Finding a good photographer is hard. Sure, any photographer can give you beautiful photos, but can they curate your experience so you’ll never forget it? Very few can. Van is one of those few.

When searching for a photographer in the PNW for my husband and I’s one year anniversary trip, I looked at 10+ photographers and no ones work stood out like Van’s did. From our first phone call to the planning process to the actual session to gallery delivery, Van was kind, giving, and knowledgeable. She knows her stuff and brings you along to experience the beauty of the PNW as she captures life lasting images.

My husband and I have worked with countless photographers. After our adventure session, my husband looked at me and said he felt like he had made a new friend. I felt the same way.

Her images are stunning, her charisma during the session is gentle and uplifting, and her dedication to creating a magical experience is top notch.

If you’re looking for a photographer, you just found the best option in Van! 👏🏼

Van was more than just a photographer – she was our guide in planning our elopement too! She helped us have the most magical day we could have ever imagined. We changed our plans on her a few times, and Van worked with us the whole way. She was incredibly knowledgeable and gave us all the info we needed to make sure it went smoothly. Not only that, but she made our wedding day so much fun! My partner and I have always been uncomfortable taking photos, but Van managed to capture the true joy, beauty, and fun of the day. She was wonderful to have as part of the day and quickly getting our sneak peek photos also helped so much in breaking the news to our families as we could share the memory with them. Her excitement about the photos was infectious! Van did a fantastic job helping us plan and capture our elopement in a way that truly captured our love, while making it fun and way less stressful than it could have been. We are so grateful for the love you put into your photography!

Wow, I don’t even know where to start! Van was amazing from beginning to end 🤩 She was extremely clear with all communication, and super helpful with locations/weather/etc. Every time she emailed or texted us, she was so hyped about our session! It made me and Adam feel so dang excited to work with her and be in front of the camera! We shoot photo + video, so we had pretty high expectations going into the session (not on purpose, but just because we are creatives, too). VAN BLEW IT OUT OF THE WATER! 😍 We couldn’t be happier with our photos and the amazing GIFs she included! Our session was freezing, but she gave us so many great prompts and it felt amazing to be creative with her. If you’re wanting engagement/elopement photos, HIRE HER. You won’t regret it!

Van exceeded all my expectations. I e-mailed her less than 40 days from our instantaneously planned elopement with some real big military shenanigans peppered throughout. Van was not only responsive, but incredibly professional and authentic. The night before our Mt. Rainier elopement, we camped at White River. Didn't realize that we'd lose service before we could tell Van which campsite we were at for our ride up to the top (Didn't want to have to pack in our rooftop tent at 3am). We were trying to text, email, instagram, anything we could and Van was doing the same. We never got in touch that night, but right on time Van pulled up to our campsite lit up in her toasty prius like the angel she is! Van is the whole package deal. She's awesome, her photos are awesome. Hire her!

We had a lovely time with Van as our photographer! Our event was small and low-key, and Van matched that energy perfectly, giving us exactly what we were looking for. As a queer couple it felt very important to have a photographer who tried to understand who we were as people rather than trying to fit us into a hetero-normative model of what "wedding" photos should look like and Van did just that! As a bonus she took adorable and unsolicited photos of our pets during the day too :) Highly recommend for anyone interested in small outdoor gatherings, the way she captured us in our favorite national park was beyond special.

Hire Van!! I recommend Van often and enthusiastically - and I wish I could do it more. I'm someone who LOVES wedding photos, and when it was time for my own, I was thrilled to find someone who captured people stunningly as themselves.

Van was easily one of the best decisions we made for our wedding - especially in a year where everything was turned on its head several times. Van was flexible, reliable, and supportive, and ultimately captured our day beautifully.

So many favorite things! The photography of course is our favorite. We've already framed some of them and each time they give us so much joy. Beyond that, we really valued the communication especially with all the crazy changes and challenges this year.

It was a really stress-free experience with you. Like, out of all the vendors, we just felt like we could *trust* you. You knew where to be, what to do, what to say to us to make the photos easy. It was so nice.

Hire Van! She is so, so talented and easy to work with.