Her beauty? Obvious. Her determination and drive? Deep. Her future and its successes? Sunny.

Monica, it feels like just yesterday we were little girls dreaming together of our futures, and now, here we are on the brink of brand new chapters in our lives. I am so proud of you and all that you are. I don’t know what’s to come in our futures, but I do know this: I’ll always be your fan, cheering you on every step of the way.

Because really, you are a beauty on so many levels…



Just so ya know, Thesaurus.com‘s synonyms for “beautiful” ain’t got nothin’ on you. Believe me, I looked.

Those SHOES!


Oh Monica, you make my job waaay too easy…

I love your laugh. :)


A quick outfit change and the return for just a few more frames yielded some of my very FAVORITE images of the evening…



Love this!


Ohhhhhh you’re a stunner. ;)


And I’ll end on these final two because they capture your joy so perfectly…


Monica, I LOOOVE YOU! Thank you so much for the honor of shooting your beautiful self!! xoxo