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Hi, I’m Jizelle!

Long before content creation became one of my favorite jobs, I was documenting life just because I loved it.

The Camcorder Years

When I was around seven years old, I used to sneak my dad's video camcorder and record myself around the house. In fact, I accidentally recorded over part of a family vacation to Maui because I was so determined to make my own videos. Looking back, that probably should have been everyone's first clue.

I've always been a natural documenter.

Finding Confidence Through Dance

As a kid, I wasn't necessarily the loudest person in the room. I've always leaned more introverted than extroverted, but when I started Hula and Tahitian dancing, something shifted. Performing taught me confidence. It taught me how to show up in front of people as myself. It was nerve-racking, exciting, rewarding, and eventually became one of the biggest parts of my life.

The Girl With The Flip Phone

Around the same time, social media started emerging. I was the girl taking photos with her flip phone just for fun. To this day, my childhood best friend knows that if she ever needs an old photo, there's a very good chance I have one she hasn't seen in years. Documenting people and preserving memories came naturally to me long before I ever considered it a career.

My First Camera

As I got older, what started as taking photos evolved into a genuine love for visual storytelling. My aunt, who was a professional photographer, noticed I had an eye for composition and creativity. She told my mom, and for my high school graduation, I received a Canon T6i. That camera went everywhere with me—road trips, photoshoots, vlogs, adventures, and eventually the start of my first photography business after COVID. I photographed graduates, couples, and milestones, but somewhere along the way I realized something important:

I loved video even more.

Photos freeze a moment.

Video lets you relive it.

From San Diego Creator to Registered Nurse

In 2021, while the world was still recovering from the pandemic, I noticed so many small businesses throughout San Diego struggling to stay afloat. I started visiting local restaurants, shops, and experiences on my own dime and sharing them online simply because I wanted to help. I was born and raised in San Diego and had never lived anywhere else, so supporting my community felt personal.

At the same time, I was navigating one of the hardest chapters of my life: trying to get into nursing school. It took longer than I expected, and there were plenty of moments when I questioned whether I'd ever get there. But content creation became my creative outlet. It gave me a way to connect with people, tell stories, and contribute something meaningful.

Eventually, something unexpected happened.

My content started taking off.

Back then, "San Diego creator" wasn't really a thing yet. There were food creators and travel creators, but very few people were building content around local experiences and lifestyle. I spent years learning, creating, posting, and growing before things finally clicked. My "San Diego Date Ideas" series connected me with countless restaurants, hotels, activity tours, and local businesses. Over time, I built an audience, formed friendships, and collaborated with brands throughout San Diego and beyond.

Somewhere in the middle of all of that, I finally got into nursing school.

I survived an accelerated BSN program, came dangerously close to flunking out more than once, graduated in October 2024, and passed my NCLEX in November 2024. Today, I'm proud to be a Registered Nurse.

Around that same time, a new role was emerging online: wedding content creator.

I remember seeing it and immediately thinking, I want to do that.

But nursing school came first.

Then in April 2025, something funny happened: my first nursing job and my first wedding content creation job happened the very same week.

Falling In Love With Weddings

After years of documenting my own life, helping businesses tell their stories, and building experience in photography and video,

I finally had the opportunity to step into weddings.

And I fell in love with them.

I love love.

I love people.

I love preserving memories.

Most of all, I love using the skills I've spent a lifetime developing to create something meaningful for someone else.

I've had the privilege of working with local businesses, major brands, hotels, restaurants, tourism organizations, and marketing teams across San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, and Oʻahu. But weddings feel different. They feel personal. They feel important.

Helping a business tell its story is rewarding.

Helping someone preserve one of the most meaningful days of their life is something I'll never take for granted.

Today, I balance life as a pediatric nurse, content creator, and wedding storyteller while building a new chapter in O’ahu, Hawai’i. After spending nearly three decades in San Diego, moving across the ocean has been both exciting and humbling. I'm still figuring out what this chapter looks like, still finding my place, and still growing.

But one thing has never changed.

My Why

Life is precious.

Documenting it has become my love language.

Whether I'm creating content for a brand, capturing a wedding day, photographing a milestone, or simply sharing my own journey online, my goal remains the same:

To help preserve the moments, stories, and memories that matter most.

And I'd be honored to help tell yours.