the Whimsie blog

This romantic editorial was inspired by the european architecture of Balboa Park in San Diego California. Our fantastic makeup and hair team created a soft vintage glow look for our Bride Olivia Mar. I love how perfectly executed this look was, from the dramatic cat eye to the soft lips it created the perfect vintage […]

Retro colors, mid-century modern decor, peace and love, all proverbial associations with the 1970s. The inspiration behind this 70s style wedding ultimately began at the heart of our love for mid-century modern design. We saw a photo of this beautiful, chic-bride who had flowers pinned down her long hair, bursts of pinks, orange, and blue, […]

I am so thrilled with this gorgeous engagement session with Catherine and Jack I shot last month. They are going to be getting married later this year up in Camarillo and I am honored to get to capture their love story. A few years ago I shot Catherine’s cousin’s wedding so it will be fun […]

I met Lindsey and Bill years ago when they had their first son and I had the honor of capturing his newborn photos. You can imagine my excitement when she booked me for their ten year wedding anniversary shoot! I love capturing anniversary sessions, especially ones with such gorgeous outfits and out in epic destinations […]

I am so obsessed with this adorable anniversary photoshoot we did with Alyssa and Andrew at the San Juan Capistrano mission. It was a beautiful day down there, gorgeous glowing sunshine and all of the flowers in the garden in bloom. We spent the afternoon meandering around the gardens and photographing some fun romantics for […]

Some things are so serendipitous…. this impromptu anniversary session in Positano was definitely one of those things. I traveled through Italy with my friend Emi Fujii of Emi Fujii photography and we were coming back to our hotel from dinner our first night in Positano when we met Rachel and Trevor. Visiting Italy from England, Trevor, a hobbyist photographer and […]