Northern California Wedding Photography - Lauren & Andrew's Wedding Day: The Vintner's Golf Club, Yountville CA.

I first met Lauren in the summer of 2009. She was interested in modeling and we connected to build each others portfolios. Lauren and I had several fun photo shoots - her bubbly and very sweet personality always made for a fun photo shoot. Although we had an existing friendship, when Lauren met the man of her dreams it was not set in stone that I would shoot her wedding...I had to be approved by Lauren's mother and grandmother - both photographers. When I got the email from her mom, I was super excited to get their approval.

Since Lauren and Andrew are both military the wedding was planned in a semi quick-like manner, but you could never tell. Each detail was exquisite and the love the couple share for each other is undeniable. The wedding was to be held in the evening in Yountville, a small town near Napa, CA. The venue was The Vintner's Golf Club , a place both the bride and groom worked, although at different times. The beginning of their lives together would begin at a place special to both of them.

Congratulations to the newlyweds, Lauren and Andrew. Thank you for having me and my team photograph your wedding. Here are some of my favorite images:

Chico CA. Wedding Photography- Jennifer & Kyle's Creative Session

Even before Jennifer and Kyle's wedding at beautiful Skylake Gardens , a stunning venue in Durham just South of Chico, Jennifer had decided she wanted to do a Creative After Session to get additional romantic portraits of the newlyweds. We decided that late fall would be the perfect time and that we wanted to include their Harley, but the tough decision was where to shoot. After tossing around some ideas with Jennifer, we decided on a few locations that would provide dramatic backdrops and bring a creative angle to my photography.

As always, Jennifer and Kyle are so cute together and Jennifer looks gorgeous in her dress - I did not have to work hard to get them to look good for the camera. Although the lighting was a fun challenge, the images from this photo shoot turned out awesome!

Thank you, Jenn and Kyle, for spending the day with me for this Creative After Session of the two of you. I love photographing the two of you and getting the opportunity to capture your love for one another, which is truly something special. Here are some of my favorite images from the Creative Session:

Northern California Wedding Photography- Rachael's Truckee, CA Creative Bridal Session

During a recent visit to Truckee I made plans to photograph the beautiful bride, Rachael Brown, in her wedding dress. Her husband, Ryan Brown, had to work so this creative session would give us more bridal portraits of Rachael. The day we ended up photographing was a very windy, cold day. Rachael was such a good sport wearing only her wedding gown, a shawl to cover her arms and her cowboy boots which helped keep her warm (and also made for some cute photos of her showing them off for the camera). For some of the photos she even had her cowboy hat which helped control her hair in the frigid wind. Here are some of my favorite images from this Truckee Creative Bridal Session. Thank you so much for getting together with me for another fun photo shoot!