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A WARM & NOSTALGIC ENGAGEMENT SESSION AT THE JAPANESE GARDENS

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This session is so beautiful. It feels warm, nostalgic, and a little bit New York. I have never seen a landscape so vibrant, but The Japanese Gardens didn’t disappoint! Truth be told, I was a bit nervous leaving my house Saturday morning. We were under dense fog, it was cold and cloudy. But to be honest, it could not have been more perfect!

Nolan and Sel had personalities that were such a sweet mix of editorial and romantic, so I wanted to pull that into their posing. We kept it simple, allowing me to get a little moody in composition and editing. Their styling was absolutely perfect, and we spent the morning laughing and exploring.

I spend a lot of my time reminiscing on the best memories, ready to create more. My hope is that my work creates that sense of nostalgia for you. The kind of feeling you wanna relive over and over again- front of the fridge, living room wall worthy.

I love madly in details. 

I love the smell of vanilla candles and the air when it’s crisp just before a fall rainstorm. I love the way that the sky turns all sorts of orange and pink when the sun’s going down. I’ll spend an hour at the store just to make sure I find you the perfect birthday card, and then I’ll probably end up buying two anyways. I’m fascinated by how the waves in the ocean are never ending and if you were to ask what inspires me, I’d say storytelling in all of its many different art forms.

Inspired by sunsets, nostalgia, the stories that make up antique stores, and most of all 

you.

HEY, I'M KAITLIN