Lake Tahoe Engagement Photographer

Amy contacted me back in June because she was planning her wedding. She had been recommended by several past brides as well as Dottie (my buddie:) from Camino Flower Shop and Deanna at their future venue. I love shooting at Fausel Ranch and working with Deanna! Bryan, Amy’s fiancee works for CAL FIRE and after several scheduling attempts we were able to plan a lovely fall session at Boeger Winery. Two lovely people for sure- very easy going and excited about their upcoming wedding. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect- glowing late fall colors and a warm fall day. …

Tiffany & Keith are getting married next year on August 28, 2010 at Harmony Ridge Lodge in Nevada City. They came across one of my wedding album samples at David Girard while helping a friend bottle wine. It was so great to get their call because we instantly connected. Sharing a mutual love of the outdoors and outdoor activity- we set off to photograph their “Save the Date” photograph at Alder Creek Tract off of Hwy 50. Pinto(their child/dog) joined in on the fun too! After some time at the river, we headed over to Apple Hill for some fall…

Chris & Karissa were such a fun couple to shoot – so natural with each other. They were playful, funny, comfortable and “awkward”.. which is a good thing for Chris.. according to Karissa. (haha!) They “met” at a bar while hanging out with mutual friends in Tahoe during 4th of July weekend a few years ago. Chris was too shy to ‘put the moves’ on Karissa that night, but later he found her on Myspace and they started to talk. He invited Karissa to Hot August Nights in Reno a couple months later and I asked “So was it a…

Bassi Falls is such a great place. My kids love it! When the water fall is really flowing there are tons of little pools to swim in and explore. Plus, it is only a 15 minute hike(about 25-30 with the kids), so very do-able for young ones! Last Monday, we all headed out to spend some time enjoying this beautiful part of the country we live in. (Glad we finally found it- LOL) Sean and Sara have been dating for ten years…”altogether”. You can tell by the way they are with each other that they know each other really well…and…

I always feel lucky to love the job that I have. On this particular day I felt even more lucky…Gretchen and Matt picked up me and Kristi (who offered to help me with the shoot) to head up to high country. Matt’s family has this most amazing property off of Ice House Road (have I mentioned that it is amazing?) WOW! The air was crisp, the sunlight was warm and clear and it was the perfect chance to get to know Gretchen and Matt (and Bee, one of the sweetest most mellow 2.5 year old dogs I have ever known)…

David and Beth have been together for 9 years and have been engaged for 1 1/2 years! Beth is an accountant for her family owned business Dixon&Dixon in Pollock Pines and David owns his own small software company. They both love the outdoors and doing outdoor activities such as hiking and kayaking. In fact, the day before their wedding David and his grooms men are going on a kayaking and camping trip to Emerald Bay and coming back early in the morning on the day of the wedding! Not the common bachelors party , but I think it sounds better!…

Andrew has been my neighbor since I first moved to Pollock Pines. I’m looking forward to documenting his wedding for his family as well as Molly’s. Molly and Andrew met at Los Hermanos – Andrew was Molly’s boss and we all laughed about how that is about to change! So far, this couple has had to plan their wedding 3 times because they’ve changed their location but have decided to have their wedding in Molly’s fathers backyard for a relaxed wedding. During the shoot I asked them to whisper in each others ears to get a fun shot; afterwards they…

Ain’t love grand? Today I was supposed to be updating my website, which I did, sort of. I got side tracked and made a post about my 25th high school reunion(see below) and then started to work on updating my couples section. At the end of the day, I must admit, I am not much of an editor and instead of choosing a few images to use to update my site, I created a slideshow with well, many of my favorites. Here is the slideshow of engagement and anniversary sessions from 2008. Enjoy!