Mia + Ryan: A Surprise Wedding (yes, a SURPRISE wedding) | Fairbanks Wedding Photographer

The stresses of the pandemic have taken their toll on everyone. In my little corner of the world, many, many weddings have not gone to plan or had to drastically change course. Nevertheless, Mia found a unique way to make her nuptials a tremendous spark of joy at the very turn of spring. How, you ask? By surprising her fiance with a wedding, of course.

Yup.

I’m not sure how long ago the idea occurred to her, but she told me she let him think they “had” to wait until the summer to wed, when the vaccine would be available and the pandemic hopefully calmed, even though that meant they would have just relocated to rural Alaska due to the needs of Ryan’s job. Instead, she enlisted the help of a select few friends and family to pull off this magical surprise - and I’m telling you guys. You. Should. Have. Seen. His. Smile.

So much laughter! Ryan’s eyes were huge as he admitted he figured SOMETHING was up when his two best friends made him don a fancy outfit instead of tanning hides as they’d planned for the day…but he was NOT expecting this!

This very well may have been a once-in-a-lifetime wedding to witness. Talk about a bucket list!

Featured on the Huffington Post: C-Section Awareness Month, April 2021

April is Cesarean-Section Awareness Month. This year, two of my images were featured in the Huffington’s Post article celebrating the theme, “These Stunning Birth Photos Show The Power Of C-Section Moms.”

Catherine Pearson writes,

Every delivery is personal and sacred. And bringing a human into the world via C-section is every bit as awesome as giving birth any other way. In honor of that and Cesarean Awareness Month, HuffPost Parents reached out to some of our favorite birth photographers and asked them to share some of their favorite photos that capture the awesome beauty and power of C-section deliveries.

The below image of this little boy’s breech feet emerging is not actually one featured in the collection (consider it a bonus!). You can view the entire article’s collection of images here.

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A Modern (Pandemic-Aware) Wedding at Pike's Waterfront Lodge | Fairbanks Wedding Photographer

This spring wedding occurred at the one-year mark of the pandemic at Pike’s Waterfront Lodge. Everyone who was not already bubbled with their tablemates was masked, as were I and my second shooter. In a related note, I’ve finally found a way to keep my glasses from constantly fogging up! The secret: double-sided tape. It’s not exactly fun to take off, but it makes shooting a LOT more pleasant!

It was such a bright point to see these two families join. Congratulations.

Perfect {Professional} Headshots coming up on March 7, 2021

HEADS up, everyone! (See what I did there?)

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Steven Cervantes of Salon Bella and I are again collaborating to bring Fairbanks a day-long event dedicated to producing custom headshots that are perfect for your professional purposes. Our last event was in March 2020 - JUST before lockdown. One year later, we’re thrilled to be back.

The event is Sunday, March 7, 2021. We will be observing safety practices to mitigate the spread of COVID-19: staff will be wearing masks; participants will be staggered in such a way as to prevent a proximity of under six feet; and anyone who has been exposed to a known case will be asked to abstain.

I am REALLY looking forward to this. Let’s get to it, people!

Your custom headshot session includes a preparation guide, a sitting with a professional hair & makeup artist, a portrait sitting, and a complete set of finished portraits (you can expect at least 15-20 unique portraits) via digital download + print release. The all-inclusive fee is $350, and remember, if these headshots are for your professional life, this is a tax-deductible expense! RSVP Required.

You can reserve your spot with a $50 deposit here.

If you’re new here, you may have missed out on some of my soapbox ramblings on headshots - but lucky you, I linked them here!

The Original Perfect {Professional} Headshot event

More thoughts on headshots for small businesses

A few more examples of lovely local people’s headshots

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