{photos} recap of 2011

2011 has proven to be quite an amazing year for me! To name a few of the highlights (and the corresponding blog posts):

• We got a dog
• We went to Mexico
• I took part in a rad workshop
• I grew my business and realized how far I've come and made goals of how much further I'd like to go
• I collaborated with other local artists for a shoot
• I watched my dad marry his partner of 11 years
• We went to Europe
• I started (officially) working at A Practical Wedding and helped build the Vendor Directory
• I travelled out of state for a wedding and made amazing new friends
• I worked with an amazing team of women to host two (legal!) same-sex marriages and a kick-ass reception in New York

All that, and I got to spend another year doing what I love: meeting awesome people and taking photos of them. I am so grateful to every one of you who helps make this possible by taking a chance on me; I wouldn't be here without all of you! Here are a few (ok, a bunch) of my favourite photos from the year.

Part of me feels like it'll be hard to top this year, but I already have a lot to look forward to in 2012 inlcuding:

• launching a brand new website!
• my first trip to Vegas to meet other APW photographers at the WPPI conference!
• hosting my own photography workshop!
• weddings all over California, including one at a dude ranch, complete with bullfrog racing!

Plus, I have a bunch of photos to share with you next year! This is my last post for the year, but here's a little sneak peek of what's to come:

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season, and I'll see you back here in January!