Fairy Tale castles are what dreams are made of right?? The ‘Mad” King Ludwig II had such a love for them he was also nicknamed “der Märchenkönig” (The Fairy Tale King)…..and his castle Neuschwanstein inspired one of my favorites, Walt Disney when he was designing Disneyland.  Getting to combine my love for wedding photography, sparkly […]

Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, English: “New Swanstone Castle”[1]) is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out […]

It’s never fun getting a notice from your airlines hours before you’re supposed to board an international flight that they’ve decided to cancel the second leg of your trip.  So….huge thanks to British Airways for doing just that on my journey through London to Munich, Germany.  How to make lemonade out of lemons?? Google “I’m […]

Epic photo shoot bucket list location #8 – Check!  I was so excited to be able to find this ‘princess/pirate’ tower located on the cliffs of Laguna Beach, California last week!  I spent 2 years living in Dana Point (just south of Laguna) and managed to never see this…..except in fellow photographer’s photos!  I’m so […]

Anniversary sessions are some of my favorites! Celebrating marriage at any stage is a great idea, especially if you’re like Bryan & Stacy and they just had their 10 year anniversary!  I was actually at their Minnesota wedding day with all the Lester family and often get to visit them in their hometown now of […]