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Laurel and Mike’s Zhangjiajie Forest Park Wedding Part 4 – Couple’s Photos

These stunning Zhangjiajie Forest Park wedding photos will stun you every step fo the way.

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To Be Queer: Maia

Meet Maia! They’re gendervoid quoriomantic, demi/noeti/bisexual and ready to tell you all about it. 🙂

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Wedding Wednesdays!

I hop online each week with a tasty brew to chat about an array of topics surrounding your wedding planning and how to make everything as awesome as you ever imagined. WEEK 2: Where Do I Even Begin???

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Laurel and Mike’s Zhangjiajie Forest Park Wedding Part 3 – The Ceremony

Have you ever wondered what a Western and Chinese mixed tradition wedding at the floating mountains from Avatar in Zhangjiajie China would look like? Wonder no more! Check out Laurel and Mike’s stunning ceremony photos on the KEP blog!

THE PRESENTATION OF THE BRIDE

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Laurel and Mike’s Zhangjiajie Forest Park Wedding Part 2 – Door Games

After recovering from a rowdy late-night Welcome BBQ (see the blog post about that HERE) everyone was up bright and early for the Door Games. I had no idea what to expect from this part of the wedding, but Laurel said it was the part she was most looking forward to, so I was definitely […]

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Laurel and Mike’s Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Wedding: Part 1 – Welcome BBQ

Who: Laurel and Mike Where: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Hunan, China. When: October 2019 If I had been told 5 years ago that I would be flown all the way to China to shoot a multi-day all-expenses paid black tie wedding, I would have called you BANANAS. As much as I love to travel, China […]

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Happy New Year!

The new year is here! While I understand it’s simply another Wednesday and nothing has truly changed since yesterday, it feels like a very transformative time; even more so that years past because of the changing of the decade. It’s time to transcend to the next version of ourselves. Today marks the pinnacle of a […]

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Rafael: The Real-Life Superman

The Palacios family came into my life for a Give Back Session in the early Fall of 2018 and I am so incredibly grateful to have met them and captured a small part of their journey. When Jackie first reach out, we spoke candidly about the fact that her strong, hard-working, smart, loving husband had […]

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George & Elisa’s Rainy Day Wedding in Livermore California

Imagine this; it’s three days before your wedding and the skies are pitch black. Rain is pouring down and there’s no sign of it stopping. Your venue, an exclusively outdoor historical site, has just informed you that you need a special permit to put up tents for your event. The permit will take weeks to […]

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Meghan and Kyle’s Blooming Spring Wedding at The Gardens at Heather Farm in Walnut Creek California

As wedding season gets into full swing, I often find myself grinning at memories of past events and daydreaming about what wonderful memories I’ll get to capture in the upcoming year. I met Meghan and Kyle last year when we booked their engagement session and we were instant buddies. We chatted wedding plans over countless […]

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