Big love, tiny wedding 
I am so guilty of not posting enough - but really - I have been in a non stop pattern of shooting/editing/shooting/editing - honestly since August!! So do a girl a favor please - I have so much to share - but where do I start?! What do you guys wanna see?? ps....There is no cooler city hall than ours. just sayin' 
In honor of Day of the Dead, a quick glimpse of a pretty epic shoot last night. I’ll be honest when I say I hesitated to include this photo because of the new stigma smoke color bombs can bring...but thought instead I can use this time to talk about how to use this rad effect 🛑SAFELY🛑 Please for shits sake - DO NOT use this where there is any danger or slight chance of fire - in or near or anywhere adjacent to a forest / park - dry brush - anything that can catch on fire for all it takes is literally one spark. And on that note - avoid windy days at all costs. (The visual effect you are seeking won’t work anyway) Remember what I said about the one spark? Well some wind will be that carrier to that spark. Have water on hand or a fire extinguisher. Call me neurotic but I have two extinguishers in my home and office and when handling something flammable like this - it’s not a bad idea to have one. We had an assistant managing the flame AND had water close by on hand. Now we weren’t near a forest or dry brush (just sand and more sand) but STILL there’s a very fine line between safety and paranoia. These things are fun - but really really needed to be handled with caution AND common sense. 💥Other things to consider: avoid use during fire season, high winds, summer months, and have a strategy and fire plan. Remember to pour water into used canisters and follow package rules for disposal! 
And thats a wrap! Three days of desert weddings and seeing 6 good folks happily married off. I am feeling pretty good with my cup of tea this morning and the cool weather. Jumping into the fall vibes with no pumpkin flavored anything (sorry this is strictly a hot toddy and apple cider kind of household) but with some moody desert eve photos. I'm running late on getting my Halloween costume together - the past two years have included clown paint (death metal enthusiast and clown) because really thats all I know how to do. Maybe I should really scare everyone and dress as a princess? haha. just kidding. hard pass on that! 
I've been in Joshua Tree so much - I have almost forgotten what shooting down desert is like. But then again...how again anyone forget a venue like this... PS: for you film nerds...Ive been shooting my old 1962 Hasselblad again..I'm crushing on that square format..this wedding I shot a mix of both modern and vintage Hasseblads 
When @thewalkdowntheaisle and I formed @desertpopup we thought it would be a sweet way to work with our best friends in the wedding industry and serve couples whose hearts beat to a different drum. We never thought of a pandemic - wasn’t trying to forecast any trends or create a side hustle - it was just something we so enjoyed doing and found so uplifting. Thank you so much @desertsun for honoring us with the front page of the Sunday times. I think I let out a small scream when I saw this! And thank you to all the beautiful couples and now families that gave us the trust and honor to be with you. Love love!!!! 
I’ve been offline for a long time it feels like - I try to post at least on my stories cos just so you know I’m still here - ha! But truthfully - all kidding aside I’ve been out shooting so many elopements...which has been reassuring because it means while 2020 has been a kick in the ass for the most part...it means life and love is continuing on in spite of it. 
Champagne, love and Joshua Trees - kinda is all you need really 🤷🏻♀️ 
Lately, its been averaging about 115 here and I think WAHHHHH WTF am I doing living here?! Then. I have sunsets and twilights in far out places in Palm Springs then I realize. Oh. This is why. 
Whats your wedding style? 💫PSA ALERT 💫 I wish that was something I had thought about more when we got hitched way back when. Instead my thought was "JUST GET IT DONE." (I wanted to elope, Matthew wanted something traditional) Fast forward several years later, and both of us feeling rather unsatisfied and unfulfilled, we did it all over again, our way. So, don't be like us, and dont be shy to do you!