Northern California Wedding Photographer

When I first arrived at the Forest House Lodge for Sumer and Jason’s wedding, I almost instantly fell in love. Everywhere I turned there were these amazing spots that a photographer would dream to work in. And the groom, as a photographer himself, I’m sure picked the Forest House Lodge for this among many reasons for their big day. The Forest House helps to create an atmosphere of a destination wedding by only booking their venue for a minimum of 28 hours. Every that was there, was there for this wedding and every staff member was there to make sure…

Michelle and Zac decided to share their special day with a small, intimate group of family and friends at Sequoia in Placerville. We started the day off with Michelle getting ready, and took some beautiful portraits on one of the many Victorian couches Sequoia has to offer. For their first look, Michelle walked across the front lawn to where Zac was waiting beneath the archway.  Their beautiful daughter Ellie was there to celebrate the day with them as well, and spent most of the day bouncing between relatives, and just being the cheerful 9-month old that she is. After the…

Recently I got the opportunity to photograph a very special day for the Barba Family. Their twins Gwyn and Drew were being baptized on their first birthday with a big family and friends celebration to follow at the beautiful Van Der Vijver Estate Winery in Fairplay. And if that wasn’t enough Kate and Pete, their parents, were celebrating a 10th wedding anniversary with a Vow Renewal ceremony. It was a perfect California day complete with that gorgeous late afternoon sun, made all the warmer by the family and friends that surround and support them. We took 15 minutes after the…

When I logged on to Facebook the morning of Trisha and Justin’s wedding, I couldn’t help but love Trisha’s post for the day: Today I marry my best friend. Their day took place at The Flower Farm in Loomis. The bride got ready in her own suite surrounded by her many bridesmaids, and the groom and groomsmen took over the main house. I love that there are so many cottages and gardens to work with, and it worked out great to be able to just pop in to a cottage for a quick break from all the heat. For their…

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…

Deanna, the owner of Fausel Ranch, was kind enough to drive us on the back of her quad so that I could take a few photographs of Michelle and Tim as they left the ceremony on their motorcycle, it made for some awesome images, and what I would give for a few photos of Me, Anna, Deanna, and all our gear bouncing on the back of that quad! Congratulations Tim and Michelle!

To be perfectly honest… I am always a bit nervous when I shoot another photographer (Jason Tanaka), but after hanging out with Sumer and Jason that quickly went away. We met at Baker Beach in San Francisco. It’s an awesome location in the city because it has a bit of everything…the beach, a view of part of the city, an old bunker for a bit of that urban style, and an awesome view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Throughout the session we worked our way down the beach, and managed to beat a night-time photography class to the far end…

Kate and Evan are from Pollock Pines or at least have lived here for a long time. They met at Sly Park Lake working together. Their wedding gave a lot of local vendors a chance to get together and help to make their big day shine. Kate and Evan chose a first look at Bella Vista Bed and Breakfast, where they got ready. After their first look, they had the whole day to spend with each other. After many photographs in the wild flowers fields in Coloma, we headed to Sierra Banquet Center in Camino. Sue does such a fabulous…

I’m always a bit nervous going into a wedding having not done an engagement session, or worked with the couple prior to the wedding, but I have to say that all of that went out the window the moment I met up with Kate in her suite. Kate and Josh were so much fun to work with! Totally in love. Ready to be married and Josh was so enamored with Kate- it was clearly visible the entire day. The day had a wonderful ease about it – just the idea that whatever happened would be perfect -and it was. The…