Tag Archives: engagement


Pacific Northwest Dreamy Proposal


Cameron is a new transplant to the Pacific Northwest.  He moved here from sunny southern California to go to grad school.  His fiancé Ashleigh is also a SoCal native.  When Cameron and I consulted about photographing his proposal to Ashleigh, I warned him about the Pacific Northwest’s moody spring weather.  All Cameron knew was SoCal proposals – golden hour light […]

Unexpected


Cyndi and TJ’s story is unexpected.  She wasn’t looking for love.  He wasn’t looking for love.  They met because of a tragically unexpected twist in Cyndi’s story.  And still… God took their unexpected life twists and turns and wove them into a new and beautiful love story.  It was an honor to take their engagement photos this week.  Congrats you […]

Going To The Chapel


Sarah was our first of what became five Big’s – “quasi adopted adult children.”  She lived with us for 18 months in one of the darkest seasons of our family’s history, but she didn’t judge us.  She loved us, stepped in to help and became part of the family.  Curt gives everyone nicknames so she promptly became “Sarai Stilmot.” Sarah is […]

Worth Waiting For


My Hood to Coast teammate Larisa is a gem.  She is WICKED fast, intense, funny, feisty, smart, beautiful and successful.  We don’t live close to each other nor do we work similar schedules so unfortunately our face to face interactions are few and far between.  Last summer, at our pre-race team meeting, Larisa and I stood outside talking intently – […]