These two were such a blast to photograph because they were 100% truly themselves throughout it all and it shows in the images that follow…

These two will be getting married right down the street from us in Hawaii next spring, so we were stoked to hang out and document this season of engagement for them at the place they met.

Leanne & David eloped to Hawai’i after dating long distance for a year. They decided they wanted something simple and sweet that they could go back and share/celebrate with their friends & family!

Midwest summers (lightning bugs, $3 watermelons and DQ’s on every corner) are magic in their own way.

Meet Erica and Henry – two humble, earnest souls who know how to keep it real and focus on what really matters in this life.

Family visits mean lei-making, good food and lots of time adventuring in the sunshine. A trip none of us will ever forget!

If this day represented anything, it was this: beautiful things come out of hard places.

When Jenn contacted us about photographing this, her reason was simple: so their “three precious gifts could see and experience what love ought to be.”

The best part of this month was without a doubt sharing the news of little Baby K with our parents.

When we asked them what they were going to do to celebrate after, they said, “Get dinner! Something cheap!” Meaning musubis and ramen – cheers to that 🙂

Meet Duo, who planned proposing to Ru from his office in China down to the smallest detail of picking up a peony bouquet, her favorite. And Ru, who designed (!!!) her own blue silk dress and dabbed little sparkles by the corners of her eyes.

They’ve been married for only a year and had a little baby girl in that time so they wanted to re-dedicate their marriage and what it means to wake up every day and choose the person lying next to you. Love isn’t all unicorns, rainbows, and butterflies – no, it’s choosing and committing to the same person day after day, month after month and year after year.