Wedding

Grace and Chris | A St. John’s and Belmont Country Club Wedding | Fresno, CA

October was just one big, tense, "please don't rain on us" kind of month, and Grace and Chris' wedding day was no exception. Fortunately, the rain stayed away and the weather bucked the forecast and was beautiful! It was great visiting a couple of my favorite locations, and adding a new spot (Belmont Country Club) to my repertoire. And, as a fitting end, Juan Uribe of the Giants smacked a game winning home run while I was shooting the ring shot at the end of the post. Exactly the kind of news to send a hundred or so wedding guests/Giants fans into a higher state of joy! Check out my favorites below!

Emilie and Daniel | Wolf Lakes Lakeside Wedding | Sanger, CA

Man, that was close!! We dodged the raindrops all day and still managed to make some great portraits, had a completely dry outdoor ceremony, and we were even blessed with a brilliant sunset for about 3 minutes! Emilie and Daniel were married at Lakeside at Wolf Lakes Park on one of the few days the Giants actually lost this post season. This was kind of a bummer as EVERYONE in attendance was a Giants fan - including one former Giant, a minor league pitcher groom, and a World Series champion father of the bride. But, if you gotta miss a game, at least spend it with fellow fans, and as we all know now it all worked out splendidly in the end.

Amy and Ross | A Private Ranch Wedding | Chowchilla, CA

Amy and Ross had a wickedly cool plan for their wedding. Being both pilots themselves, as well as children of pilots, aviation was definitely the theme of the day. From the model planes at the reception, to the fly-over by two crop dusters flying in formation and a fighter jet at the beginning of their ceremony, to their departure for their honeymoon in a helicopter at the end of the night - all made for great and unique photographic opportunities. Pull up a chair and take a look at a few of my favorites...

Bianca and Justin | Historic Harlan Ranch Wedding | Clovis, CA

So, I don't usually write a whole lot in these posts, but this wedding was unbelievable in so many ways. Most notably was how absolutely unshakeable Bianca and Justin were in the face of several "hiccups" on their wedding day. I'll just detail one of those unexpected happenings: The Ant Attack. Yes, I said "Ant Attack". Now, it could be expected that an outdoor wedding in a barn, on a ranch, could lead to potential "insect issues", but ants in the bride's dress is a little over the top for sure! What happened next, though, really takes the cake. You'll have to scroll down and check out the images to see what the ever prepared Nadia of Star Events grabbed out of

Allison and Sepehr | Tenaya Lodge Wedding | Fish Camp, CA

Allison and Sepehr were married in early October on one of the strangest weather days I've ever experienced. We started under blue skies with the most beautiful scattered clouds followed by a huge thunderstorm that arrived just before the ceremony. Thankfully the ceremony was in a sheltered area and we got most of the photography done before the storms hit. As a bonus, the sky was really cool when we went outside to do a couple portraits after the rain moved on. Check out a few of my favorites from the day...

Stacey and Brent | Spanish Hills Country Club Wedding | Camarillo, CA

After leaving Ashley and Leo's wedding in Chowchilla, I headed down to Camarillo in southern California for Stacey and Brent's wedding at Spanish Hills Country Club the next day.  I don't know what else to say, except that Stacey and Brent are an absolute blast to hang out with and I'm quite certain everyone at their wedding had an amazing time.  Take a few and check out some of my favorites from their wedding day...

Ashley and Leo | St. Columbia Wedding | Chowchilla, CA

Ashley and Leo had me join them in Chowchilla for their wedding day. These were the same venues that I photographed for Rosa and Mark's wedding back in May and it was cool seeing them again too (Rosa is one of the Church Coordinators). I particularly loved what Ashley did with the hall - completely transforming it with draping and dramatic light. Take a look at some of my favorite images...

Mayumi and Brett | Wolf Lakes Wedding | Fresno, CA

So this is going to be a BIG post.  There were just a ton of great moments to enjoy from Brett and Mayumi's wedding day, and added to all the moments were requests from both Mayumi, and Janice out at Wolf Lakes, to take a few images of the grounds. This resulted in some extra images of some of the special features on the Garden Side of Wolf Lakes Park.  Take a look at a few of my favorites from the day...

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