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Stacey and Lee | Holland Park West Wedding | Fresno, CA

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:00:49 +0000

Time for a few highlights from the wedding of Stacey and Lee. Once again this year, we were blessed with some unbelievably cool wedding for this time of year. I really can’t believe that we haven’t had a really hot wedding yet. Anyway, it’s been quite awhile since I last shot a wedding at Holland Park West, so it was fun revisiting a location that I have been to so many times in the past. Combine that with a sweet genuine couple and it makes for a great environment for making some great images.

Jennifer and Matt | Copper River and New Hope | Fresno, CA Wedding

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:35:43 +0000

Jennifer and Matt were married in a ceremony at New Hope Church, followed by a reception at Copper River Country Club. Jennifer and Matt both played golf for Fresno State University while attending college, so having their reception at a local country club made total sense. I loved the favors – golf balls embossed with the couple’s names and wedding date. I totally got my hands on a couple and look forward to hitting them around a course in the near future! Take a look at a few of my favorites from the day…

Stephanie and Kirk – A Wedding from Trinity Lutheran and Fig Garden Swim and Racquet

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:03:50 +0000

Stephanie and Kirk grew up literally 4 houses apart their whole lives, started dating in high school, and finally after 7? years were married on Memorial Day weekend in a beautiful ceremony at Trinity Lutheran with a reception following at one of my favorite venues, Fig Garden Swim and Racquet. Below are a few of my favorites, take your time and enjoy!

Sarah and Edward – From the Wedding Lawn at the Ahwahnee in Yosemite National Park

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:08:01 +0000

I gotta love a May that sends me to Yosemite National Park TWICE for weddings. The first was an amazing day, and Sarah and Edward’s wedding didn’t disappoint either. After several straight days of rain – and more rain in the forecast for the wedding day – remarkably the clouds parted and didn’t drop more than the tiniest of a sprinkle at any point during the day. Sarah was total trooper marching around the park, unafraid of a little dirt, in the quest for some amazing portraits. Sarah and Edward were married on the Wedding Lawn and the historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley following an afternoon roaming Cook’s Meadow, El Capitan Meadow, and the Yosemite Falls trails for their portrait session. Their reception followed the ceremony in the Solarium inside the Ahwahnee with dancing following in the Winter Club Room. Below are a few of my favorites from the day…Enjoy!

PS: Yes, that’s a bear. I went outside at dusk to get a shot or two of the Ahwahnee (see the last image as well as the vertical showing the solarium and the sunset image of Half Dome). I took the first image and noticed through the trees that the sunset was hitting Half Dome. So I started to walk across the meadow to find a better angle through the trees, looking at the LCD on the back of my camera as I walked. I look up after a few steps and just a few yards in front of me was a huge bear! For a moment I just froze, looking at him, looking at me. Then he walked off and headed towards the trees at the far end of the meadow. It was at that moment that I realized, DUH!, I have a camera so I fired off a quick couple of shots and then headed out to take the shot of Half Dome as I intended.

Heather and Andy – A Yosemite Wedding from the Historic Chapel and Ahwahnee Hotel

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:18:01 +0000

Heather called me just a few short months ago to ask me about shooting her wedding in Yosemite. Of course I nearly leapt out of my chair at the chance. I’ve been going to Yosemite frequently since I was a young child. Many of the earliest photographs I ever made were in the park, so the prospect of shooting weddings there gets me all kinds of excited. I’ve photographed a few weddings in Yosemite Valley and I look forward to shooting many more Yosemite weddings. Below are a few of my favorites from Heather and Andy’s wedding from the historic chapel in Yosemite Valley and their reception in the beautiful Mural Room in the old Ahwahnee Hotel – and of course many portraits taken at several locations in the valley including Cook’s Meadow and El Capitan Meadow. Stay tuned for another Yosemite wedding in a week or so!

Rosa and Mark – A Wedding from St. Columba in Chowchilla, CA

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:32:56 +0000

Alright, it’s weird when you have the same name as the groom – your head is constantly snapping around because people keep saying your name…

Rosa and Mark were married just over a week ago at St. Columba in Chowchilla, CA. In a first of my career, I was asked, motioned, called, whatever you want to call it, up on the altar during the ceremony which allowed some great images that I have never been able to make. Typically, I don’t find a way up there – as I don’t care to make, or be part of, a scene – but I certainly appreciate being given that type of access. Below are a few of my favorites, I know Rosa and Mark put a lot of faith in me and I hope that they, and you, love the images I made for them.

Jennifer and Stephen | Holy Spirit Church & Pardini’s | Fresno, CA Wedding

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 23:30:03 +0000

Jennifer and Stephen were finally married a couple weeks ago in a beautiful ceremony at Holy Spirit Church followed by a fabulous reception at Pardini’s in Fresno. I say finally because from the sound of things I think they’ve were engaged for like 14 years – I know they’ve had me booked for looooong time. I’ve got to throw out an honorable mention to the entertainment from the reception – a great cover band that I heard for the first time. If you’re looking for a live band for your wedding, definitely check out Run 4 Cover. Special thanks to my friend, the talented Adam Gerling, for his help second shooting during the ceremony!

Check out a few of my favorite images from the day…

Emily and Waylon – Wedding from Wonder Valley Ranch

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:12:25 +0000

I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of two incredibly warm-hearted people a couple weeks ago on an unseasonably warm day at Wonder Valley Ranch. We had a grand time finished off by surprise song, sung by Emily to Waylon, to close out the night. Here’s a few of my favorites…

Alexis and Nathan – Wedding from St. George Greek Orthodox Church

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 01:02:28 +0000

A big ol’ Greek wedding with one of the nicest couple of people you could ever want to meet! Full of great expressions, emotion and beautiful decor. This is a big post, take your time…

Kristine and Bryan – Wedding from St. John’s and the Downtown Holiday Inn

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:00:59 +0000

Kristine and Bryan were married on a beautiful, crisp and cool day in March. And aside from a small mishap regarding the delivery location for the flowers (don’t worry, it all worked out!), everything was fantastic! St. John’s is one of my favorite churches and keeping everything downtown made for easy use of some cool locations for the portraits. Check out a few of my favorites below…