A gorgeous Ventura, CA Wedding :: Jacob & Rachel 10-10-10

Being that 10/10/10 was a super popular date this year, Jacob and Rachel booked me about a year and a half in advance, so we have had a lot of time to get to know each other.  These two are so super sweet, and even sweeter together.  I got to know Jacob’s family a little bit last year when I photographed his cousin’s wedding, Ryan and Christy and it was such a pleasure getting to know Rachel’s family as well.  Let me tell you, Jacob is Irish and the Irish know how to get down and have a great time, and Rachel’s family didn’t have a problem keeping up either!  Their wedding was such a blast!

Rachel was simply glowing all day!

Jacob knows how to work the camera too.

More Holiday Cards!

We are going all out on the creative holiday cards.  Trust me, your friends and family will love these new die-cut cards.

We’ve Been Featured! :: Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer

I always feel so honored when one of my weddings is featured in a magazine or on a fabulous wedding blog.  Paige and Chris’ gorgeous Lake Tahoe Wedding was recently featured on the fab wedding site, Lucy Dylan Weddings.

Jim & Andrea, October 2, 2010 :: Wilson Vineyards, Clarksburg

These two are so adorable, really adorable!  I love how Andrea just melts into Jim, and Jim just embraces her.  It’s so cute how he never wants to take his eyes off of her either.  I think that’s what being in love is all about.

Their wedding day was so fabulous and I was so anxious to work with one of my favorite wedding coordinators, Aimee with 2 Chic Events because I knew she would have lots of details for me to photograph.  It was the perfect wedding to kick off fall and the month of October.  With fall being the theme of the wedding, pumpkins and fall leaves adorned the ceremony isle and reception dance floor along with the table tops.  To top the evening off, we had an amazing sunset that we of course had to take advantage of!

Jen with Image Provocateur always does such a fantastic job with my brides’ hair and makeup!

Audrey with Botanica Floral Designs never ceases to impress!  I especially love the fabric and embellishment on the stems.

Jim & Andrea chose to do a First Look and I loved how Jim couldn’t stop saying “Oh my gosh.  Wow!”  when he was checking out his bride for the first time.

Jim’s family grew by 2 more, adding Andrea’s super sweet son and daughter. Now they’re a big happy family.

 

Andrea really knows how to work the camera!

Work it girl!

Beautiful cake by Corina’s Creations

Jim and Andrea each wrote words to describe each other that were hung on these branches, and neither one of them knew what they said until the day of their wedding.

Joe with SJ’s Disc Jokey rocked the house!!

 

Andrew & Rebecca, September 24, 2010 :: Granite Bay Golf Course

As I arrived at the hotel where Rebecca was getting ready at, she was very calm and seemed relaxed sipping on cider and hangin’ with her girls.  I could tell it was going to be a great day with this group.

Cathy with Graceful Floral Designs did a beautiful job on all of the flowers.

Christi Reynolds did a fantastic job on Rebecca’s makeup, as always.

I love this moment of Andrew seeing his bride for the first time.

Andrew had such a sweet moment dancing with his daughter during the father daughter dance.

Then Rebecca had her sweet moment dancing with her son during the mother son dance while Andrew and his mom looked on.

Anthony with A&A Music rocked the house!