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Katie + Brian’s wedding at Del Rio

This is a quick post to give Katie and Brian a look at what their reception looked like: gorgeous!  The sumptuous lighting was by Sounds in Motion (DJ George we love you).  Flowers by Jorge Ortega - Flowers with Love, cake by Deb Spigno…

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MAX and MILLA

What a joy to photograph Max and his little sister Milla!  It was a mild August day but this time of the year you can feel autumn approaching in the distance…kicking up the dusty air…days of long shadows.  Enjoy the sneak peek mom and dad!

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SARAH + DREW at the River Mill

We have had a gorgeous summer, and Sarah’s wedding was an exceptional day at the River Mill.  What a wonderful bride and groom!  Thank you for doing this particular shot Sarah…can’t wait for the “After the Wedding” portraits.  Here’s a few, at least!  (I want a ghost blogger for Christmas this year)  Sarah’s veil…with feathers.  They fluttered in the breeze,...

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KIMBERLY + DAN

Kim and Dan got married at Del Rio Country Club on a warm Saturday afternoon, we were fortunate to have a few breezes…it was beautiful!  I enjoyed working with everyone, lots of laughs and great food!  Kim’s bouquet was filled with fresh mint…a clever idea because when she walked by you the fragrance filled the air, it...

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Rheena & Jose

As usual I’m burning some serious midnight oil.  I started putting images together for this blog post and the next thing I know it’s 2:00 am?  Rheena and Jose – I loved working with you…  I’m so glad your ceremony was in the beautiful old St. Stanislaus church…the light…the light is tangible there, we felt how gorgeous...

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Maria + Jeremy

This wedding was wonderful on many levels – Maria and Jeremy were great, the bride wore cute shoes, I got to work with JJ Ramos and Norma and Robert Cabrera!  Robert was the videographer, Norma was his “assistant”.  We were like paparazzi and had a lot of fun.  Enjoy a few of the images…

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AMANDA + JOHN’S wedding at the Carmel Mission

What a weekend! The bridal portraits were taken the day before the wedding on the beautiful campus of Santa Catalina private school in Carmel.  We lucked out with that location after our first place fell through.  But thanks to a quick phone call to the head-mistress by my second shooter (and Santa Catalina alumni) JJ Ramos, we were allowed access...

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Baby Portrait

“The soul is healed by being with children”  – Dostoevsky (nothing else needs to be said except, if you spell diaper backwards it says repaid.  Think about it.)  This is Tiffany and Danny’s baby girl…gorgeous!

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Modesto Garden Tour

I was asked once again to photograph something for Michael Hernandes of Simple Flowers…  www.simpleflowersmodesto.com  This time it was a garden at one of the featured locations on Modesto’s Garden Tour www.modestogardenclub.org  Here’s some of the wonderful things Michael planted and arranged at the home of Steve and Jennie Zeff.  I loved the green apples… …and there...

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MARY + KEVIN’S WEDDING

Sunshine, mild weather, St. Stanislaus Church, and a reception in the garden of the McHenry Mansion…makes for a perfect day.  Hope the honeymoon is wonderful…aloha! These photographs of Mary were taken in one of the upstairs bedrooms of the Mansion…gorgeous light…

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