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Hey there! It's so nice to meet you! I'm Sam the creator and founder of Brooks Beach. Brooks Beach is an online space for normal girlies to romanticize their lives. I'm an artist and photographer living in Southern California. I'll share weekly blog posts that cover everything from personal stories to business ideas. It's a space to feel good, garden, have date nights with romantic partners and get togethers with friends, and lots of tips and tricks.  So cheers to building a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.

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Sedona Engagement Session with a Motorcycle Trip Living in Arizona is my absolute favorite because we have so much beauty all around us. We just have to travel a few hours in any direction to see something new and exciting. 6 hours West and you’ve hit the ocean (my favorite)! 6 hours North and you’ve […]

Sedona Engagement Session with a Motorcycle Trip

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Sedona engagement session

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When Should you Wear your Veil? Two of the questions I get asked the most by my brides are 1) should you buy a veil, and 2) when should you wear your veil? Those are both excellent questions, and I wanted to give my answer to y’all here! To answer the first question: “Should you […]

When Should you Wear your Veil?

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should you wear a veil? Photo of a couple on their wedding day with the bride's veil blowing in the wind

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Family Lifestyle Portraits | Cassie and Jess

Family Lifestyle Portraits | Cassie and Jess Not everyone knows this, but I started my photography journey with the desire to capture family memories! I was a senior in high school when I took my first photo class, but for my whole life I’d valued the memories that photos captured. Some of my favorite memories […]

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5 steps to organizing your phone photos - picture of laptop, magazine, and rose gold iphone on the bed

5 Steps Organize Your Phone Photos

5 Steps to Organize your Phone Photos My iphone has over 10,000 photos on it. And those photos automatically sync with my computer. Now my computer is telling me I’ve run out of room. So today we’re going over 5 steps to organize your phone photos using the same system I use to organize my […]

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5 Steps to Improving Your Relationship with Yourself

5 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Yourself

5 Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Yourself I want to talk about 5 ways to improve your relationship with yourself. It’s so important to take care of ourselves, especially when we’re trying to figure out what we want and need. Self-care may seem cliche now, all bubble baths and sappy self-love. But it’s so […]

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THE GIRL BEHIND THE WORDS (AND IMAGES!)

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Adulting has turned out to be a lot harder than I imagined it would be when I was a little girl. But it has also turned out to be a lot of fun. I'm embracing the dichotomy and sharing the good, bad, and embarrassing here. We're trying our best.

Creating a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside

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