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Jenni and Scott | Fig Garden Swim and Racquet Club Wedding | Fresno, CA

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:39:52 +0000

Straight to you from a hot July day in the Central Valley, here’s Jenni and Scott’s wedding! Fig Garden Swim and Racquet Club is hands down one of my favorite local venues. It’s not as sprawling as some, like Wolf Lakes or Holland Park West, but what it lacks in spaciousness, it makes up for in vibe. It’s really the closest you can get to having a “backyard wedding” without actually using a backyard. On top of that, this particular backyard can hold a few hundred of your closest family and friends. Anyway, enough about all that, take a minute and look up above at some of my favorite images from the day…

Brie and Adrian | A “Backyard” Wedding | Fresno, CA

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:23:06 +0000

Brie and Adrian were married on the front lawn of Brie’s Grandmother’s beautiful home in Fresno, CA with a great, high-energy reception following in the backyard. There were tons of great DIY touches all over that put Brie’s personal taste on display for everyone in attendance. The tasty dinner was followed by lots of great dancing led by the cute little flower girls and Grandpa! Take a minute and look through a few of my favorites from the day.

The Alvarado Family | Family Portrait Session | Fresno, CA

admin — Sun, 29 May 2011 19:37:51 +0000

For the Alvarado family’s session, we decided to shoot in their home – my favorite kind of location. We spent a little time inside and outside in the back yard making lots of fun images, full of personality.

The Hernandez Family | Family Portraits | Fresno, CA

admin — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:49:02 +0000

This session is all about mom and her two kids. Sometime kids just want to play and don’t want anything to do with having their picture taken. So, instead of stressing about it, we shoot them playing! Kids are going to be kids and there’s not a thing to do about it other than embrace it. If you do it, you end up with fabulous pictures of your HAPPY kids playing with that favorite toy. Those are things that you really want to remember in 20 years abyway – not the time when your kid was kicking, crying and screaming while you tried to have his picture taken.

Amy and Ross | A Private Ranch Wedding | Chowchilla, CA

admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:17:04 +0000

Amy and Ross had a wickedly cool plan for their wedding. Being both pilots themselves, as well as children of pilots, aviation was definitely the theme of the day. From the model planes at the reception, to the fly-over by two crop dusters flying in formation and a fighter jet at the beginning of their ceremony, to their departure for their honeymoon in a helicopter at the end of the night – all made for great and unique photographic opportunities. Pull up a chair and take a look at a few of my favorites…

Erin + Garrett – A Wedding from Holy Spirit Church and a Backyard Reception

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:05:32 +0000

Erin and Garrett were married at Holy Spirit Church, followed by fabulous reception at a family member’s back yard. The reception location was very cool, complete with acres of beautiful landscaping – I’m more than a little jealous of that home! Below are a few of my favorites, and if you click anywhere in the first picture, you’ll see a highlight slideshow as well.

Enjoy!