Project Heirloom shoot

Last week I had the opportunity to work with an awesome school, Westwood Elementary, through Project Heirloom. A while back I posted about the project put together by local photographers to donate their time to photograph families who lost their homes or were displaced by the Wildfires in October. This particular elementary school was in Rancho Bernardo, one of the hardest hit areas. Some of these families lost everything and I felt so blessed to help them begin to restore their momentos. I ended up photographing a total of 22 families in about a 4 hour period. As you can see, these are some gorgeous families! It's been said many times that when you reach out to help those in need,it is often the lessons you learn from those you help that are more valuable than the help you have to offer! This was truly the case.

Kelsi & Russ

The second weekend in December Kelsi and Russ were married at the Old Richland School House in San Marcos. This is such a quaint place located in the eastern part of San Marcos. The weekend had been cold and windy, but the heavens opened up and shone down on the ceremony! This couple is such a dynamic couple, they are two of the most fun people to be around. Kelsi is one of those beautiful girls who has no idea how beautiful she really is. The wedding emulated so much of their personalities, down to Kelsi's converse paired with her Maggie Sortero dress and Russ's red suspenders matching his plaid shoes. This was such a wonderful day and we wish Kelsi and Russ the best and can't wait to hear about their surprise honeymoon to Maya Riviera!














Kelsi's Aunt tells a great onion story



Louise made the trip all the way from Denmark for the wedding