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Simply? Because your love story matters. Your love story deserves it’s own soundtrack. It’s own epic, slow motion, swaying close, ending credits. And it deserves a beautiful album you’ll cherish for years to come. Over anniversaries and family holidays, when the kids come home to visit. I have developed such a deep love for photographing couples over the last few years. Getting to save a moment in time that can never be duplicated. The wild way we love each other is the most beautiful thing on earth.

 

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On Wednesdays we post black and whites. • • • Yikes, that was a bad line 😂 but actually...unpopular opinion here...I've never really liked Mean Girls that much. There. I said it. • • • I can drop a reference or a quote with the best of em, but I won't be happy about it on the inside. • • • Anyone else? Drop your unpopular movie opinions below 👇
Because I'm missing it already...here are some fun facts about living on Oahu you probably didn't know*but maybe did* 1.What you would call a snow cone or SHAVED ice (past tense), we call SHAVE ive. AND ITS NOT THE SAME AS A FREAKING SNOW CONE 2.You can trapes through tall grass and swampy hikes without fear of snakes *ahhhh sigh of relief* 3.BUT there are probs more foot-long centipedes than there are pineapples at the dole plantation. AND THEY BITE (STING?) and it is excruciatingly painful and there is no medicine you can take for it 😱😵 4.Flip flops are slippahs and everyone older is called your auntie or uncle Whelp there ya go, did ya learn anything new?
Quite recently, I had a dream session. I spent hours planning the perfect prompts, pulling inspiration, and envisioning how it would turn out. And I walked out of the session feeling like it was one of my best styled shoots. And then I went home, and edited, and DIED over how IN LOVE with these images I was. • • • • • But then I delivered the sneak peak and guess what? She didn't love them. If I'm being completely honest, she barely even liked them. • • • • • Wowzers did that hurt! Did you guys feel it? Cause I felt it! And this isn't a pity party or a low-key bash. This is just me sharing my heart. • • • • • Her not liking them speaks NOTHING about my business, or my brand, or my skill. 3 YEARS or growing, name changes, gear upgrades, new instagrams, and new styles are not all for nothing because one person didn't love your photos! Art is subjective, that's the beautiful thing about it! And her not liking my images doesn't make her crazy! They just weren't her style and that's totally okay! And guess what!? Today I booked my first elopement of the year with a bride who LOVES my work! • • • • • But it's important to remember that not every couple is YOUR client. That doesn't mean you aren't a BOMB photographer who is totally slaying the game. Because let's face it, you are. 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
Ok it's time for a game because I just spent five and a half hours on a plane and could use a break 😂 TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE You know how it works, comment below which is the lie •I fainted once at a Jonas Brothers concert •I got married when I was 18 •I went snorkeling with Manta Rays OKAAAAAAAAAAY Now which is the lie?!?! Comment below!
Can we all just agree that Tehani and Scott were created to be a model couple!?! Like ajahfdhbdDhnifsdc LOOK AT THEM!!?!!??! • • • • • On a real note though 😍😍😍 this styled engagement shoot was SO perfect. Tehani is even MORE beautiful irl as she is right here (can you even imagine that though?). And Scott is actually one of the best frolickers I have met, plus he pulled out his five great go-to poses, which was pretty impressive. But my favorite thing about this session was how much these two LOVE EACHOTHER. For real, for real, they had the bombest time together and laughed probably the entire shoot unless we told them to be serious. • • • • • This. This is why I love to center my business around couples. It's what makes me feel most at home in what I'm doing. 💕
Wow!! I have been so MIA since we got here to Oahu, but it has been for all the best reasons! Let me tell ya, vacationing with an infant is HARD! But our session with Briana and Braxton was SO. MUCH. FUN. Our girls played while their oldest fed them puffs and gave sweet hugs 💕 And now I'll be here swooning over their session for all time. It's fine.
PRAISE JESUS WE MADE IT TO HAWAII It wasn't without incident but overall I was WAY more stressed out then I should have been.  Aside from sharing a seat on BOTH planes with people who clearly hate babies-legit they wouldn't even SMILE at Elena-it was fine! Aside feom our travels can i just be REAL with yall right quick? I mean really real. I have been feeling so UNBELIEVABLY STUCK. Like no matter how much passion and drive I have I keep hearing this voice in my head telling me I can't do it. I'll never book that dream client. I'll never be able to contribute that income. I'll never get to that place I'm striving for. And ya know what!?! That is straight up the enemy! He is whispering lies day in and day out. Speaking against the good that God is trying to do in our lives. And he comes to steal, kill and destroy. We have been talking about this a lot at church. Fighting back when the enemy comes to speak vapid LIES into our hearts and into our lives. How do we do it? Through PRAYER and the WORD of God. One of the biggest ways I'm working to overcome those seeds of doubt is though Scripture. Keeping close the word of God so that when the enemy comes to speak death I can say to him, "the Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are children of God." Romans 8:16 So whatever lies are being spoken over you today remember that God is the SOLE author of YOUR story. How amazing is that!?!
Hey hey hey hey hey!!! It is WEDNESDAY!!! I totally just wrote Tuesday and luckily caught it before we got too far, that would have been...awwwwwkward 😂 but fun fact for you today! When I don't get enough sleep, I suffer fron sleep paralysis. Imma let you google that and be terrified FOR me. It's even scarier than it sounds. I have been experiencing it since I was in highschool and you NEVER get used to it! It's like you're dreaming with your eyes open but you can't wake up. And they're never good dreams. But it's always a slap in the face for me to remember how important my sleep is, because I know the consequences are not worth the episodes of big brother I'm binging instead 🤣 I hope you Wednesday is all the things. Fun, productive, enjoyable, relaxing, and PINK 🥂 Your turn! Tell me something strange about you!
Ugh! This has been a DAY. The Monday-est Friday in the history of Fridays. BUT I knew I needed to hop on here and share a little bit of my heart and my WHY. I was confronted with the hardest question this week, "what makes you come alive?". And these kind of questions always stump me because to be honest most of the time I think I don't really know! And Im tempted to leave it at a *shoulder shrug* "idk I just like it". But this time I decided to really tqke some time and think about it. WHY do I love photography? What about it sets my soul ablaze? I flipped through a couple of my sessions and asked myself what about each image sparked that feeling of pride. And I came to this: capturing sweet and intimate moments that are crisp, clear and well-edited. I love to give these moments to clients and know that at the same time I am increasing the quality of my work. So what's you why? Whether you're a creator or not, why do you LOVE what you do? What about it sets your soul ablaze?