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LeeAnna and Andy: Clayton California Wedding Photographer

October 19th, 2010

LeeAnna and Andy, what can I say? You two are some of the most amazing people I have ever met. Your love for each other is infectious. Your passion for life is inspiring. And your wedding was spectacular. If you live in the Bay Area you know that we got one weird day of Fall [...]

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LeeAnna and Andy, what can I say? You two are some of the most amazing people I have ever met. Your love for each other is infectious. Your passion for life is inspiring. And your wedding was spectacular.

If you live in the Bay Area you know that we got one weird day of Fall rain on Sunday. Saturday was beautiful, Monday even more so but Sunday was weirdly dreary and wet. But that didn’t stop this celebration one bit. It was as if the universe said, “well guys it has to rain today but we will work around your schedule, okay?” Just before the ceremony it poured and just before the bridal party pictures it poured. I am positive though that I stressed the rain more than the bride and groom combined. They were so cool and collected through the whole thing.

The day started out with a small and intimate ceremony at a private residence and then we moved on to downtown Clayton for some bridal party shots. I then got to spend time time with LeeAnna and Andy and get some images of them. Then it was time for THE party. I mean there are no words to describe how much fun this celebration was. You guys did it up right!

My second shooter for this wedding was Erin Portch (all the way from Baltimore, Maryland no less!) of Charms of Life Photography. She did a great job capturing moments and details. I have marked her images below.

Here is your sneak peek LeeAnna and Andy. I hope that you guys are having the time of your lives in Jamaica. Talk with you soon!!!

Erin’s shot below:

These are a mix of Erin’s and my shots:



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Ashley and Chad: Auburn Wedding Photographer

October 11th, 2010

About a year ago I had a dream to gift a deserving couple with a wedding photography package. I wanted them to get to have the wedding of their dreams and not have to worry about the budget when it came to hiring a photographer. Gosh, I know how hard it be to balance a [...]
 

About a year ago I had a dream to gift a deserving couple with a wedding photography package. I wanted them to get to have the wedding of their dreams and not have to worry about the budget when it came to hiring a photographer. Gosh, I know how hard it be to balance a wedding budget, and I know for a lot of people getting every aspect to line up is impossible. Ashley and Chad were the winning couple of this dream of mine.

Ashley and Chad are two of the sweetest most laid back people I have ever met. I really could not have imagined two more deserving people when I thought of this idea about a year ago!

A little bit more about their day. These two were surrounded by their family. It was pretty funny when we started to talk about taking the family formal pictures someone from the wedding party said, “who isn’t family?!?”

Ashley wore a beautiful Alfred Angelo dress that was beyond perfect for her. And I kid you not they were curling her hair for almost 2 hours straight! I had the wonderful opportunity to be with them for a chunk of time before their ceremony and it was really nice not to be rushed and have tons of time to capture details and get to know everyone who was celebrating with them a little better.

This gorgeous venue is The Ridge Golf Course in Auburn, California. I was so beyond thrilled with the day working with their staff. They had every detail perfected and their staff was so beyond friendly and helpful. They made the day even better!!

My husband Max shot with me for this one but so did a dear friend Christie Provost (chick here to go to her website). I love my job but working with the awesome people I have the opportunity to work with just makes my job better than I could have ever imagined!

So without further ado, here is your sneak peek Ashley and Chad. I hope you are having a blast in Tahoe (I wish I was there!)

Max’s shots below.

Ashley had her two dads walk her down the aisle (biological and step). This sweet moment was captured by my husband Max these are probably my most favorite pictures he has ever taken!

Also Max’s shot.

Thanks again for such an awesome day Ashley and Chad. Feel free to leave some love for the happy couple in the comment section below!



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Katie and Brian: San Jose Wedding Photography

September 26th, 2010

So many times through the day yesterday I heard the words ring out, “friends first” and “friendship that blossomed into love.” It was so clear from the heartfelt toasts to the incredibly spiritual and personal marriage ceremony that Katie and Brian are not only meant to spend the rest of their lives loving each other [...]
 

So many times through the day yesterday I heard the words ring out, “friends first” and “friendship that blossomed into love.” It was so clear from the heartfelt toasts to the incredibly spiritual and personal marriage ceremony that Katie and Brian are not only meant to spend the rest of their lives loving each other but also being each others best friend. I was touched to many times yesterday by the genuine community that surrounds these two in love but also by the tender love that these two share.

Thank you Katie and Brian for inviting us to share in a part of your day. You two are so crazy cute! I hope that you have a beyond fabulous time on the happiest place on earth and I know for sure that you two have found your “happily ever after…”!

During the ceremony the priest had every extend their hands in blessing and prayer to the couple. Beautiful.

Genius idea: Remove flowers from centerpiece, clean vase, fill with 2 pints of beer, enjoy.

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Better than the best: Wente Livermore Vineyard Wedding

September 11th, 2010

You´re better than the best I’m lucky just to linger in your life Cooler than the flip side of my pillow, that’s right… Uncle Kracker’s song rang though the air as Courtney took her journey toward the aisle. I started to tear up a little. I have heard the song something like a million time [...]


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You´re better than the best
I’m lucky just to linger in your life
Cooler than the flip side of my pillow, that’s right…

Uncle Kracker’s song rang though the air as Courtney took her journey toward the aisle. I started to tear up a little. I have heard the song something like a million time but I could not think of a better song for her to be walking down the aisle to. These two really are better than the best and they really are cooler than the flip side of the pillow. And they really are perfect for each other.

Wente is always gorgeous. Yesterday was no exception. The weather was extraordinary amazing. The light was all kind of crazy awesome. The dinner was spectacular. I am seriously spoiled by my phenomenal clients.

Courtney and Jesse, thank you so much for letting me document your day. You guys were so crazy cool to let us have the baby there through the day. Words cannot express how much that meant to us. Here is your sneak peek. I can’t wait to see you guys again in a few weeks (I have the awesome privilege of getting to be the wedding photographer of some of Courtney and Jesse’s friends soon too!).

Also thanks to Max who both shot with me and took care of our 3 week old during the wedding. Special thanks to Melissa of Silvertide Photography in Santa Cruz who was my awesome second shooter for the day.

Enjoy your new chapter as Mr. and Mrs.! :)


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Courtney is just stunning:

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Jesse is not half-bad either:

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Max’s shot below:

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The lens flare on my Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L IS is just freaking amazing!

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Fierce, Courtney, fierce!

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Favorite first dance picture, ev-ah!

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Woodside Wedding Photographer: It was a yellow kind of a day!

August 1st, 2010

I have been anxiously awaiting this amazing wedding for months. I had the pleasure of taking engagement pictures for Brent and Sam last November and then also did boudoir pictures of Sam a few months back. So the month leading up to this wedding have been a great time of excitement and anticipation. I didn’t [...]
 

I have been anxiously awaiting this amazing wedding for months. I had the pleasure of taking engagement pictures for Brent and Sam last November and then also did boudoir pictures of Sam a few months back. So the month leading up to this wedding have been a great time of excitement and anticipation. I didn’t know too many of the details of the wedding day before yesterday but I had seen on Facebook the ringbearer pillow that Samantha made for the ceremony and I knew even before seeing anything else that I was in for a photographers treat. The little accents of yellow and birds and vintag-ey inspired details were scattered through the day in a way that was subtle but extraordinary!

Brent and Samantha, thank you for trusting my team to capture your day. I know that you took a tiny chance on me (you know being 37 weeks pregnant and all, haha) and I can’t tell you how thrilled I am that I was your wedding photographer. Your love and devotion to each other is obvious. The incredible balance you bring to one another is inspiring. And the journey that is ahead of you is something to be excited about. Enjoy your honeymoon and the move down south. I can’t wait to see how you two grow in to wonderfully married people!

Here is a sneak peek of the awesome events of yesterday. Words can’t describe how beautiful this location is and really it was a yellow kind of a day!

Event Location: The Mountain Terrace
Flowers: Daisy By Design
DJ: Imagesource Entertainment
Ceremony Musicians: SF Conservatory
Cake: Not Just Cheesecakes
Officiant: Sealed with a Kiss
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Love at the Ranch: Walnut Creek Engagement Photographer

May 31st, 2010

You might recognize these two. Back in the day, when I just just just starting out they were brave and let me practice on them. What is so cute about it is that they were just just just starting out in their relationship too. We joked that it was a tiny bit awkward last time [...]


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You might recognize these two. Back in the day, when I just just just starting out they were brave and let me practice on them. What is so cute about it is that they were just just just starting out in their relationship too. We joked that it was a tiny bit awkward last time when she asked him, “babe, will you take faux engagement pictures with me?”. Talk about bringing up the “M” word! haha.

But it worked out for them. A few years later and they are gettin’ hitched (like my ranch talk there?) this October! And I am so excited to be their photographer. I can’t wait.

We went to Borges Ranch for these. The knotty oak trees were abounding, the hills were still a tiny bit green, and it was hotter than heck when we started out. I can’t believe it has gone from a high of 62 and rainy to 90 degrees and blazing in like two days. CRAZY!!!

Thanks to you LeeAnna and Andy for being game for all our ideas. Here is my sneak peek from yesterday. Keep an eye out in the next few days for a second sneak peek from Max. He did so awesome as the second for this engagement session that he earned himself his own sneak peek. yay!

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St. Ignatius Wedding: San Francisco Wedding Photographer

May 10th, 2010

I was beyond blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of Mary Anne and Lester’s wedding day this past weekend. I got to shoot along side Breck Sargent and be his right hand girl for the day. Mary Anne and Lester had 14 attendants each! That is the largest wedding party I have [...]
 

I was beyond blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of Mary Anne and Lester’s wedding day this past weekend. I got to shoot along side Breck Sargent and be his right hand girl for the day.

Mary Anne and Lester had 14 attendants each! That is the largest wedding party I have ever seen and I know that this group had one huge party all day long.

We started off our day at the Westin San Francisco Airport. From there we moved on to St. Ignatius (the most amazing church in San Francisco, hands down). We did bridal party pictures at the Legion of Honor and then back to the Westin for the reception. This was an epic day!

Thank you Mary Anne and Lester for letting me be a part of your wonderful day! Wishing the two of you a blessed future.

And thank you Breck for letting me hang out. You rock!

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May Day: East Bay Area Wedding Photographer

May 2nd, 2010

I met Jeremy when he was shorter than me. I can’t say that about too many men but since I met Jeremy when he was about 8 years old, I can easily say that about him. Yesterday Jeremy married Jamie at our old church (The Pittsburg Church of the Nazarene). It was very cool to [...]


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I met Jeremy when he was shorter than me. I can’t say that about too many men but since I met Jeremy when he was about 8 years old, I can easily say that about him.

Yesterday Jeremy married Jamie at our old church (The Pittsburg Church of the Nazarene). It was very cool to be shooting in that location. I spent a good portion of my teenager years at that church and for a while I think I might have even been Jeremy’s youth pastor at that church. Good memories.

Jamie is gorgeous! I mean Jeremy you are not bad looking yourself but you got yourself quite the lady there. And your son Ethan is just about the most adorable thing ever.

I wish for you two a life filled with joy and love. From what I saw yesterday you two are off to an amazing start!

Here is your sneak peek! Have a blast in Mexico, I am incredibly jealous!!!

Max’s co-shot this with me. I actually used one of his images for the first one of the set. I love him (and this shot) that much.

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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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