The Desert Paintbrush Blog

Discover the top Mammoth Mountain wedding venues with insider tips from a local photographer. Plan your dream day!

Celebrate love and adventure with the 2024 Wedding & Adventure Elopement Photographer Awards! Here I highlight the year working in CA and UT.

A first look is one of the most emotional and memorable moments on a wedding day. It’s a private meeting between the couple before the ceremony, filled with anticipation and joy. Beyond the romance, it’s a smart way to simplify your timeline and ease wedding-day nerves. As a Mammoth wedding photographer, I love guiding couples through this special moment to make it unforgettable.

There’s something magical about a sunrise proposal at Second Lake along the Big Pine Lakes trail. This summer, I had the honor of photographing Nima and Martina’s unforgettable moment on the last day of their backpacking trip. After spending days exploring the rugged beauty of the Big Pine Lakes trail, their final morning brought the […]

I’m so excited to share about this sunrise couples session in Tuolumne Meadows. Since I live so close to the park, I’ve been able to say yes when people come to me looking for a Yosemite Photographer. There are many logistics that go into photographing in Yosemite and I’m happy to help make it easy […]

Zion National Park Wedding Zion National Park is by far one of my favorites to have a wedding in. The park is so unique and offers stunning views around every corner. Due to the popularity of the park (Zion gets over 5 million visitors each year!), there is a strategy to weddings in the park. […]

Lala and Nate’s Engagement Session Lala and Nate reached out to take photos before their wedding day. The two of them have a long engagement due to the both of them joining fire academy and starting a new phase of life together. They decided to come ski at Mammoth Mountain and take photos while they […]

The Red Earth Venue is a space perfect couples looking to have an Utah intimate wedding or Moab elopement. It’s location is perfect—nestled just outside of Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Moab this desert wedding venue is not one to pass up on. Every corner of Red Earth is designed with intention and […]

Here’s a little change up from the wedding, couples, and family work I share to feature Mammoth Lakes Tattoo artist!

Plan your perfect wedding in Mammoth with a magical ceremony at Forest Chapel and a lively reception at Lincoln Bar. Rustic charm, alpine views, and unforgettable memories await at these dream venues!