Sacramento Newborn, Baby, Maternity, Children's and Wedding Photography

Family Vacation – Spindrift in Monterey

August 5, 2010

Sorry if anyone has tried to reach me this week. I’m on vacation in Monterey with my family, and we are having a great time! Here are images from earlier in the week. I will probably post the rest after I return home this weekend.

We are staying at the home of a family friend and all I can say is that it is AMAZING and beautiful. We have an incredible view, you can see the ocean and the bay. The home is windows floor to ceiling, and its so bright and gorgeous. We went whale watching on Tuesday. To the Monterey Bay Aquiarium on Wednesday. And we’re heading out to explore the tide pools this afternoon. Its been SO relaxing.

Yes, we saw whales! The whale watching trip was about three hours long, and we saw a few humpbacks, and we saw blue whales – which are the LARGEST whale in the world. They were amazing! I got some great shots…

I took a ton of photos at the aquarium, and I can’t wait to edit and post those. The Seahorse display was just incredible. We are having a blast!!

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Brunilda: Love the vacation photos, that house is to die for! By the way I love your blog header, really gorgeous

Beth: So jealous of your vacation time! Looks like a blast, LOVE that turtle!

kelly klatt: Okay, that's it-I guess I have to vacation in Monterey!! Those whale shots are amazing-jealous!

melissa: SO jealous! Looks like a fantastic vacation! I love the layout of the photos, too - awesome!

monica: What fun shots!! Makes me want to o to Monterey NOW!! :)

tanja: jealous of the long sleeve shirts you are wearing as I am sitting in 100 degree heat! AMAZING shots! Love the snail one and the turtle one - well all of them really!

Jen P.: WOW, it looks like so much fun!!!!! Great captures!!

Vickie: Love the photos! Looks like sooo much fun. I really love the aquarium shots.

Beth: What gorgeous vacation photos! I love Monterey and it looks like you had a blast!

sara: wow! nice diggs! and gorgeous shots...that whale shot is incredible. looks like a fun vacation!!

Wedding in Sacramento

August 4, 2010

I had the opportunity this past weekend to shoot a wedding here in Sacramento with Colleen Sherman, for Emily Main Photography. They are both SO talented, and are both two of my new favorite photographers. The wedding was at a gorgeous church in Sacramento on L Street in midtown. We had some time after the wedding with the bride and groom, which was a great opportunity for some interesting shots. The reception was at the Library Galleria in Sacramento, which is a gorgeous venue. Tessa, the bride, owns a cake shop in Sacramento called The Frosted Cake Shop. I think I’ll be using her for my next family celebration coming up. Super cute cakes! I was able to spend some extra time with the groom, Brett, which I normally have not had the opportunity to do while second shooting. Here are some great images from the day!

Wedding at St. John's Lutheran Church, Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Wedding at St. John's Lutheran Church

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jen: Oh my goodness these are beautiful! What a lovely location as well. Great job!

Vickie: Beautiful photos! I love that last shot....the look on her face is so genuinely happy.

Hannah: These are spectacular! Great job, and what a beautiful wedding.

Beth: These are gorgeous images! Beautiful!

Holly Clouse: Gorgeous wedding, and pictures! That 2nd picture of the groom belongs in a magazine. Great job! :)

Annie Pennington: I absolutely LOVE your use of the light! The locations were completely gorgeous!! Fantastic work!!! Your images are beautifully crisp and clear and gorgeous!

Sara: Gorgeous work!!!

shannon: these are really beautiful! what a gorgeous church. beautiful light you found. great, great job!!

Stacey S: You did an absolutely lovely job!

Lauren P.: What beautiful images! You did such a great job capturing special moments on their special day! :)

Kelly Q: Absolutely stunning! Love all the shots in front of the doors, and that window is a.mazing!

Kelsey Anderson: Looks like it was a beautiful day!

CrystalL: Stunning: the bride, the details, and of course the images!

monica: OMGoodness..these are stunning!! I love every single one of them!

tanja: Oh WOW!!!! What an amazing venue! Gorgeous shots!

Jennifer Witt: These are gorgeous! I love the emotion in the last one. She looks so in love!

Kelly Mendoza: Beautiful wedding and gorgeous images!

Sacramento Newborn Photography – Little Miss A – 4 Days Old

July 30, 2010

Ok, I have NO patience, whatsoever. I had a session today with the sweetest family. The same afternoon, my family and I drove to Tahoe for a family visit, and I did some editing on the way because I had to see the photos, NOW! I did their maternity portraits at the Rosegarden at the Capital a few months ago, and I’ve been so excited to hear the news that their daughter had arrived. She is SOOOO beautiful, and she was so easy to work with today! She was the cutest, sweetest little button! I’m excited to share this sneak peek with the family – congratulations to you, and I know you will get some rest soon!

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Tamieka: Awwwww she looks so adorable, looking like her daddy! Congrats

Vickie: How adorable! Love that second shot.

Hannah: So, so precious. I love these.

Nicki: Great job! I love the last one.

Lauren P.: Love these - especially the 2nd shot! Great job! :)

CrystalL: So cute, love all your different "sets". Beautiful images!

Haley: Too cute! Love them all@

melissa: Oh my gosh - she is precious! Great job!

San Francisco Wedding with Elegance and Class – Part II

July 26, 2010

Ceremony at St. Dominics Catholic Church – the architecture was amazing, and the church was just gorgeous.

San Francisco Wedding at St. Dominic's Church

And… after the full Mass, everyone headed to the City Club for a great party!

San Francisco Reception at the City Club on Bush

I looooved all of the details – all including peacock feathers. Vivien put so much work and detail into the reception.

San Francisco Reception at the City Club on Bush

After a delicious dinner, the bride and groom invited all of the guests downstairs to an area that was transformed into an elegant nightclub dance floor. This group knew how to party and have a good time!

San Francisco Reception at the City Club on Bush

Jessica: Beautiful.

mandy: great job! that church is beautiful!

San Francisco Wedding with Elegance and Class – Part I

July 25, 2010

I had such a great time yesterday at Vivien and Jason’s wedding in San Francisco. She was an absolutely gorgeous bride, and I loved working with them as a second shooter for Scott Fischbein. The ladies got ready at the fabulous Intercontinental, Mark Hotel in the California Suite (huge and full of amazing light!). More images of the ceremony and reception, coming soon!

Wedding, Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco

Wedding Photography, Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco

More images coming soon!

Sara Welch: stunning! her ring is amazing! what a gorgeous bride :)

Mel: Wow, gorgeous bride! Love her dress. Great shots.

Tammy: What a radiant bride! These are all beautiful, I love the soft and warm feel. Great use of light too, the ones of her looking out toward the window are just lovely!

Misty: their beautiful! I love the detail shots!

Amanda: Wow - a classic bride - beautiful dress, ring, flowers, and accessories!

Kelsey Anderson: These are gorgeous!!!

Pamela Topping: So beautiful!

tanja: love her dress - she is beautiful and you captured it all so well for them!

Allison: Love the detail shots! Really gorgeous work!

CrystalL: Beautiful bride, absolutely gorgeous shots!

JenniferK: OMG! GORGEOUS! WOW! everything about these is perfect!!

vickie: Wow...she is beautiful! I love your detail shots.

Allison Waken: These are beautiful!

Stacey H: She is absolutely gorgeous! These are beautiful images. Oh, and I want her ring!!!

melissa: Beautiful! I love all the detail shots. Great job!

Mindy: I love your eye for beauty - your comp is perfect (IMHO). Beautiful bride, ring and images!

Sacramento Newborn Photography

July 23, 2010

I’m a little behind on my blogging right now. Things have been super busy, which I LOVE! I had a Marathon Weekend with my other business, Lovely Boudoir, this past weekend and I’ve been really swamped with editing. I want to share this adorable little 6 day old guy with you. What a sweetie!

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Live Laugh Shoot: Great images - I especially love the hands and feet shot. The composition is really lovely. Cheers, Anne

Amanda: So sweet!

Allison: So precious! Love that last one!

Christy Fassnacht: Sweet sweet newborn shots! The family will love having these precious moments captured!

vickie: What a sweet baby! I love the first & the one with big sister.

Tiffany: Gorgeous images! Love that first one!

CrystalL: OH MY, love them all!

rhonda: what a precious baby. love those tiny feet.

beth: So precious!

Stacey H: These are adorable. My favorite is the first one!!

What to Wear Wednesday

July 13, 2010

I’m excited to start sharing some ideas with you for family sessions! I’m going to try to post these a few times a month to match with the season… so here is the first! I scoured some of my favorite websites, and found four great coordinating outfits that would work really well for a family shoot. Forget the khaki and whites – its all about coordinating your fun and bold colors!

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Kelsey Anderson: Cute outfits options!

Mandy: Cute outfits! Makes me want to go shopping.

Tiffany: Great combo. Love the colors you picked.

Stacey S: Great choices!

Sacramento Wedding Photographer

June 29, 2010

Another great wedding photographed as a second shooter for Scott Fischbein. He really has been so great to work with and I am learning so much from him. He’s full of energy, fun to work with, and he works with the most beautiful clients! I had a great time photographing Molly and Danny’s Sacramento wedding. We did some bridal shots at the park at the Capital before the ceremony. They were married at the beautiful Sacred Heart Catholic Church (gorgeous church), and had their reception at the Dante Club in Sacramento.

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Loving the detail shots….

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Tiffany: Gorgeous wedding. Love all the detail shots!

jolie: What a beautiful bride! You really captured the story of their wedding!

Echo: LOVE the detail shots! You rocked those! Also love your site - it's great!

Stacey S: Gorgeous work - I love your images!!

Jennifer Lauren: Gorgeous bride, looks like an amazing wedding!

vickie: What a beautiful bride! You did a great job. I love all of the detail shots!

sandrah: Love the details! Beautiful wedding. You did a fantastic job with all of them!

Elizabeth: These are great! Beautiful wedding.

Jen P.: Gorgeous bride and beautiful images!!!

Annie Pennington: What a gorgeous wedding!! The bride was just STUNNING! You did a gorgeous job capturing their wonderful day.

Pamela Topping: Stunning bride! Lovin these images :)

Mel: Beautiful bride, beautiful dress, beautiful photography!

Julia: So beautiful. You've got a great eye!

Mandy: Nice job! What a beautiful bride!

Hannah: Such beautiful work!

CrystalL: Stunning! You rocked it!

stacy: GORGEOUS bride! Lovely shots!

Jessica: Beautiful beautiful job.

sara: gorgeous!!

San Francisco, Treasure Island Wedding Photography

June 29, 2010

Just getting caught up tonight on my blog posts! I was a second shooter for Costanza Photography for this amazing day. It was very clear on the Bay, mostly because of the wind. The wedding was on Treasure Island, which is in the middle of the Bay Bridge span, just outside of San Francisco. The venue overlooked the Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge, and San Francisco! It was spectacular! The father of the bride was retired from the fire department, so there were a few special fire department related events after the wedding. Especially memorable, was the fire boat sent over. Keep in mind that this was a VERY windy day… and the boat images below will show it. The entire bridal party (and the photographers) got a bit soaked with ocean water. We also were able to get the couple away for some really fun shots at an abandoned gas station, and abandoned bowling alley just around the corner from the reception. Totally fun!

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Echo: Oh the pink is so pretty! Love the bouquet & boat shots!

Christy F: I love this whole series, but the boat shots are amazing!!!!

vickie: What a gorgeous location! Beautiful job capturing their special day.

elizabeth: What a great location! You did a wonderful job capturing the wedding.

Kimberlee: Gorgeous bride! Everything is so pretty!

Brooke Moxley: Great job! Her bouquet was beautiful!

kelly klatt: What a gorgeous couple! I love the last shot of him 'dippin her'...beautiful!

River Mill Wedding, Stockton / French Camp

June 29, 2010

I’m very behind on my blog posts… because I have been so busy with the start of wedding season. I have been so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with some very talented and experienced wedding photographers so far this year. I was not sure that wedding photography was going to be the thing for me… that is, until I photographed my first solo wedding in Lake Tahoe in May. I decided that I loved it! There is just something magical about weddings, and capturing that day for the couple starting their journey forward together.

This is the third wedding that I shot – and the couple were the sweetest ever! I loved working with the bride Samantha – we got to spend quite a bit of time on bridal portraits before the ceremony. I just felt so welcomed by the couple and their family. The location was at the River Mill, in Stockton, which is a gorgeous venue. It was a pleasure to work with Scott Fischbein as a second shooter during this fabulous day. I’m learning so much from him already, and I’m looking forward to the third wedding I’ll be shooting with him in San Francisco in July! Here are some images from the day!

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Echo: What a beautiful bride! I know that florist was excited to have something other than a hand-tied to make. :)

vickie: I really love the emotion you captured in these. I know they will be thrilled to have these memories captured so beautifully.

Brooke Moxley: Great job! I love the look on her face during the ceremony!