Aria and Levi - Yosemite Wedding Preview

It's been a busy week leading up to Aria and Levi's wedding, so I'm taking the day off with the family. Time to soak up the last bit of fall. Too much fun last night, so before I go, here's six of many to come from yesterday's Yosemite romp.








Much more coming soon!

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Julia and Beau - The party goes on!

Julia and Beau's wedding was simply an amazing experience. Good friends and close knit family joined them to be by their sides on one of the most important days of their lives. The ceremony was at the Abundant Life Center in Tulare with the reception at Beau's grandparents home just nearby. All day long life and excitement radiated off Julia and Beau. Their love for each other and their family was inspiring. In the end, it was an amazing day that started off amongst close friends and family, and ended in the same way.





Looking like this before the ceremony is the surefire way to get a reaction from your future-husband as you walk down the aisle.



Meanwhile the Beau and his groomsmen gathered in the church office to prepare for the ceremony.



A beautiful candlelit ceremony provided the necessary intimate setting for their wedding.





After the ceremony, we headed back outside to shoot in the fields and trees.






When you have a group of ball players, what else can you do?


With one of the coolest reception entrances, each couple got down on their way in.





A touching moment between father and daughter.





After the reception, the bridal party jumped back into the party bus to make way to a second party. These guys know how to celebrate!


Once we got to the cocktail party at the Marriott I made sure to bust out the camera and get photos in a completely different setting that earlier... like a bellhop's cart.




We ended the night with one last kiss between a man and his bride. Congratulations again Beau and Julia, we wish you the best life has to offer!

Huge thanks goes out to Andrew for helping me out all day!

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Savanah and Chris - Serious Romance

Somehow, despite all of the stories of the crazy bridezillas, I am blessed to work with the most amazing couples. Last Saturday's wedding with Savanah and Chris was no exception. With two of the happiest, luckiest-to-have-each-other, best-friends, all around beautiful people - plus and amazing wedding venue (lakeside ceremony and reception) and great friends and family, it was an awesome day. Katie and I joined them on their wedding day and had a blast. Savanah and Chris have known each other since their high school days. They are both incredible athletes and are driven through life. Savanah looked stunning. Chris (whose nickname is goofy) is a romantic who continued to surprise everyone - including his wife - throughout the night - with his personal touches on the wedding. Savanah had the help of her best friends before the wedding. Their ceremony was short, only about ten minutes. It was stripped down to the purest part, their personal vows to each other. After the ceremony we all enjoyed dinner courtesy of Savanah's father and the Kelly Brothers Brewing Company. Friends and family shared thoughts, memories, and advice for Savanah and Chris' new life together. I stole Savanah and Chris away for a few moments to catch the last rays of light in the valley. They shared their first dance in their own little world. I had no idea that they were such amazing dancers! They put on an unannounced dancing show for the guests. Sometimes cake goes down smoothly, sometimes the cake flies. Tonight the cake flies. In the middle of the reception, Chris grabbed a microphone to announce that he was going to share a song for his bride. He played a heartfelt rendition of Grow Old With You to his wife's delight. If serenading your bride isn't enough, Chris put together a slideshow detailing the history of their relationship for their guests. It was at this point, that he also revealed that he had a friend secretly videotape their engagement on Catalina by playing back the video tape. Love comes full circle. Dave of TNJ Digital DJ rocked the night away. I heard later that the party went on until 2 AM. These people know how to celebrate! Once again, for the last shot of the night I set myself up for some serious photoshop work. This photo taken when it was way dark outside and with only one light. I keep experimenting, learning, having fun and loving the possibilities! Our best wishes go out to Chris and Savanah once again!

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