Almost Due!

I wanted to share with you a photo I took of Rose yesterday out in a field in Dixon. She is absolutely glowing! At a little under 3 weeks away from her due date, Rose thinks baby girl Ashlyn Rose might be coming a little earlier than expected. I can't wait to meet her, she will be so loved!





Have a wonderful weekend!

Ryan :)

Janet and Brent's Wedding

Janet Glide and Brent Hull tied the knot at the Hull Ranch on 07.18.09. Before we headed out to the ranch, we met Janet at her parents house out on Glide Ranch for some getting ready shots.

The shoes.


Janet looked stunning.


The girls.


The breeze sure did feel refreshing that day.


The guys were out at the ranch when we arrived and were ready to take pictures. These guys did a rad jumping shot!


I've been to many weddings, but none like this. While Brent and the rest of the bridal party walked down the aisle...guests were cheering them on. So much love in the air. It was awesome.


Mr. and Mrs. Brent Hull sharing an intimate moment.


Some shots of Brent and Janet


I love these clouds. Silhouette #1



The bride and groom making their grand entrance to the 250+ guests that made it to their wedding.


We stole Brent and Janet away for a quick minute :)


Couldn't pass up this one... Silhouette #2


The rings.


Cake!


Their first dance as husband and wife :)


Party time!



"All the single ladies"



All the guys were cheering Brent on



Janet and Brent thank you for allowing us to be a part of your special day and making us feel like one of the family. :)

Gina and Michael's Wedding at the Jefferson Street Mansion in Benicia

Gina and Michael wed at the beautiful Jefferson Street Mansion. You may remember them from their engagement session. When you think of places you might meet your one true love, many places probably come to mind. These two met at the Police academy and from then on their love grew. When we all arrived, Gina opened the door to this room to find her dress awaiting her.


Like her pink heels, Gina chose the perfect color for her bouquet.


The guys

Especially like this one..


The girls






The guys switched over to some casual footwear for the reception...


The maid of honor who is a teacher read an excerpt from this book...


Gina made a surprise performance with her girls as back-up singers for Michael. Everyone loved it!


Gina and Michael- Thank You! Thank You!! Thank You!!! For allowing us to be a part of your special day. I can tell your love will only get stronger as time progresses.

The Slideshow:

Heather and Blake: Engagement

For this session Rose, DJ, and I followed Heather, Blake, and the rest of the family (horses included) to Point Reyes. It was a perfect day. A little windy at the beach but perfect nonetheless. This was the first time that Heather and Blake's horses have been to the ocean and the first time I've been to Point Reyes. We started out first on the beach with the horses.



All smiles


And a kiss



Their horses were beautiful and did an amazing job


We stopped at this barn on the side of the road


Blake's "barn" shot


We also stopped at a trail head on the side of the road for some cool shots.



We all had a blast and can't wait for the wedding! :)

Imelda and Mike's Engagement

We met Imelda and Mike at the Beringer Winery in St. Helena this morning. Since it was going to be the hottest day of the year (so far), we thought it was a better idea to start in the morning. Plus, Beringer gets busy and it was nice not to have many people at the winery while we photographed. I could tell why Beringer gets busy...after we were done, Sandy, who allowed us to photograph on the grounds and in the caves, had all of us do some wine tasting and the wine was delicious! (the Port especially). This was definitly one of the highlights of the day. :)

I was really excited to see the kind of caves this winery had. I was even more excited about the relief we all got when we entered the caves because it had been so hot outside and the caves were about 20 degrees cooler. With that said, here is a photo we grabbed in the caves...

In a private tasting room,

Another private room upstairs, we were so lucky to have been able to have access to all the locations we did.



The grounds were as nice as the mansion.


We learned a little history about Imelda and Mike today. Fun fact number one: Mike proposed to Imelda at this restaurant, Rutherford Grill.


Fun Fact 2: When Imelda was little, she used to swim in this swimming hole.


The carriage house at Beringer,

More in the wine caves,


We all had a great time with you guys today and can't wait for your wedding!

:)