Category: Gardens

Jessica & Richard

This beautiful couple had a really fun dinosaur-themed wedding at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley.



Sweet Ellie

It was mid-September and fall was just beginning, but it looked like spring when I met with Connie her husband Brian, their daughter Ellie, and Connie’s twin sister Laura. We went to the botanical gardens at Tilden Park in Berkeley where there were lots of fun nooks and crannies to shoot, including the redwood grove that reminded Brian of his roots in the Northwest. They are such a beautiful family- and couldn’t Connie and Laura be models? Oh that’s right, they said they had dabbled in it together at one time. It’s easy to see why.

Welcome Spring!

There are so many beautiful little gardens tucked in to the historic adobes in Monterey. I have several favorites I like to visit year round, but they become a special treat when spring arrives. Though lovingly kept- some of these gardens seem to be seldom visited- so ducking into one can be like entering a secret garden. Enjoy!

Spring Garden

Esthetician’s  Cozy Cottage in Carmel Valley

I recently photographed Shelly Thelen’s cottage in Carmel Valley. She lives with her family on a sunny, oak-filled property. Behind her lovely home she has outfitted this comfortable cottage for her work as an esthetician. To reach her you can send an email to shellythelen@gmail.com, visit her website at www.rejuvinateskintherapy.com or call her at 831-601-9593. She offers a wide assortment of beauty treatments at affordable prices, and jewelry you can browse between treatments. Did I mention how nice Shelly is? The morning we photographed her cottage she made a cup of tea for me and I felt like I was hanging out with an old friend.