What you don’t see are the many bugs and spiders we battled and the many cold walks downstairs at night to the outdoor compost toilet 😅 But even with bugs and the cold and the debates on whether it was worth it to a trip to the bathroom, some of my favorite memories are always sitting outside on the porch, hands warmed over a fire as @sirkeithofhouselewis cooks breakfast, slowing down and spending time together in a cabin in the woods🌲Now if only buying a cabin home wasn’t so risky with all the California fires... 
It’s proposal season! D persuaded S to go on a morning walk down by the coast on a quiet Saturday morning to avoid the crowds, but what she didn’t expect was a romantic picnic all set up for him to propose. They adventured down to the beach after and luckily the high tides didn’t get us...until the very end of the session 😅 I might’ve returned to the car with wet shoes, socks, and pants and had to crank the foot heater on high, but it was well worth it 🙌🏼 
The true struggle of elopements: directing from far away with a mask on and hoping they can hear you 😂 
Spent New Year’s capturing this beautiful couple 🌉 We almost didn’t come here - traffic getting to the bridge turned what should’ve been a 15 minute drive into a 45 minute drive. We debated whether it would be too dark and whether to skip the last location, but in the end I persuaded them to trust me and this was the result. They spent the last moments of their elopement day dancing to an impromptu DJ at the top of the hill, wrapped up tightly in each other’s embrace as they watched the lights twinkle behind them. What a way to start 2021! 🎉 
What a year. I can without a doubt say that this year we have been blessed in so many ways - to have had such incredibly understanding couples through difficult rescheduling decisions, to craft new visions of what elopements could look like, to capture so many intimate weddings that were full of intentional moments. I couldn’t have imagined how many amazing love stories I’ve had the honor to capture, and am so grateful to have been a part of so many couples’ big life moments. - But real talk, this year was hard. It was a year that started with both of us unsure of where our income would come from when all the weddings rescheduled and his job had budget cuts. It was reconciling with how much rescheduled weddings impacted our life decisions - the pressure to stay in the Bay Area to be able to work those weddings, the way our schedules were dictated by where and when we needed to be for almost every weekend a full year out, the constant fear and anxiety every time an email came in, the time and energy my husband put in on top of his day job to support my crazy schedule. While I have loved seeing so many of my couples start moving forward in their lives, from becoming homeowners to puppy parents, it made us realize that we had put so many life goals on pause because it just didn’t seem to fit in anywhere in between running back and forth from Big Sur to San Francisco. So while it has been the dream job that I never thought was possible, it has also come with a huge question of work life balance. - As we start a new year, we’re looking forward to getting back to what’s most important. I don’t have an answer yet, but I hope that some of you out there can also know that you’re not alone. Whether you’re a photographer burnt out from this year, or a couple tired of trying to figure out how to make the wedding work, or a friend who’s lost touch, we’re all struggling with something. There are some things we can’t change, but at the very least we don’t have to walk through it alone. So don’t be afraid to reach out, be vulnerable and honest, and let people meet you where you’re at. 2021, here we come 🙌🏼