A camera’s been basically glued to my hands since childhood. I didn’t fall in love with photography because of the technical stuff, but because of the way it can make someone light up when they see themselves. That’s what I want for you: to feel beautiful and confident in front of my lens.

I'm Shelby!

I’m inspired by the Arizona desert, vibrant colors, and people who love out loud.

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Wedding Wire 2017 Couples’ Choice Award Winner!

Cue the confetti!! Our couples are so wonderful and I am honored that they think the same of us! Huge thank you to all you clients who have left Fabulous 5 Star Reviews About Us on Wedding Wire! We sincerely give our job our 100% every time and it means the world to us that our […]

Weddings

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Happy 30th Birthday! // Styled Shoot

We met as vendors at Adi and Tyler’s beautiful wedding. Gail was their wedding planner!  We sat down for dinner at the table together and started visiting and from then on out I knew we were going to be great friends. This coming year we have a handful of weddings together and I can’t wait […]

Portraits

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The Salmon Family // Lost Dutchman State Park

We met the beautiful Salmon family out at Lost Dutchman State Park at the base of the Superstition Mountains and everything about the session just simply fell into place. The cloud coverage was perfect, the weather was crisp, and the family couldn’t have dressed any better. Seriously.. I mean look at those colors!! Heart eyes […]

Families

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