Is it lame to start with Passion? Sure we hear people talk about it, but I'd be remiss to start this list without an honest conversation about my WHY, before I give you all the reasons for yours. I didn't CHOOSE this business, it CHOSE ME.  That's only because never in my wildest dreams could I have dreamt up a more perfect calling for me. Ever since I was a little girl I was passionate about Photography, about art, and about my love for people, but never in my wildest dreams did I ever envision my life taking me down this road. Maybe it was the way I was raised, I'm not sure, but "Photographer" was never a career-path that popped into my head. Even still, I was the friend who always had the camera, who was always, and I mean ALWAYS, curating and documenting our adventures. After College, I started to explore my personal WHY's and get to the root of what my PASSIONS actually were... this, along with help from my Auntie-Mom (my Auntie who is in many ways like a second mom and also a badass photographer, she took all the photos you see of me! Deborah Kolb, if you're curious :) did I uncover this was my true life's passion, I just did what I love and the stars aligned and here we are ALMOST 15 years later! When I started out, Adventure Wedding Photography wasn't a thing. "Trash the Dress" was the thing... I didn't really resonate with that sentiment as much. I've always said "The Dirtier the Bride is at the End of her Day, the More Fun she Had." (This isn't that I believe flawless brides didn't have any fun, however if you life on the edge of infinite possibility and open yourself up to any and all magic the day has to offer, you stop worrying about staying clean and instead open yourself up to amazing and fun possibility. - Like dancing with your wedding party out in the pouring rain, HELLO, EPIC MEMORIES!!!! So I believed all this, however, I didn't think you needed to TRASH your dress. I began taking my couples along with me to off-the-path spots I knew and loved. My couples would laugh as we'd be on the beach in Hawaii and there were 5 other photographers standing in the same spot, taking the same posed photo, and here was my couple LAUGHING and PLAYING and LOVING in the crashing waves. I quickly gained a reputation for being the Wild Child Photographer who  was willing to go to any lengths to get the shot. This, paired with my passion for people, for bringing joy to the lives' others, for authentically loving and caring and wanting to ensure these humans had the best day possible and the experience of a lifetime has helped me to craft this business. Sure I'm a photographer, a wild one.. scaling cliffs, hanging out of trees, laying face down on lava rock, getting up to my armpits in the ocean on WEDDING DAY only to have to continue shooting for 4 more hours, I do that to get a shot. But I'm also your friend, your cheerleader, your wedding advocate,  racing a client through the halls of a hospital to get medical attention (not from an experience with us, don't worry!, an experience they had prior to our arrival) , Crying with you during a challenging life moment you've entrusted us to share and doing our best to honor the memories we've been entrusted to capture,  Wiping off 100 wedding seats for the third time when it's been pouring, because  we want you to have a stress-free experience (and your guests to have a comfortable one), I'm the bobby-pin in my fannypack when mom's hair is dancing in the wind, and your comfortable ride when your wedding venue forgot to arrange transportation even though you paid for a package that was supposed to include it. This isn't just a job to me and you're not just another wedding. I genuinely from the bottom of my heart love what I do, I love my clients... and because life can be full of ups and downs, it's so important to me to help ensure your experience is a huge UP, one you'll be smiling back on for years to come.