I'm Soleil!

A gift that I didn't see until I was sitting a drab go nowhere desk job and I began wondering what the hell I was doing with my life. I wasn't giving back to society, I wasn't helping my community, and I definitely wasn't using my superpowers.

I realized that the only time I was happy at work was when I was connecting with another human being. When I felt like I had made an impact on their day. Whether it was helping them solve a problem, or just be the friendly voice on the other end of the phone. I felt good when I made other people feel good.

Unlike a lot of photographers, I didn't grow up with a camera in my hands. For a long time I felt like a poser. Like I didn't belong in the world of professional photographers who had decades more experience than I did.  

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE

I struggled with my "Why". I loved creating beautiful images and stories from a wedding day, that much was clear, but that wasn't enough and my heart kept searching for the reason. 

Then one night on my drive back from a wedding with a huge inexpugnable smile on my face - it hit me. It wasn't about photography at all, it was about the human element. When I left a wedding, I felt like I had made an impact. That I had given all of my best self to the couple that day. That I had utilized all of my "superpowers". That's when my soul radiated and that's when I was my most happy. 

So what's my why? It's YOU! It's your family, it's your friends. It's the genuine connection I love to make with every couple. It's doing everything in my power to make sure that your wedding day is amazing. 

Photography came to me at a time of my life when I had little direction. When my soul was seeking a way to express itself. Photography was like a gift dropped in my lap from destiny.