Finally, to finish out the 2011 wedding season, I bring you Katie and Blake's wedding from Visalia, CA. They were married on a gorgeous late November day at St. Aloysius with their wedding reception following at the Visalia Convention Center. Enjoy a few of my favorite moments from the day, along with some great portraits. Thanks!
Next up in my attempt to get my blog up to date is another wedding from last November - this time it's Sarah and Wesley. They were married at the GL Johnson Chapel at Peoples Church with a reception following at Ft. Washington Country Club. November can be such an amazing time of year for a wedding in the valley since all the trees are on fire with color and the weather is really mild -rarely any rain. Sarah and Wesley's wedding day didn't disappoint and I'm certain everyone had a blast!
No real surprise here on the location - it's spring so that means heading out to the hills to take advantage of this tiny window of beautiful weather, green hills, and blooming wildflowers. This time it's Nicole and Kenny's turn - getting married after being together since early high-school 10 years ago. Gotta love a great "High-School Sweetheart" story! Check out a few of my favorites from their session. Thanks!
There are people that have "intimate" weddings and then there are couples like Dayna and Phil whose wedding was the very definition of intimate. 12 guests, a maid of honor, a best man, an officiant, and myself in Dayna's parent's backyard. I love the vibe at these types of weddings, every thing is quieter and peaceful, but the one thing that's just as strong is the relationships. I am humbled and honored to be allowed to witness this type of celebration. Following the ceremony at their home, we headed to Belmont Country Club for a reception dinner with a few more of their friends and family. Enjoy a few of my favorite images...
Ann and Anton offered me a completely new opportunity and that was to shoot a traditional Lao ceremony a few weeks before their "Western" wedding at Wolf Lakes Park. Her family was very helpful pointing out when and where different things were going to happen and explaining what was going on as it happened. As a photographer it was exhilarating to try and distill all the different color and tradition with my camera. A few weeks later they had another ceremony out at Wolf Lakes and as usual fall at Wolf Lakes didn't disappoint - the color was amazing! Take a minute and take a look at a few of my favorites!
Tiffany and Kraig came all the way down from Alaska to Fresno to get married - I know, it doesn't make sense to me either except that Tiffany is from the area and all. Despite the fact that it rained pretty much all day, by "Alaska in November" standards it was a beautiful day and I couldn't have asked for better attitudes from a couple about a little rain. We busted out the umbrellas, got wet, had fun, broke camera gear (water and electronics don't mix well) and made some great images. And if you're wondering "how do you plan a wedding in Fresno while you're living in Alaska (or anywhere else)?", get in touch with Cassandra at Weddings by Cassandra and
In keeping with the springtime theme, I headed back to the blooming hills for Cassandra and Chris' engagement session. It was a beautiful, if not a little windy day, but it had such an amazing sky it was well worth putting up with the breeze. I really enjoyed so many images from this session, these are just a few of my absolute favorites.
We headed down to the Mural District in Downtown Fresno for Preston's senior portrait session. This is an area I haven't yet explored so it was fun getting to know another part of Fresno. To finish it all off, the sun finally broke through a little sliver of clouds and gave this really great orange glow to everything set against an amazing sky.
Ashlee and Nick are a couple of ex-photographers, working on some great new software for photographers. I'm always honored when I'm hired by other photographers - it shows I must be doing something right. We headed into the hills to take advantage of the spring landscape, and these are a few of my favorites...
