Janelle + Tim = Married on 5.30.09!

Janelle and Tim booked us for their wedding before they even knew where their ceremony was going to take place. What we did know is that they are very creative and were planning on their reception at the newly remodeled Citizen Hotel in Sacramento.

Janelle chose a great makeup artist, Christi Reynolds, who worked her magic that day. Janelle looked fabulous late into the evening.


Although a little more lo-key, the boys had their own room for preparation at the Citizen.

The girls, Ryan, Victoria (our runner and lighting assistant for the day), and I took the party bus to the church for the ceremony. A cool shot of the ring bearer and flower girl headed down the aisle.


On the way out.


So fun! We stopped at Safeway to get some champagne and snacks before the bridal party photos and Ryan followed the guys through the store.


Janelle chose this awesome alley to "grunge it up". Of course, we LOVED it!

Do we have a foot fetish?


Maybe......


The guys.

The guys watching Janelle work it!



We could not pass up the world's best graffitti.


MmmmHmmmm, our shadow shot.


At the Citizen. Hot, hot, hot.


The terrace was decorated to perfection.

Check out their slideshow for tons more photos, including the dancing. The DJ/Emcee was great (I'll post his link soon):

Carrie & Rich's Engagement Session, Napa Valley

After a couple of months kicking around where we were going to do their session, Carrie and I decided on the Napa Valley. I'm so glad we made that decision. We had a great evening. We met at Taylor's Refresher for some milkshakes to get us started. We couldn't pass up some photo ops there.

On to V. Sattui's wedding courtyard where Carrie had considered having their ceremony and reception.



I think this is such a sweet image.


Ryan getting low for the shot.


An awesome vintage Chevy. A great find since Tim works for Chevrolet.



On to Peju for a few shots.



Our last stop, Domaine Carneros. We had an awesome sunset view of the valley.



Be sure to check out the slideshow for more images,



I cannot wait for your ceremony! We are looking forward to getting some more killer images at the Citizen.

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!

:)

Catherine & Alan's Wedding at Joyful Ranch in Vacaville

Catherine and Alan were married at a beautiful ceremony at a little known location on Pleasant Valley Road, Joyful Ranch. There were awesome locations both inside and outside the house for photographs.





The reception took place at a private residence (I should say private barn) down the road a few miles. The couple had hired an incredible square dancing teacher to lead the guests in traditional square dancing. Everyone loved it and had a great time.

We had some wonderful lighting just outside the barn.



The cake from Rosana's European Bakery in Fairfield tasted great and looked just as good set up next to the barn.

Enjoy the slideshow:

Bailey and Victoria Koogler

Some photos of the girls from a few weeks ago....

Victoria:



Bailey:

March of Dimes March for Babies Sacramento 2009 Slideshow

The slideshow from the March of Dimes March for Babies on April 25 in Sacramento. We had a great time being a part of this great event.