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so close: Pleasanton maternity photographer

April 26th, 2010

This momma is about to pop! She is so close to being done, we had to take a few breaks for contractions through the session, LOL! I would look up and she would be breathing and holding her belly. I was a little nervous, but she was awesome and we got some really creative images. [...]
 

This momma is about to pop! She is so close to being done, we had to take a few breaks for contractions through the session, LOL! I would look up and she would be breathing and holding her belly. I was a little nervous, but she was awesome and we got some really creative images.

Thanks to the K. family for letting come into your world for a little while as you are expecting baby number 4! I can’t wait to meet him in a few weeks!!!

And here is your sneak peek:

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10-10-10: San Francisco Engagement Photographer

April 11th, 2010

These two are getting married on a very coveted day. October 10, 2010 (10-10-10). Chad thinks is great because it will be impossible to forget. Ashley things it is great because she is beyond excited to marry the love of her life (well Chad thinks it is great for that reason too!). I think it [...]


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These two are getting married on a very coveted day. October 10, 2010 (10-10-10). Chad thinks is great because it will be impossible to forget. Ashley things it is great because she is beyond excited to marry the love of her life (well Chad thinks it is great for that reason too!). I think it is great because I couldn’t imagine spending that day with anyone else. It is just great all the way around.

These two are in LOVE! Like the kind of love that helps you remember what it is to be in love. I gotta tell you. Before we met up with them, Max and I had bickered a little that day. Not the “I want to slam your hand in a door” type of bicker but the “dear Lord, why is he/she so irritating today” kind of bicker. After hanging out with Ashley and Chad for a few hours we were done bickering for the day. We stopped and got pizza at one of our favorite pizza places in the city (Pizza Orgasmica. yes it is that good) and we ended our bickering day with a rather nice date.

So thanks Ashley and Chad. Thanks for sharing your love with us. Thanks for letting me broadcast your love to my blog readers. And thanks for having me be your wedding photographer. I can’t wait for your day!

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Max took this next shot. I am so proud!! I love it.

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Expecting: Walnut Creek Maternity Photographer

March 29th, 2010

This adorable couple is expecting their first baby in the next week and a half or so. I have to say that I was really excited to get to have a maternity session with them and I am equally excited to get to meet their new little surprise in the next few weeks. Thanks so [...]
 

This adorable couple is expecting their first baby in the next week and a half or so. I have to say that I was really excited to get to have a maternity session with them and I am equally excited to get to meet their new little surprise in the next few weeks.

Thanks so much to C and J for trekking out with me to the gorgeous field and for being game for my new green chair (can you believe that Max and I found this on the side of the road in Martinez? seriously!). You guys rock!

Enjoy your shots. Oh and your last few days of freedom. haha!

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Renewal: Morgan Hill Wedding Photographer

March 15th, 2010

A few weeks ago I got a phone call from Michael. He is a friend of one of our recent weddings (Scott and Shannon) and he and his wife were having a vow renewal ceremony in a few weeks. He excited asked me if I was available on their date. And as it turned out [...]
 

A few weeks ago I got a phone call from Michael. He is a friend of one of our recent weddings (Scott and Shannon) and he and his wife were having a vow renewal ceremony in a few weeks. He excited asked me if I was available on their date. And as it turned out it was right in the middle of my Vegas trip for WPPI (wedding and portrait photographers international, or something like that conference). I was truly disappointed when I told him that I wouldn’t be able to capture the memories of the ceremony. But then he got creative and asked me if any of my assistants would be able to do it. WOW! I had never thought of that before. So I told him a tentative yes, and hung up to go and talk to Max and see if my wonderful husband would be able to be there for Mike and Theresa. The rest of the story is Max’s. So for the we have a lot of firsts here and today I have a “guest blogger” to tell you more…

Ah love and commitment. Renewing vows under the cover of God’s sweet hand is such a sweet and romantic event. I could tell that Michael and Theresa loved each other with all their hearts when I saw them together up at the altar listening to Pastor Shalea. I had been told that in theirs, their families, and their friends hearts that this was the real deal and I was very proud to have the opportunity to share in it.
We photographers have one of the luckiest jobs in the world. I think that wedding days are usually, next to the birth of a child, or the purchase of a Ferrari, or being at the Series winning game with the Athletics on top….sorry, got lost on a tangent there… one of the happiest days of some peoples’ lives. And we get to share it….if we’re lucky, more than a few times a year.
I met Theresa shortly after my arrival to the church. She was full of nervous energy. Once I managed to get her to smile, she loosened up a bit and a calm washed over her. I met Michael shortly after and he was beaming. They both showed their nervousness just like a new bride and groom should. You could hear the love they felt for each other when they said their vows. You could also see the raw emotion on their faces… I had to hold back the tears because I’m very much a sap…a very blessed sap that got to take a small part of the 10 year vow renewal ceremony of Michael and Theresa Cox, and their love for each other at 10 years inspired me to want to do the same thing with my wife. I leave you with this quote from an unknown author:

“Love is like the sun coming out of the clouds
and warming your soul.”

Thank you again Michael and Theresa for letting me share in your special day.
-Max

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First wedding of 2010! Gilroy Wedding Photographer

January 12th, 2010

This was a really fun wedding for me to be the photographer for. I have known Scott (the groom) for about 7 years or so. He was the youth pastor at the Santa Cruz Church of the Nazarene right before I was the youth pastor there. But I think I even knew him before then [...]
 

This was a really fun wedding for me to be the photographer for. I have known Scott (the groom) for about 7 years or so. He was the youth pastor at the Santa Cruz Church of the Nazarene right before I was the youth pastor there. But I think I even knew him before then because of mutual friends and stuff. So when I heard that he was engaged to Shannon on Facebook I all but stalked him to get him to let me be his photographer. You think I’m kidding…

Well, it didn’t freak them out at all and they hired me for this past weekend. It was a gorgeous day. You would think that January would be dreary and cold and wet, and it can be, but not this day in January. It was perfect. I thoroughly enjoyed getting out in the sun for some of their couple shots. It was so absolutely clear to me and our team that Scott and Shannon are madly in love with each other. I am beyond blessed to have gotten to be a small part in their special day!

Scott and Shannon, I hope you guys are having a blast in Mexico. I have no idea if you will get to see these before you get stateside. If you get a chance to read this, remember you are supposed to have an adult beverage for me. haha.

And now on to the story of Scott and Shannon’s wedding day:

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The next two are Max’s pictures.

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Another one of Max’s awesome shots!

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The Biggest Announcement: Bay Area Wedding Photographer

November 30th, 2009

I love this time of the year. I am inspired more than ever to see the potential in people and the good in humanity. I am drawn into happy endings and love beyond imagination. And I am compelled to be more giving than feels comfortable. I do not say this to toot my own horn [...]
 

I love this time of the year. I am inspired more than ever to see the potential in people and the good in humanity. I am drawn into happy endings and love beyond imagination. And I am compelled to be more giving than feels comfortable. I do not say this to toot my own horn in any way. Trust me I can be as un-grace-filled as Scrooge at times, but I have the desire to be giving and loving and grace-filled. So I sat down and started to dream about what I could do to “give back” for the amazing gift that this past year has been for me. And that was when I hatched this plan.

I am going to give away a day of wedding photography to a deserving couple. You might ask, “what do you mean by deserving”? And my answer is that the couple who receive this will have an incredible story. They will be the kind of people who radiate love and hope and peace and joy even though if you looked at their journey you would expect everything but. I don’t want to be too much more specific than that because I want this to be open to lots of different stories.

So here is what the day will include. Up to 8 hours of wedding coverage by myself and my assistant/second shooter (my wonderful husband!), DVD of the high resolution images from the wedding, and a $500 album credit after the wedding is completed. I will also throw in an engagement session to happen in January 2010! (this is over $4000 in wedding coverage)

And here are the specifics. Your entry will be your story. Please email your story to me at kristy@kristylynnphotography.com no later than December 10, 2009. From there a winning couple will be chosen on Christmas Eve and announced on this blog. When you email your story please be as descriptive of who the two of your are as possible. Include how you met, how you fell in love, what obstacle you have overcome, how this love and journey has changed the two of you. Optimally both of you will contribute to the story you write in your own special way. I would love to be able to really get a feel for the two of you in your story.

Beyond that, you must have already chosen a wedding date in 2010 and it cannot occur on a date that I already have booked for 2010 (I will email as soon as I receive your story if there is a scheduling conflict). Previously contracted wedding couples by Kristy Lynn Photography or any other photographer are not allowed to send their story. You will be required to sign a contract with Kristy Lynn Photography if you are the winning couple and the gift will not be transferable and has no monetary value. Please take the utmost care to be completely honest in your story. And one final thing, the wedding must take place in the greater San Francisco Bay area. Weddings outside of this area will incur a travel fee.

Thanks for reading this and I can’t wait to read your stories! Seriously!!!

And since every post is just beyond better with a picture here is another image from my recent engagement session in downtown St. Helena with Sam and Brent one of my 2010 wedding couples. I love them, I really do.

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Pretty much a blast. Napa Engagement Photographer

November 16th, 2009

I met up with Samantha and Brent at the Frank Family Vineyard at the tippy top of the vineyard strip along hwy 29. I don’t know if I had ever been that far north on 29 but the trek was totally worth it! As I was driving along through the valley the first thing I [...]
 

I met up with Samantha and Brent at the Frank Family Vineyard at the tippy top of the vineyard strip along hwy 29. I don’t know if I had ever been that far north on 29 but the trek was totally worth it!

As I was driving along through the valley the first thing I had noticed is that the vines had gone from green to reddish/orangeish/yellowish magnificence. Autumn is gorgeous in the valley. You may not have millions of trees in this area giving off the amazing color but you have millions of rows of glorious color. It is truly a sight to see.

The vines at the Frank Family Vineyard did not disappoint either. They were gorgeous. It was a fun challenge to blend the love that Samantha and Brent naturally showed with the beauty of the vineyard.

I am privileged to get to be Sam and Brent’s wedding photographer next summer. I can’t wait to see you in your dress Sam. And I can’t wait to capture that first moment when you guys see each other for the first time on that day. You two are pretty much a blast to hang around with. I kind of got the feeling that we could have been friends for years. And that is ALWAYS a good sign when it comes to a photography relationship! If you are a regular blog viewer you will notice that these two pulled out quite a bit of playfulness out of me! I even threw in a fun little animation at the end there. I think it shows off their personalities perfectly.

Hope you love ‘em! I will be in touch soon.

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Just a second: Marin Wedding Photographer

October 26th, 2009

I had the awesome opportunity to second shoot for my second shooter this past weekend. It was so much fun to have the chance to step back and be more creative with my angles and my compositions. But it was also a blast to be a part of Heather and Efrain day. We started out [...]
 

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I had the awesome opportunity to second shoot for my second shooter this past weekend. It was so much fun to have the chance to step back and be more creative with my angles and my compositions. But it was also a blast to be a part of Heather and Efrain day.

We started out in one of the most gorgeous churches I have ever been in, Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Petaluma. The moment I walked into the church I was overcome with reverence and excitement for the covenant that they were making that day.

Heather and Efrain, I just met you on Saturday, but I could tell from our short time together that you two are a team. The eight years of preparation that got you to this point was just the beginning of a wonderful journey that will last your whole lives. If you can remember even half of the incredibly wise words Father Gary shared with you, you will be off to an incredible start.

Many blessings to the two of you!! Have a great time in Jamacia!!!

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The BFF wedding: Northern California Wedding Photographer

October 19th, 2009

I have known Abby since we were in 5th grade. She has known me since we were in 7th. It is a long story. HAHA. She has been one of the greatest friends of my lifetime. Knowing someone for 20 years is a long time. I didn’t get a chance to give a speech at [...]
 

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I have known Abby since we were in 5th grade. She has known me since we were in 7th. It is a long story. HAHA. She has been one of the greatest friends of my lifetime. Knowing someone for 20 years is a long time. I didn’t get a chance to give a speech at your wedding because I was busy taking pictures of the speeches. But lets call the next paragraph the speech I would have given if I had chosen to be a bridesmaid instead of the photographer. Plus I don’t think I could have gotten through this without balling like a little baby anyways.

It had been said a few times during the day that people were uncertain that this day would ever come, but I had no doubts. I knew that there would be a day when one of the most incredible people I have ever known would choose to join lives and hearts with the love of her life. I knew that someday your heart open itself to the love that it longed for. I also knew that it would have to be one impossibly incredible man, and that is who you found. Now one might ask, “how exactly did you know that for certain Kristy?” And my answer would be simply, “I know Abby!”

I know that she has impossibly high standards both for herself and for the people that she loves. But the grace that she possesses balances it out perfectly. I know that she loves deeper than the ocean and that this love is a gift from God. I know that she has a calling that is stronger than crazy glue and the perfect amount of faith that keeps her right in the palm of the hand of the Father. I know that she speaks truth. I know that she lives truth. And I know that she believes truth. I know that the first time I saw Will and her together I saw her more crazy in love than I could have imagined. And I know that will is the ying to her yang. He is the blue to her red in purple. And he is her happy ending.

It is always a beautiful thing when two become one. But this wedding was an extra special one for me. We had prayed for this day since we were kids. Abby I am so proud of you for keeping your eye on the prize. Thank you both for letting me be a part of your special, incredible day. I can only hope that the images I captured can display even half of the awesomeness that was your day.

Have fun in Mexico. I will see you guys when you get back.

Venue: Christ Community Church of the Nazarene, Concord, CA,  www.christcommunityconcord.com
Coordinator: Karen Jordan, 925.363.7460
Hair: Inspired Beauty, Body, and Soul, Sherry Pierce, Monterey, CA 831.373.2565
Catering: Haute Stuff, 925.229.0521
Master of Ceremonies/DJ: Moses Olis, 831.210.4485
Flowers: Christine, 831.238.1359
Cake: Sharon Graveson, phone tba

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Abby and Will decided to do a “first look” and I have to say it was so great to get to orchestrate a private moment for the two of them to see each other for the first time on their day. So sweet!

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Perfect Match: Half Moon Bay Wedding Photographer

October 12th, 2009

The first time I met Gordon and Nichole I was impressed by their how down to earth in love with each other they were. As we spoke and they told of starting to date at the tail end of high school (think Grad Night, you can’t get any more tail end) and their journey to [...]
 

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The first time I met Gordon and Nichole I was impressed by their how down to earth in love with each other they were. As we spoke and they told of starting to date at the tail end of high school (think Grad Night, you can’t get any more tail end) and their journey to San Francisco for college together and the ups and downs of their early twenties they impressed me with a love that stood the test of 8 years already. As I was walking up to the ceremony site with the Gordon’s brother, the best man, he mentioned that in his heart these two have been married for a while already. The ceremony that took place yesterday only confirmed what everyone in attendance knew in their hearts. Gordon and Nichole are perfectly matched as husband and wife.

Throughout the day it was a joy to watch these two as the experienced the details that unfolded throughout their day. The Golf Links at Half Moon Bay was the perfect setting for the ceremony and the reception. But even more perfect was the gentle way that these two glided through their day with the certainty that this was right, this was perfect, and this is what they had been dreaming for much of their 8 years together.

Gordon and Nichole it was beyond magnificent to share your day with you and get to document your love story. Have a blast in Maui (I am so jealous!!) and I will be in touch soon.

Venue: Half Moon Bay Golf Links – www.halfmoonbaygolf.com/
Flowers: The Perfect Petal – http://www.theperfectpetal.com/ (These flowers were AMAZING!!)
Cake: Elegant Cheese Cakes: www.elegantcheesecakes.com/ (Best wedding cake I have ever had!!)
Hair and Make-up: Denise Bouey – Denisebouey@gmail.com – (925)918-2673
Videographer: Steves Media Services – www.stevesmediaservice.com
Band: Nova Jazz – www.novajazzonline.com/

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For the second time this month my couple decided to do a “first look.” I loved it, they loved it and the best part, we got ALL of the formal portraits done before the ceremony. This left plenty of time for us to use the time after the ceremony to get amazing location shots around the Golf Links.

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I think this little flower girl in training is going to give me a run for my money in about 20 years. I better be careful! (I can’t wait to see  shot she took though!)

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