Hi, I’m Hillarie Hughes .

I am a lifestyle/wedding photographer based out of Merced, CA. I’m 29 years old, a wife and a mother to three beautiful kids. I gave birth to our sweet little girl, Averie (5 years old) in November 2017, married the love of my life Blake in May 2019, gave birth to our incredible little boy Rowen (3 years old) in January 2020, our family also welcomed our beautiful girl, Rylie (18 months old) in October 2021 and our little surprise miss Hallie was born April 2023. It's safe to say that I'm a VERY busy mama! I love binge watching shows on Netflix, reading psychological thrillers, Harry Potter, Disney and being as active as I can be in my children's lives. My whole heart and soul beats for my family.

I asked my husband to buy me a good quality camera for Christmas so that I was able to take photos of our little girl as a hobby back in 2017. I fell in love with the art of photography almost immediately, and have grown my hobby into this amazing business. Never in a million years did I think that people would love my photos as much as they do, but I am so grateful and so blessed! I am learning more and more every session that I have, and have been incredibly lucky to have such awesome clients (turned into forever friends!) that have been with me during this entire journey.

The main goal during my sessions is to capture pure and genuine smiles. True happiness. Children laughing. Couples falling into even more love with one another. Mamas glowing while they carry their little babes in their tummy. Grandparents with their grandbabies. LOVE.

Chances are that I will show up with no makeup, crocs, leggings and depending on the weather either a hoodie or a random t-shirt that says the word "MOM" somewhere on it, hahaha! My life is crazy with my husband and a household full of little babes running around, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Photos of my family & I have all been taken by Megan Trindad! She has been our wedding, maternity and lifestyle photographer and we love her so much! :)

Client Reviews

Kayla Saldana

“Hillarie is hands down an amazing photographer! She is a super sweet person. She was so kind and honestly made me feel so much better during such a stressful time. Once our wedding day finally came she was so helpful, patient and extremely professional. She made us feel so comfortable during the whole day. I would highly recommend her for any type of photos that you're wanting! Our photos have completely blown us away! I am so happy that we have found our forever photographer!”

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