Last Wednesday (April 10) our favorite pup Lucy was hit by a car in North Kihei. The driver didn’t even stop to see if she was ok – but thankfully Nikki was at home and got to her in time to bandage her up and rush her to Central Maui Animal Clinic to get her…
Well, it has been a weird time to be pregnant. Global pandemics turns out, are the best and worst time to be pregnant. It was in our family plan to expand our family in 2020, so please don’t be quick to dub Baby Nelson #2 as a “pandemic baby” – a child conceived out of…
The images dropped in my inbox today and, to be honest, I was totally blown away. And weirdly emotional. Because things are going to change. Not right now, not tomorrow – but slowly over time. The day-to-day of our lives as a family of three are numbered (don’t worry, this is NOT a pregnancy announcement)…
It was last year around this time that Two Mann Studios announced that they had something epic up their sleeves. And all of us who know Lanny and Erika know that whatever they touch turns to gold – photographic or otherwise. Anthony and I were deep into our first 1.5 years of parenting and feeling…
I just completed my new website and I’m SO happy with how it turned out! But when I was compiling the ABOUT ME page I realized that the last post I did that was a personal post was the one about Evelyn’s birth…nearly a year ago. Where did the last year go? Somewhere between dirty diapers,…
The past 7 weeks have been the most dynamic of my entire life. And I’ve had so many thoughts swirling around my head about delivery, motherhood, postpartum blues, community, and love. SO much about love. I’m going to try to keep this blog post as concise as I can and not get carried away. But…
As of this Sunday, I will be 30 weeks pregnant. That means I’m almost done with this thing. And it’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever done. I mean, I’m weird by nature, so I guess this should have been more natural to me. Some of my weird traits: I have to have socks on when…
I first met Anthony in 1999. I was an angry and spunky 14 year old and he was a sassy, boundry-less 17 year old. I was hardly impressed with him and thought he was probably the most annoying person I had ever met. But over the next year of getting to know him, I had…
If you haven’t read part one of Making the Perfect Maui Wedding Expo Photography Booth, head on over there to see how I made the pallet walls! This post is all about the details and is mostly aimed at other photographers who are preparing to do their first wedding expo and need some ideas! I…
When I decided to take the leap of faith and pursue photography full time, I knew that the Maui Wedding Expo, hosted by the Maui Wedding Association, was on my list of things I must do! It’s a great way for local and visiting brides to check out different vendors and it’s a great way…