David & Ashley

We'd planning for this since the spring. Phone calls, emails, and plane tickets. Bradee invited me to be her second photographer for a wedding. So the last weekend in August we flew to Iowa. Bradee met Ashley while they both worked at a summer camp, and they've been friends since.

David and Ashley's wedding was lovely. And they were such gracious hosts during the weekend. Thanks so much for letting me be there!

Find Bradee's work here or here.

Rebecca Preview | Oak Glen Portrait Photographer

 

"Hello Wonderful!

You are strong, brave, capable, creative, and ready.

Go make life happen!"

~unknown

 

I miss you, Monterey.

Almost two months ago, my friend Kelley and I were camping in Big Sur. Already a few days into a road trip and tired from attempting to hike/ bushwhack our way up Mount Manuel earlier in the day, we decided no more canned soup for dinner. We drove up to Monterey and found a restaurant with a view of the bay and the most amazing garlic butter I've ever had. Seriously, I think I ate at least half a loaf bread drenched in butter.

We wondered down to the beach after dinner. Barefoot with jackets to cut the wind, we watched the surfers make the most of evening. The clouds rolled in over the city. The light took on an ethereal quality that you couldn't pin to a particular time of day.

I miss you, Monterey.