The Hayden Family | Downtown Family Portrait Session | Fresno, CA

This is quite possibly the most fun family portrait session I photographed all of last year. You mix two crazy, nuts, spirited boys with a mom who has totally given in to the fact her boys are what they are, and you get some serious hilarity. Just a ton of boys being boys with a nice little family portrait in the middle. Apparently in this family, when mom says hug your brother, that means knock him down and drag him across the ground. It made the perfect Christmas card! More than anything, I love when I can capture kids this age, acting exactly like kids this age. You only get one chance at it, make it count!

Robin and Steve | Wedding from the Valhalla | Lake Tahoe, CA

So what do you do if it rains on your wedding day? Well if you're total badasses like Robin and Steve, you get WET! I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to work with last September at the Valhalla in South Lake Tahoe. Of course no one wants it to rain on their wedding day, but Robin and Steve just embraced it and they have some phenomenal memories to show for it. Definitely a highlight of my year and I love the set of images I've posted here. Enjoy!

Brand Spanking New Wedding Portfolio!

After 4 years, I finally sat down and went through 100,000+ or so wedding pictures I've taken over the last 8 years and pared it down to 76 or so of my absolute favorites - the images that I feel define my style and how I photograph weddings. True to nature it's heavy on moments, heavy on joy, heavy on the quirky little kids, with a dash of dynamic portraits thrown in for good measure. I hope it brings a smile to your face, and I really hope it inspires you to get in touch with me about shooting your wedding. Enjoy!

Gina and Dustin | Chowchilla Fairgrounds Wedding | Chowchilla, CA

Just over 4 years ago I photographed a wedding for a super cool and sweet girl named Cari - that set off a chain of weddings that now exceeds 20+ of family and friends and one that finally reached Cari's little sister Gina this summer. It's a highlight of my year, seemingly several times a year, to meet up with this group of family and friends and celebrate another wedding with them. I'm beyond honored that they continue to come back to me and trust me to capture their special days in photographs. This wedding was no exception to the rule of great parties, happy and fun loving friends and family, and gorgeous settings. Weddings by Cassandra totally remade the Chowchilla Fairgrounds

Amanda and Phil | Wolf Lakes “Feedlot” Wedding | Fresno, CA

Amanda and Phillip's wedding comes to you from the brand new reception venue out at Wolf Lakes Park. Named "The Feedlot" it's perfect for small, intimate receptions, private parties, and all sorts of simpler events. I love the decor and Amanda and Phil's wedding was the perfect event to host as their first wedding reception. Aside from the venue, this wedding was so much fun, just a ton of great people to hang out with, lots of emotion and great characters. Phil's son was just ridiculously cute and I loved documenting his relationship with his dad and new "mom." Take minute and check out a few of my favorite images from the day!