My mother’s tea-length wedding dress was a source of mystery and glamour throughout my childhood. She kept it in a beautiful cedar chest, and I was allowed to try it on whenever I wanted. I forgot about this dress until a few weeks ago, when I…
I can’t believe how fast time is flying! I opened my South Surrey, BC studio at the beginning of 2015 and now I’m planning my new studio in a suburb of Seattle, Washington. It’s hard to leave something so wonderful behind, but I’m really excited about…
I’m so excited about the new dresses I just added to my studio collection. Like a kid in a candy store!!!! They’re just so glamorous, and who doesn’t love glamour? (Seriously? Not everyone obsesses about glamour like I do?! I’m pretty sure my family is planning…
I think his exact words at 10 p.m. on Sunday were, “I hate crafty shit”. The last time my husband, Mark, and I attempted to wallpaper together was in 1992 when we lived in a small cottage and we were wallpapering our bedroom. It ended in…
The last couple of weeks have been CHALLENGING to say the least. It’s the busiest time of the year for me and I have a lot of photoshoots “in the can” waiting to be edited, printed and presented to eager clients. So imagine my gut-wrenching sleepless…
I think I must have lived another life in the corseted 17th century in France. I absolutely love the imagery. Lace, corsets, tulle, petticoats, damask wall coverings, gilded furniture…all of it. I swoon when I see pictures of the beautiful dramatic architecture because I imagine all…
Something special happened today. I woke up with no appointments. No obligations. No plans! In my world, that’s when magic happens ’cause I get to play. First order of business….coffee…it will always be coffee. Second, I cranked up the music, undressed my mannequins, and started playing dress-up…
Over the past two years, I have been on a journey building my portrait business. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not just dreaming. I still can’t believe that I actually discovered my true passion–photographing women. I grew up in a “glass half…
Every week, women arrive at my studio ready to learn about my photography and to see everything I offer. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy spending an hour or so getting to know them and hearing their stories about love, grief, celebration, heartache and…
I’m a true believer in a woman’s beauty, whether she just crawled out of bed with yesterday’s mascara smudged across her cheek and dried drool on her mouth (guilty), or she’s all polished and pretty for a dinner date. Most days I can be found wearing my…