana and Miguel have tried to have their church wedding a couple of times now.  They originally had plans to get married in April of 2020, right when the world shut down due to COVID.  They had first postponed their wedding to later in the year and then eventually to the following year.  The love […]

Stephanie has been longtime friends with Kate and Ariel since their high school days. Having a baby is exciting enough; but when you learn that you are pregnant at the same time as your forever girlfriends, there is nothing more exciting! Stephanie, Kate, and Ariel all had babies within just a few short months of […]

Emily and Tucker had originally planned to have their wedding on the West Shore of Lake Almanor. The Dixie Fire made them make some tough decisions a couple of weeks before their wedding date. Although it was a difficult decision, canceling the Almanor location was a wise choice. After bouncing around to a few other […]

Jake and Deidre’s love story last ended with their maternity session in the spring. Since then, they have welcomed their beautiful daughter into their lives, and they also have just moved into a new home. Apparently, having a baby was not exciting enough for them! 😉  They have since started to settle into their new […]