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May 10 2013

Andrea and Brian are engaged! {Folsom River Engagement Photographer}

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Andrea used to work with my husband at Peak Adventures on Sac State campus. She is a wonderfully friendly, sweet, and adventurous gal that loves the outdoors! She is also extremely smart and is finishing up her MBA. Her drive for education advancement is how she met Brianshe was out to dinner with her fellow MBA program friends and Brian tagged along with his brother. The two of them got to talking, realized they had more in common than just a few mutual friends…and they started dating. Brian headed off on a long trip to Germany for work almost immediately after these two started their relationship, but Andrea knew she had found the “one” and made sure they kept the romance alive while he was overseas.

They enjoy spending time with their pup, are working on settling into their new home (which is almost through final construction! yay!), and are planning their destination wedding in Hawaii next January! I have to admit I am a little biased on destination weddings since I had one myself in Hawaii…so I am positive their day will be perfection.

We met in downtown Folsom for their engagement session, and despite the attacks of mosquitos and a tick sighting, we managed to laugh, play in the pretty sunset light, and get some romantic photos of these two lovebirds. I really had such a great time with Brian and Andrea and I look forward to putting together the cutest save-the-dates for them this monthCongratulations to the happy couple!

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May 03 2013

Decompressing in the Black Rock Desert {Black Rock Nevada Photographer}

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I admit I am a bit of a work-a-holic. It can be great for business and borderline unhealthy for my personal lifeMy husband has been twisting my arm to take a few days off so we can take an adults-only camping trip to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. After lining up Grandma to watch our son, we headed out for 4 days of relaxation and reconnection.

Black Rock is an interesting place. After driving east into Nevada we cruised into Gurlach, a town that seems impossibly in the middle of nowhere. Tumbleweeds blew across the street as we parked at Bruno’s Country Club for breakfast before heading out on the playa. Dropping off the highway onto the flat, salty playa was it. Last chance for civilization. We drove almost 50 miles across the remains of what was Pleistocene Lake Lohontan that once covered much of Nevada. The salty lake bed crunched under our tires. We spent time running around the playa, taking photos, and working on our Go Pro video before heading out to the Black Rock Hot Springs nestled in the shadow of well, a black rock

I admit it was refreshing to shut off the cell phone and enjoy the kind of quiet that is so rare these days. It was so quiet if the wind was still there was literally no sound. There was not another soul for 50 miles the entire 4 days in the desert. It was hard to pack up and leave after dipping in the natural hot springs, hiking, laughing with my husband, and reading to my hearts content without any notion of actual time.

If you are not convinced on the necessity of a trip like this, you should check out our video. I cannot put into words how much fun it was to be one with nature for a few days.