Today my husband celebrates his Navy Birthday! 17 years ago today, he took the most honorable oath a person could take. He swore to defend our country with his life. After 10 years as an enlisted sailor, he was picked up for OCS (Officer Candidate School) and has been an outstanding Naval Officer ever since. […]

Hello and Happy Monday! Can you believe that the first official day of fall is right around the corner?! My house is starting to look and smell like fall and I love it! Right now, the weather is absolutely stunning in Monterey, so while it may not feel like fall yet, fall is on my […]

I love being able to go back and relive amazing weddings that I’ve had the honor of photographing! Brenda and Marion’s wedding was no exception!!!  I was so excited to find out that their gorgeous wedding was featured today on PopSugar!!! Check out some of my favorite images from this wedding, and make sure you […]

Hello and happy Thursday!!! Sorry it’s been so quiet on the blog! I was in Texas visiting my family that I haven’t seen in a number of years, and where I was at had no internet in the house 🙁 So the blog has been quiet this week!!! I have been so excited about this […]

What a busy time right now for me here at Vanessa Hicks Photography!!! Husband is home!  Step-daughter is visiting! We are packing, cleaning, packing, cleaning, and more packing and cleaning…..;) Movers will be here in 10 days! We start our cross country trip in 13 days! I still have about 10 sessions to edit! I […]