She is vivacious. Sweet. Bossy. Funny. Smart. Perfect. She is the perfect little bundle of happiness & I’m lucky enough to claim her as my sweet little girl. And she is by far the most gorgeous, perfect & fabulous person I will ever capture with my lens. And I love her with all my heart.
Yesterday I got Hadley all dolled up & took her on a little photo shoot. This is such a sweet & darling age & I wanted to capture her in all of her curiosity & sweetness. Here’s Hadley in all of her 2.5 year old glory….
Oh please. Seriously-I want to squeeze those chubby cheeks.






Love.LOVE.LOVE this photograph.

I guess you could say that it literally was all in the cards. That Tiffany & Bud’s paths were meant to cross. Tiffany was working as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas. Bud was on vacation & just happened to be playing at Tiffany’s table. And they both agree that from the moment they met, that their lives were forever changed. Tiffany instantly noticed Bud’s charm & loved his sense of humor. Bud told Tiffany that she was the most beautiful person he had ever seen in his life. And that’s how their story began….
After they met, Bud’s vacation ended & he flew back home to Canada. After being home for a few days, he tracked Tiffany down online & they began emailing & texting each other. They eventually mustered up the courage to call each other on the phone. Something clicked between the two of them & they decided that they needed to meet up again. Bud booked a flight to Vegas & that’s when they just knew that they were undoubtably in love.
Tiffany moved all the way up to Canada so she & Bud could be together. They are a fun, fantastic couple who love to be together more than anything else. I was lucky enough to snag them up for a session while they were visiting family in the Bay Area. It rained SO HARD during parts of this shoot but we had a blast! I know Tiffany from High School (gooooooooo Huskies!) & it was neat for me to see how happy she is with Bud. They wanted some fun shots of themselves in an urban area & I was so excited to take them to this location! Here are my favorites from their fun shoot!
This just might be one of my favorite photographs ever. Love. Love. LOVE.













Which one is your favorite?
I first met Garrett last year at his sister’s wedding. When his mom contacted me about shooting Garrett’s senior portraits, I was super excited. Knowing how fabulous his sister was in front of the camera, I was sure that being photogenic was in their family gene pool. And I was sooooo right…
We decided that we should shoot his senior portraits at the UNR campus. It was such a perfect day, the campus was empty, the lighting was gorgeous & beautiful trees & flowers in bloom. Garrett was so easy going, so fun to talk to & such a positive, happy guy. He is a drum major in his school band & is majorly–I mean MAJORLY talented. Didya check out his feathered hat? He let me try it on…see-I told you that he was awesome. We had a great time walking around campus, talking about high school, talking about things we’ve put inside microwaves (forks, cd’s…the list goes on & on) & talking about music. Garrett is a great guy & I know that there are wonderful opportunities ahead for him!
Here are a few of my favorites from his Senior Session!

The chairs were all set up for UNR’s graduation & so we got some fun shots on the white chairs…






This photograph turned out to be one of my favorites from this shoot…



Meet the darling, sweet & totally gorgeous Wagner family. I’ve known Brittany & Carl for quite a few years now & it was so much fun to see how their family has grown! They have two of the most adorable, well behaved kids on the planet & I was so lucky to meet up with them for their family photographs.
Brittany & I go waaaaayyyyy back to the days before I owned a flat iron. In fact, it was years ago when we became friends at church camp- we would spend time laughing & dressing up in crazy spandex. Brittany has a wicked sense of humor & she is as gorgeous on the inside as she is on the outside. It makes me so happy to see that she has found a wonderful husband & now has a sweet family. I loved watching how sweet she & Carl are not only with each other but with their sweet children. They are fabulous parents & such kind, genuine & funny people.
Believe it or not, it was a total blizzard in Reno just two days before we took these photos! Luckily for us, the clouds parted & we had dry, wonderful weather for their shoot! Thanks, you guys for the fun time-you are such a sweet little family…xoxo, marielle.







This photography of Charly totally cracks me up…








Which one is YOUR favorite?