Growing up in a home where love felt chaotic and distant, I found it hard to believe in the kind of love that people talked about. As a young girl, I never dreamed of getting married and having a wedding as many do.
This led me to seek out places that felt safer—spaces where I could express myself and find solace in creating something out of nothing, filling a void that existed inside me. As a teenager, I experimented with all types of mediums in the art room after school, listening to post-hardcore on my iPod Mini. I'd jump from one project to the next as ideas kept sparking trying to figure out a process that worked. I didn’t know it at the time, but my neurodivergent brain—what I fondly call “neurospicy”—kept leading me to start a new picture before finishing the last. I eventually was lead to the dark room, dabbling with film and buying a DSLR digital camera. Over the years, my niche became fashion and conceptual imagery, collaborating with other creatives, attending workshops, and experimenting with elements all along the way.
I started shooting weddings post-COVID, during what was called the “wedding boom,” after closing the doors to my photo studio, a space where artists could come and create. The more time that went by, the more I began to feel drawn into the atmosphere in these occasions of celebration. It wasn’t just about two people promising forever; it was how that love they carry radiates to others around them. This was profound to me. And with my love for cameras, what a blessing it is. Meeting and connecting with couples, hearing their proposal stories that maybe didnt go as planned, and working through timelines on zoom with my cat Fiona, aka "Mamas" making a guest appearance to where all our fur babies end up joining in. The whole process has been rewarding on so many levels up till the day of, and I pray that couples i work with feel the same. The art of balancing business and personal life has is a process i haven't gotten close to mastering yet, especially being a high functioning workaholic. I'll sacrifice whatever it is i need to do for something i love, to hopefully give back to the ones i love.
Now, my calling is clear; to freeze those fleeting, extraordinary moments of love that will endure and make them last forever...
