Kallie is an amazing and talented portrait and wedding photographer now based in Seattle, Washington. A few weeks ago, I was photographing a wedding in Palm Beach, Florida and Kallie helped shoot it with me. We took her family portraits the day before. The weekend was her family's last weekend living in Florida, her husband had just accepted a job in Seattle, giving the photographs a special context to their family. And it was little Tova's 3rd birthday! I absolutely fell in love with her! What a beautiful sunset we had to photograph some fun family portraits.

So thrilled to see Allison's bouquet on the cover and two real weddings featured: Mary and John (by Pineapple Productions) and Courtney and Anderson (by Ritzy Bee Events) featured in the Southern Living Weddings now on newsstands.

Last March I visited India and to wrap up the year, I decided to take one more big trip: Vietnam and Thailand.

Vietnam was a chaotic, gritty mix of tradition and modernity. I celebrated my birthday biking through rice paddies, women in conical hats dotting the fields outside of Hue. I visited a school and a class of four year old sang happy birthday to me, it brought tears to my eyes it was so sweet. I had a custom dress made from a photo in the J.Crew catalog (for a quarter of the price) in Hoi An. I even met up some clients honeymooning in Saigon!

I especially loved visiting the markets in small villages. Crossing the street in Hanoi gives you an adrenaline rush--there are so many motor bikes you literally just step out into them and they weave around you. I paddled down a little river on a wooden boat in the Mekong Delta and slept on a junk cruise ship on Halong Bay. It was inspiring to visit new places and to see something completely different than I see in my day to day life. It rained almost every I was there, but I managed to take a few photos. Vietnam was a fascinating destination that definitely keeps you on your toes.

So exciting to see one of my photos on the cover of Southern Living Weddings! Allison's lush bouquet was created by the amazing Holly Chapple. The new 2012 issue is hitting newsstands next week.