Marlena and Patrick | Wonder Valley Ranch Wedding | Sanger, CA

Wonder Valley Ranch was a perfect choice of venue for Marlena and Patrick's wedding!  The grounds are really varied which lends itself to a lot of variety within the photographs.  Wonder Valley Ranch offers tons of activities for your guests such as hiking through the foothills, horseback riding, and canoeing. Best of all there are cute little cabins on site where your guests can stay! It is always great to photograph couples with big personalities and Marlena and Patrick were no exception.  Everything was funny and people had a great time all day long!  An added bonus for me is that I had a chance to photograph my friend and fellow Fresno photographer, Doug Morgan at this wedding - Patrick is his

Sheri and Kevin | A Wedding from The Grove | Sanger, CA

Sheri and Kevin were married a few weeks ago at the "new" old venue The Grove. You may know it as Hobbs Grove, but they've revamped the place to cater more to weddings and it's looking great. This was my first chance to work at The Grove and I was fortunate to have such cool, laid back couple to spend the day with. In spite of the heat, everyone had a blast and I took a few photographs that I'm pretty proud of. See a few of them here!

Ann and Anton | A Lao and a Wolf Lakes Wedding | Fresno, CA

Ann and Anton offered me a completely new opportunity and that was to shoot a traditional Lao ceremony a few weeks before their "Western" wedding at Wolf Lakes Park. Her family was very helpful pointing out when and where different things were going to happen and explaining what was going on as it happened. As a photographer it was exhilarating to try and distill all the different color and tradition with my camera. A few weeks later they had another ceremony out at Wolf Lakes and as usual fall at Wolf Lakes didn't disappoint - the color was amazing! Take a minute and take a look at a few of my favorites!

Jenna and Kyle | Wolf Lakes Wedding | Sanger, CA

Jenna and Kyle's wedding can only be described as an epic experience. They did something I've never seen before and used the entire Wolf Lakes facility for their reception with cocktails at Lakeside, dinner on the lawn beside the lake, and cake and dancing in the Garden Pavilion. Beyond all that, they were married in a ceremony in a brand new church in Lemoore which meant a long drive to and from the ceremony. Amazingly, nearly everything (aside from a small limo problem) went off without a hitch and it was an amazing day. Enjoy a few of my favorite images from the day...

Dara and Rich | Wolf Lakes Lakeside Wedding | Sanger, CA

Up next is the totally fabulous couple Dara and Rich!  They have been planning this wedding for a loooooooong time (I shot their engagement session almost 2 years ago), and it has finally arrived.  They are two of the kindest and sweetest people I've had the pleasure to meet and I had a blast photographing their wedding.  Enjoy a few of my favorite images from their wedding day...

The Olson Family | Portraits from the family home | Sanger, CA

I'm sooooo far behind on blogging right now, so keep an eye here because this section is going to change nearly everyday starting on Wednesday. First up is the Olson family. I love photographing families in their homes. As far as locations go, I believe the images made in the home will be far more meaningful in the long run. These photographs will not only conjure up memories of the way someone looked, but also the place they lived and return the viewer to that time and place.  Enjoy...

Traci and Daniel | Wolf Lakes, Lakeside Wedding | Sanger, CA

Traci and Daniel were married beside the lake on a beautiful afternoon at Wolf Lakes Park. It was a good time with tons of kids around and a real high energy group keeping things lively! I don't think there's a more beautiful venue in Fresno than Wolf Lakes in the fall, and you can just start to see that come out at this late October wedding. Enjoy a few of my favorite images from the day...

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