i expect the good—from the people and the places and the things. from life. i want to wring it raw, collect all the good into a bucket. i want to savor it. i want to forget my wallet so i have a reason to come back to it. just to take another dip in the goodness and the sweetness that is life. 
the weather is warming up and my photos are starting to feel like summer again 
it felt super illegal trying to narrow this wedding weekend down to a tiny post like this, but every day that passed without me sharing at least a fraction of this day was a crime in and of itself. tiffany and julio had so many family members and friends travel out to the dominican republic to celebrate with them—the entire weekend was filled with so much fun and love and emotion. t + j already made me feel like part of their family from the moment they choose me to be their photographer, but to be welcomed in by literally everyone at their wedding was just a whole other level of love. in front of the most beautifully adorned church, tiffany and julio said “i do”—and then we all partied until 2am, ending the night in the pool and then the ocean. they did things exactly how they wanted, and that’s what makes these moments extra beautiful. always super fucking honored to be apart of these days, but feeling it heavy now. 
life is a honeymoon phase 
to fall in love is an act of surrender— it is both hands up with an arrow through the heart. it is premeditated heartache with the promise of gold-shrouded moments. it’s a fair trade—a life for a life. 
“timeless” i’ve heard countless couples stress about toeing the line between “trendy” and “timeless” when it comes to their engagement and wedding photos. they stress about looking back at their photos and thinking they’re too cheesy or too dated, too boho or too crazy. and i get it. but the way i look at it is this—that same nostalgic feeling you get when you look back at photos from the 70s or 80s, the way we love the bellbottom jeans and the crazy prints from past decades, is the same way your children and grandchildren and family and friends will look back on all the photos we take today, including your wedding photos. so…rock the man bun. bring all the pampas grass. wear a lace gown with crazy sleeves because today, you fucking love it. and that’s all that matters. celebrate the wedding that you want in the exact way that you want it, because at the end of the day, it’s not about the photos. it’s not about the guests. it’s about your love and your commitment and the way that you want to remember your day. so go fucking wild.