Lake Tahoe Engagement Photographer

When it’s right it’s right. Instantly we were all having a blast enjoying the great outdoors of Lake Tahoe. Kim and Sean are vibrant, warm and athletic and I was so excited for their paddle board session. Our plan was to use Donner Lake “proper” but the wind was howling that day which sent us to a small inlet behind Donner Lake. I’m looking forward to their August Truckee wedding! Special thanks Amanda Bremmer for all of your help with this one! Enjoy your SLIDESHOW

We met up for Derek and Kristi’s engagement session in Lake Tahoe just a week before their beautiful Taylorsville wedding. Thanks to my friend Jaime from Rose Street who helped me out with this shoot. It was great to be out by the water and to finally get to meet Derek and Kristi. I’m so glad we did their session when we did, because only a few days later, the beautiful location we were at was flooded from snow melt! Congratulations again Derek and Kristi! Enjoy!

I finally got the chance to meet Kristi and Derek just a few days before their wedding. We met up in Lake Tahoe for their engagement session. Just a few days later, I was on my way up to Taylorsville for their big day. Derek’s family owns the mill in Taylorsville, and was also playing host for the wedding. The reception was set up in the front of their property, with the dance floor (surrounded by hay bales) right in front of their barn. And the spot they chose for their ceremony had a beautiful view of the mountains behind…

Chip called me a few weeks ago- it seems his old friend and new sweetheart was going to be in town and it was important to him to capture the beginnings of their relationship. Chip and Shannon met at Chico State years ago and were instant friends. Both were involved in other relationships at the time but they confided in each other alot and gave each other advice. Well, they have kept in touch and now are both free explore a deeper friendship. Oh, did I mention that Chip is a photographer and that it is a bit intimidating to…

Courtney and Josh are total opposites they say – and it seemed to be a bit true. Courtney is really out going and loves the camera while on the other hand Josh is a bit more reserved and probably couldn’t care less about the camera. 🙂 He was wondering why he was both dressed up AND down at the river…Courtney of course assured him that it was a perfect plan. These two were fun and playful to photograph and clearly in love. Their wedding is in January of 2011. Thanks to Jen and Jeff for the great referral! Here is…

Spring weather and the arrival of daylight savings time means to me that my season is again beginning. After a couple months of mostly working on my new website(to be released soon-yippee), wedding albums from 2009, well, and a little skiing too, it felt great to be back in the saddle and shooting again. What better place than the beautiful Sand Harbor in Lake Tahoe to meet John and Mandi for the first time. John was a gazelle as he jumped from rock to rock and Mandi was certain to not be outdone in her skirt and boots…and she wasn’t!…

Real Weddings is a Sacramento based magazine that has featured two of my weddings. The Issue that is out right now (Winter 2010) has an editorial about Nicole & Treb’s wedding – a couple whom I photographed at the Citizen Hotel in Sacramento this summer where their wedding was held. Here is a link to their online article which includes more photographs. Go grab a magazine and check it out !

Nicole & Keith are getting married in Rhode Island this summer and wanted me to shoot some personal engagement photos for them. We shot at Keith’s family’s farm in El Dorado Hills – it is a beautiful property! Lots of unique buildings, tractors, and old machinery. Cassie and I had alot of fun with Nicole, Keith and their 14 year old dog Mason in the late afternoon sun! Enjoy and Happy Holidays- You can view your slideshow here !