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husband and wife with pregnant belly

It was the day before their lives changed forever. The day before Nicole + Michael found out they were pregnant. And it was this very location these two spent their last day unaware. The next day, they received the good news! And now we know that little baby girl Violet was coming soon. We had […]

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engaged couple dips in the river

Redwoods Engagement Photos | Forest of Nisene Marks | Kade + Heather

She happened to say yes one night. Yes to finally going to young adults group. Heather’s friend invited her out on a Wednesday. And everything changed. That night, she met the man she would one day call her fiancé. But it took some time before they went on their first date. And Kade didn’t even […]

She happened to say yes one night. Yes to finally going to young adults group. Heather’s friend invited her out on a Wednesday. And everything changed. That night, she met the man she would one day call her fiancé. But it took some time before they went on their first date. And Kade didn’t even […]

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graduating senior young man at boardwalk

It was nearly 10 years ago. The summer before I left for college. I was serving at my church in kids’ ministry. And we had just brought in a family from the East Coast to take over. When AJ’s family moved to my hometown, he was probably 8-years-old. And now that’s he’s 18 and graduating, […]

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engaged couple spinning on the beach

Santa Cruz Engagement Photos | Henry Cowell + Boardwalk | Noah + Elaine

She was originally supposed to return to Rhode Island. Before Elaine met Noah, she was only staying in Santa Cruz for a couple months. Until one day Noah happened to be in the lobby of the church he worked at when Elaine walked in. And she ended up staying indefinitely. We talked all about it […]

She was originally supposed to return to Rhode Island. Before Elaine met Noah, she was only staying in Santa Cruz for a couple months. Until one day Noah happened to be in the lobby of the church he worked at when Elaine walked in. And she ended up staying indefinitely. We talked all about it […]

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husband and wife walking in front of monterey bay aquarium

It was the 80’s. He was into AC/DC and Stratematic. She was into Huey Lewis and weekends out with her friends. After a successful journey with Weight Watchers, Tony started leading classes all over Santa Clara County. And he ended up leading a class in Kim’s hometown of Fremont. A class she started attending occasionally. […]

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wife and husband walk hand in hand with 3 month old baby in wife's arms on the beach with a the pier behind them

Stormy Capitola Session

We had just parked the car. The weather was supposed to cooperate all day. But just as we arrived, the clouds rolled in. And it HAILED. For a good long while, too! Not exactly the kind of weather we might want for this stormy Capitola family session. We weren’t sure it was going to let […]

We had just parked the car. The weather was supposed to cooperate all day. But just as we arrived, the clouds rolled in. And it HAILED. For a good long while, too! Not exactly the kind of weather we might want for this stormy Capitola family session. We weren’t sure it was going to let […]

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