HELLO!

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Hey, hey!!

I’m your friendly neighborhood hot-mess-mama to my wild boy 2 year old and my sleepy headed newborn, and am married to the most amazing guy.

Some of love languages include vegan food, camping trips, stand up paddle sessions, flea markets and thrifting. 

I am one of those can’t-sit-still kinda people, and most happy OUTDOORS!

I live for spontaneity and am that girl you can count on for a random last minute adventure with a deep soul-chat on the ride out. 

I am located on the island of OAHU but love to travel to the neighbor islands and beyond for shoots and weddings.

If you are one of the adventurous, goofy, non-traditional types, I may just be your girl!

 
 
Scooped up my babies and heading to Kauaiiiiii for a little work and a little play time!! I told Andrew “Ok, I think we’re all set!” after we finished packing last night at about 11:30. Andrew looked at my luggage like he does everytime and said “Ok great! Does your bag close though?” 🙈🙈🙈 (it does 🙌🏽). So we are all set!! One room and two sleepy parents and two sleep regression babies, so pray for us, fam!! #sleepisfortheweak . . PC @andreadavidphoto
These two sweet souls wanted the best of both for their wedding day- a sweet intimate moment for just the two of them, annnd saving the first look for the actual wedding ceremony. They wrote letters to each other instead, and did a first touch 😭😭😭 and I had all the chicken skin and tears 🙈🙈🙈🙈 Second shooter for @gabriellakatalinphotography
GUYSSSSsss not sure if you care or have been following our kitchen table search saga 🤣🤣 . . . We’ve been looking for about a year and finally found the perfect one!!! Solid wood 👏🏽 2 leaves for those big gatherings 👏🏽 used so broken in with many lovely table talks past and to come 👏🏽 now whose coming over for dinner, now that we have the space!!?? 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽 . . . I am such a big thrifter and love my treasure hunting!!!! What’s your favorite thrifting find? Mine is this new table, eeee!!! Also a 125 year old chest we brought back from a Goodwill in nowhere land, California. (Usually the bear finds are from those lil country towns!)
When its 11:30 am but feels like 4pm 😴😴😴 . . . We have been tasting plastic in our coffee from our coffee maker (BLECK) and so took the plunge and ditched P L A S T I C S this week for (as much as we could) anything food/drink related!!! Our new steel French press and glass hot water maker haven't arrived yet, so we are doing it old school--boiling water on the stove, storing it in our jumbo thermos overnight, and doing a pour over in the morning ⚡️ We also replaced most of our Tupperware with glass and bought Milo new steel bowls/cups/plates. Any other crunchies out there do the same? What are some of your other favorite ways to ditch plastic?
I've said it once (or 53890 times) and I'll say it again, BUT I'm not sure how in the world I manage to get to work with the best people. Seriously, so so grateful. . . . Jenn + Spence, you two radiate so much light and positivity, which I am trying to channel today!!✨✨ I'll be honest and say last night was one fo the roughest nights we've had with our two boys 😭😭😭, both of them were up most of the night. BUT going through their images from our Kauai session with my big ol thermos of coffee is putting a smile on my face!! Thank you for trusting my guidance during the session and just being amazing.
OHhhh man. So so many things I can say about this sweet couple. Seriously, THE most personable and kindest emails and phone calls from Teresa. I was really hoping they would choose me to document their wedding, because I just had that deep gut feeling that we would really click and be the best match! (They did, and we are!!) . . . I could go on and on about these two 😭😭 But I'll just leave with a quick story. The morning of this shoot, Jesse was casually their song on the ukulele in the kitchen (UGH so cute!!!) and Teresa joined in singing. The two of them had a really sweet and special moment that morning, and Jesse thought it would be fun to bring the uke to their shoot that evening. Just, yes. Always yes. . . . Jesse and Teresa played a snippet of their song that evening on the beach during our session, I teared up per usual and tried really hard not to look like a hot mess, and I YouTubed it on the way home driving since I had never heard of it. And I've had it on repeat since. Thank you two for sharing your sweet love with me!! I'm so grateful to meet so many good good people !!✨
Our Saturday agenda has a little bit of everything!! One part lazy morning with drawn out breakfast :) One part house clean out and thrift store drop offs/excuse to go treasure hunting! One part gym (hopefully!) One part adventure session tonight, and getting to meet one of my sweet 2019 wedding couples!! 💃 . . . . What are you all up to this beautiful Saturday?
When your couple is down to literally roll around in the sand for you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 is this any other photographers #lovelanguage ? ⚡️⚡️
Man I love my travel. I was telling Andrew it’s almost like my gym time 🤣 it just feels almost like an essential for me to get out and see something NEW!! I love how refreshed you feel after a exploring a new area. . . . And heck, I’ve lived on Oahu 14 years already 🙈🙈 and still have a list of places I want to go check out!! . . . We are throwing around some very loose ideas for a family trip which is so so exciting! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 what is your favorite state or national park? We have a few (actually 5927491) that neither of us have seen and we are so so ready to goooo!!!
Sometimes the only thing in your way of having a good day is yourself!! . . . . YOU GUYS, I was talking to one of my best friends the other day, and telling her that I was mad at the intersection, because it was one of those diagonal ones and not straight 🤣🤣 WHAT THE HECK!!! After I recognized that I was in a funk, and just practiced even a little bit of g r a t i t u d e, all those fussy feelings just melted. . . . Oftentimes our blessings and the things we pray for come with responsilbity, and if we just tilt our perspectives, we can totally swing our mood! Watch this: . . 1. UGH I have so much laundry to do and my bathroom is a mess. --- Hey!! Look at all these clothes I own AND a private bathroom, thank you Lord for this blessing of abundance!! . . 2. My kids are driving me crazy and leave messes everywhere! --- Thank you for these beautiful and healthy kids that are healthy enough to explore and make messes! AND to continue to teach me patience and selflessness! (**real life, when I worked as a pediatric OT, I met a sweet mama with 3 boys, the youngest with severe disabilities. She told me how much she prayed and wished that he could make messes and explore like the older two, which hit me HARD and has stuck with me when I see the messes Milo creates.) . . 3. Work is hard and tiring. --- Thank you for this job that I have so I can provide for myself and family!! . . . I am CHERISHED by the king, have two beautiful boys, and a husband who is loving and kind and supportive, a business doing something I love, and live in a beautiful place. What are you thankful for today? HAPPY MONDAYYY FRANSS!!!!! . 📷 @khinson_ Edits 🙋🏼‍♀️
I'm taking this Sunday morning slow and easy with a big 'ol new day on the horizon! We're eventually wanting to move this Sunday morning party outside (maybe a quick kid friendly hike or little beach day!) but I have a very important Q for YOU lovely smarty pants! . . . . What's your favorite vegetarian (or VEGAN preferred) quick and easy healthy snack??! 🤣 currently popcorn, rice roller + peanut buttered, protein barred out!! THANK YAS!!
HAPPY belated WOMEN'S DAYYYY!!!!! . . . . Per usual, a little late on celebrating this wonderful day for women. While I don't have daughters of my own (yet?), as a mama to two boys, you better believe I am working to instill feminist values!! Also, can we talk about how the term "feminist" is stigmatized? How crazy that we can take a positive term feminist that stand for so many wonderful, positive, healthy and uplifting things, such as EQUAL RIGHTS and EQUAL PAY, a society that values no tolerance for SEXISM, and turn it into a word that has a stigma attached. Ay yi yi!! . . . Feminist and proud over here, and proud to raise little guys that will grow into men with that same value! While I do call my friends/clients/etc beautiful and gorgeous as a term of endearment, I know that there is so so much more value to them. . . . . . “i want to apologize to all the women i have called beautiful before i’ve called them intelligent or brave i am sorry i made it sound as though something as simple as what you’re born with is all you have to be proud of when you have broken mountains with your wit from now on i will say things like you are resilient, or you are extraordinary not because i don’t think you’re beautiful but because i need you to know you are more than that” ― rupi kaur . . . . . Hosted by: @wild.fern.creatives Design: @wandererweddings Model: @alyyy_oops Florals: @jadorefloralhawaii Dress: @grace_loves_lace Venue: @honolulubotanicalgardens Invitation suite: @katiebarnesstudio

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