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OMG OMG! So excited to announce... I made platinum circle for the second year in a row!!! This means I am among the 10 most published for all of Two Bright Lights! So honored and excited! #twobrightlights #tbl #poweredbytbl #featured #platinumcircle2018 #weddingphotographer #sandiegophotographer #portraitphotographer. (at San Diego, California)

I remember the first time I ever heard about @two_bright_lights and the IDEA of getting published. I thought ... no way could I ever do that. 🙅🏻 I'm not good enough. 😣 My style isn't as good as so-and-so's. 😕 There are a bazillion photographers and weddings and shoots out there, what makes mine any more special than theirs? 🤷🏻‍♀️ It took me over a year of talking to myself with negative thoughts like that before I snapped out of it. 😁 I went from being too afraid to put myself out there to having over 30 publications in 2015 and 60 publications in 2016. This year, our goal is to hit 100 ... all using #TwoBrightLights - and guess what? We're right on track to hit our goal. 😍 So if you've been afraid to submit: don't be. ❤ Blogs + brides are out there looking for inspiration and content!! Not to be all cheesy quoting a @hillaryduff movie, but seriously: "don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." I've put together a FREE download for newsletter list subscribers to help you guys gain the info you need to make your submissions stand out! Check the link in my profile to sign up and get your freebie download emailed directly to you! #poweredbytbl (at Colorado Springs, Colorado)

#Repost @two_bright_lights with @repostapp ・・・ Photographer @derekchadphoto had the chance to capture a few acrobatic inspired portraits when this couple, one a dancer and the other a gymnast, got married last summer! Featured on @isoalt and #poweredbytbl. (at South Lake Tahoe, California)

Have you ever done something where you weren't sure was gonna be worth it, but you had an inkling that you were on the verge of something that could be amazing? That's how I felt four years ago when we were first introduced to @two_bright_lights ... The idea of putting myself out there and risking rejection, feeling overwhelmed at the idea of "where do I even submit!?", wondering if I was good enough or if the editors would just laugh at me compared to some of the people I looked up to. The fears and anxiety was REAL, friends. But then I thought ... what the hell, the worst someone could say is no! And I began submitting ... and holy hell, the editors didn't turn me down, they didn't laugh at me or do any of the things I was so, so worried about. Over the last four years, we've been able to see our amazing couples featured in some of the coolest publications and had some opportunities given to us as a result that never in a million years would I have dreamed were possible. We're so, so honored to not only have won the Editors' Choice Award from our friends at Two Bright Lights for the fourth year in a row ... BUT ... I've also been asked to come hang out next week at the TBL booth at #WPPI in Las Vegas!!! I'll be there to hang out on February 7th, from 10am-1pm, answering questions from a photographer's perspective and to give out free hugs (since I'm a #showiteer and that's what we do! ;)). If you're coming to WPPI, be sure to come by and say hello!! #TBLEditorsChoice2017 #poweredbyTBL #twobrightlights

Super excited to announce... I am a PLATINUM CIRCLE winner for 2017!!! This means I am among the TOP TEN award winners because I was featured by so many publications in 2016! This is my third year in a row being an Editors' Choice award winner and I couldn't be more thankful!! I am so thankful to all of my couples! Huge thanks to all the magazines, blogs, and other sites that featured my work! And a big thanks to everyone over at Two Bright Lights! #poweredbytbl @two_bright_lights #twobrighlights #platinumcirclewinner2017 #editorschoice #THIRDYEARINAROW

#Repost @two_bright_lights with @repostapp ・・・ Ultimate #dressgoals. 🙌 Photography by @catherineoharaphotography, featured on @desireehartsock and #poweredbytbl. (at Paris, France)

We just did our test-run for our webinar tomorrow with @two_bright_lights ... and oh my gooooooodness you guys, we are SO EXCITED! 🎉 We are going to be talking about how submitting one couple's engagement photos for publication led to that couple having their wedding documented in a TV series! WHOA! We're also going to be sharing tons of tips on HOW to get noticed by editors, HOW EASY it is to get published and HOW that leads to MORE BUSINESS! Basically: it's going to be totally rad! 😍 While you're waiting: check out this adorable set of cupcakes and toppers from @overtherainbowdesserts ... and yes, that salted caramel peanut cupcake was absolutely as delicious as it looks. In fact, it's now Randy's favorite cupcake ever! #ScottandParth #RADweddings #poweredbytbl (at Palm Springs, California)