Engaged couple hold hands in a meadow at sunset. Azara Images Wedding Photographer

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      Oregon Coast Newlywed Session with Claire La Faye Wedding Dress

        I met Kelsey and Braxton on the Oregon Coast at the Lets Go Workshop in April.  They were newlyweds just shy of their first-year anniversary. ...

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      Sacramento VBAC Water Birth Story: Baby Seneca

        What follows is the beautiful Sacramento VBAC water birth story of baby Seneca, told in her mother’s own words. Her birth story is accompanied...

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      East Bay Hospital Birth Story- San Ramon, CA.

          What follows is the successful East Bay birth story of a courageous first time mother: When Aisan planned the birth of her fi...

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      Intimate Oakland Wedding in Joaquin Miller Park

        Alia and Amanda got married in the Redwoods of Joaquin Miller Park, deep in the Oakland Hills of Northern California. Their intimate Oakland w...

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      Miners Foundry Wedding-Nevada City, CA

        Chase and Maxwell had a warm, colorful wedding in the adorable mountain town of Nevada City, California. Full of vintage charm, Nevada City is...

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      Grass Valley Birth Photography: A Fourth Time Mama’s Homebirth

        Jessica's Grass Valley Home Birth Story, in her own words: Jessica is a doula, mother and all around bad ass warrior woman. She plann...

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      Sacramento Homebirth Photography Story: Baby Blakely

        This is the beautiful Sacramento homebirth photography story of baby Blakely, and her mother's own written account of her birth-day experience...

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      Kaiser Roseville Birth Photography Story: First Time Mother

        From the first moment I met Nicole and Tony, I could see that they were a very connected couple. They researched together, they planned thei...

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      Retro Ranch Wedding

        Audra and Tal got married at the gorgeous riverside venue of Redwood Ranch in a small town near the entrance to Kings Canyon and Sequoia...

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      Grass Valley Newborn Session

      During the precious few weeks after their daughter’s birth, Maren and Justin welcomed me into their Grass Valley home to photograph their beau...

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      Mother & Daughter Summer Evening

      One hot summer night Maria, Aela and I headed out to hike the woods near my house. It was August and the days were long and full of mosquitos. But sti...

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      Golden Anniversary Evening

      On the drive to sunset meadow Kirsten & Peter told me the story of how they met and fell in love. It was at a festival, the kind Kirsten never goe...

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