This is one of my favorite people in the whole world! My sister.

I wanted to take some vintage portraits of her so we planned on a session at sunset. We drove about two minutes away from my parent’s house and boom… I found this spot. We were lucky because golden-hour was flying by. It was getting dark out. The mountains we grew up seeing around us were calling my name (I know, corny!). Truth is, I haven’t lived in California in three years and every time I go back to my hometown I find something new to cherish that I didn’t see before. This time it was the mountains. I didn’t realize how purple they were. I also didn’t realize that there is a glimpse of blue mountains behind the purple mountains.

When you move away from a small hometown, you’ll cherish the little things. I’m happy my parents have this view right near my house. I’m also glad I found this spot for this vintage photo session. Can we agree that my sister rocked that red dress? I get the small-town girl…The Notebook… Vogue kind of vibes.

I wanted to capture some movement with the red dress so I pulled out my phone, opened Apple Music and played Frank Sinatra. It was perfect!

Pro Tip: If you’re going to take photos of someone, play some music! Music sets the tones for sessions. 

P.s. Can you guess which Sinatra song we played?

Last weekend I had the honor of capturing my beautiful best friend’s maternity photos! I’ve known Megan since we were 11 years old and now she is expecting her first baby with her husband, Brandon! I know how badly they’ve wanted this and it’s finally come true. 

Their happiness and love for one another can be spotted from miles away.  

Megan and Brandon will be spectacular parents. Congratulations to the parents to be as the new (incredible and sleepless) chapter unfolds! 

Riley, we can’t wait to meet you!