“The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it.” ~Robert Edison Fulton, Jr. Check out this gorgeous North Scottsdale desert engagement session.                                              

“He’d always had a quickening of the heart when he crossed into Arizona and beheld the cactus country. This was as the desert should be, this was the desert of the picture books, with the land unrolled to the farthest distant horizon hills, with saguaro standing sentinel in their strange chessboard pattern, towering supinely above […]

Lincoln proposed to Mandy on the football field.  He told her he was winning an award, and he wanted her to come down to the field to be there with him when he accepted it.  She was his girl.  Of course Mandy would be there for him, just like she was there for him in […]

“stars are out tonight and you’re the brightest one shining in my sky. it’s like every wish I ever made came true. the day I woke up lying next to you. will you be my best friend if I offer you my heart? ’cause it’s already yours. we could hang out every night and watch […]

I wasn’t sure a mural-less, graffiti-less engagement session was possible in Roosevelt Row, but this blog post proves me wrong!  On the contrary, it turned out to be a fun challenge, and I ended up searching the area with fresh eyes.  In fact, the first couple of photos from this post came from one of […]

I first photographed Christina about a year ago.  After years of caring for her dad, he passed away and she felt like it was time to make some changes and take some risks.  She took such good care of her family and really everyone in her life, which she doesn’t regret.  However, the future called […]

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” -Rabindranath Tagore Check out Chris + Jeneal’s Gilbert Riparian Preserve engagement session.  Sunless clouds dominated the late evening sky, but never quite made it to stormy status.  Instead, they gave us a flame-red […]

Here’s an engagement session from the Desert Botanical Garden and Papago Park.  Make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to catch an epic Arizona sunset on the water.   

This urban engagement session started out at Birdsong Coffee, a quaint hangout in downtown Phoenix with the charm of a 1920s exterior and the furnishings of a modern cafe.  After hanging around the coffee shop, we headed out to explore Roosevelt Row.  I love this area of town because of all the art and variety […]

I love these Scottsdale Civic Center/Old Town Scottsdale engagement photos.  Morgan + Al have this incredible chemistry that shows through in all of their photos!  You can see the love and laughter in every moment!  It makes me so happy!  Nothing more beautiful that a woman in love. P.S.  The red + green in a […]