One of my favorite times of the year as a Monterey photographer has to be during the holiday season, not only for good food, the lights, and the joy of the season but because of all of the beautiful families that I get to capture each and every year! Monterey Photographer | Vanessa Hicks Photography […]

So, as my time here in California is coming to a rapid close (6 days!!!), I have been getting asked by my clients who I would recommend for their future photography needs!! I would never leave my amazing clients without photographer recommendations! When I left Virginia, I did the same thing, and I am so […]

Hello and Happy Tuesday!! I know the Weekly Roundup is usually done on Monday’s, but I took some MUCH NEEDED time off during the holiday weekend and spent it with my family! We lounged around, scrapbooked, BBQ’d and even went to Great America! We had tons of fun! Hope everyone had a safe and relaxing […]

Self-care is not selfish. We cannot nurture others from a dry well or “empty cup.” If we practice preventative wellness and replenish our physical and emotional reserves BEFORE they hit the empty line, then we can give even more to others from our surplus, from our natural state of strength and abundance. What is one […]

Hello everyone! Happy Monday!!! Last week just flew by! I made a quick trip to Hollywood on Friday to run the Hollywood Half Marathon on Saturday morning! I had a blast! It was my 17th half marathon, and I am so happy to have PR’d it! (Personal Record!) What was NOT fun was the 5 hour […]