Engagement at Japanese Gardens, Sioux Falls, SD When spring time arrives, and the opportunity to shoot a magical cherry blossom session appears, you gotta say yes! Let me tell you: as a wedding photographer, there it no better dream than that. Sometimes the timing is just perfect, the sun, the temperature, the trees and the […]

In weddings, as in life, everyone thinks they have real wedding expectations towards us vendors. More times that I can count, brides come to me with questions about what my job really is and what can they expect from my services as wedding photographer; and more times that I would like to remember, other wedding […]

Sioux Falls barn wedding When I met Carly and Ryan, the first thought that crossed my mind about their Sioux Falls barn wedding was how incredibly photogenic both of them were. Also, how their wedding plans would be an incredible addition to my portfolio. Not only their venue was stunning and they got the best […]

Engagement at Tuthill Park What an incredible pleasure is for me to finally be sharing Megan and Tyler’s engagement session at Tuthill Park! When I first met Megan, the first thing that called me attention was her beauty and how photogenic I knew she was going to be. When she told me her wedding plans […]

Badlands, South Dakota Brittany and Ross’ elopement at the Badlands National Park, in South Dakota, occurred at the height of the South Dakota fall in one of the coolest locations I’ve ever seen since I moved here in 2011. The open space of this private property created a stunning backdrop to their sweet bridal portraits […]

If you are in your early twenties, chances are you have lots of friends that you hang out with very often. If you are in your early thirties, then what you have is a lot of friends that already got married and that already included you in their bridal parties. Either way, in every wedding, […]

Sertoma Park, Sioux Falls, South Dakota You know what? I go on and on about how amazing the female body is and what its capable of, and even after having my own kids, I think it is amazing the miracle that it entitles. It is truly a miracle that doesn’t make sense in my head. […]

Windy engagement session in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was hot and it was very windy. But we made it work. Shooting this engagement session was not easy. South Dakota weather tried, once again, to ruin my session. But let me tell you: when a couple is as in love as this one not even […]

Dreamy engagement at Falls Park. When Kimberly contacted me to shoot this dreamy engagement session at Falls Park, I didn’t realize I was going to have so many things in common with both of them. You see, I wasn’t born in South Dakota. Neither were Kim or Ahmad. Her family is Vietnamese, his family still […]

South Dakota Wedding Right when we thought the world would be shut down forever, I was lucky enough to get to share this South Dakota wedding with Hannah & Mike. I met them so long ago that I can’t even remember all my conversations with them. One thing is for sure: I loved them the […]

So… 5 ways to reduce the budget on your wedding. This post always gets attention, for obvious reasons. One of my brides called me last week worried about her budget and asking me for ideas to reduce costs but still be able to make her wedding look good on pictures. I gave her a few […]

Deadwood, South Dakota A few weeks ago I received a called from my good friend Jennifer Savage. She had a couple from Texas looking for a photographer because they wanted to have an elopement in Deadwood, South Dakota. Apparently they saw pictures of Deadwood online and automatically fell in love. The venue was a very […]