Annie and Jeremy's Wedding: Lake Tahoe, CA

Last week we got to go to Lake Tahoe for Jeremy and Annie's wedding - I know - isn't my job just awful??? Since we aren't CA natives, we took a couple of extra days to drive up and see some parts of the state that we haven't been to - I'll spare you all of the photos but here are a couple of favorites from our drive up Highway 1 all the way to San Francisco before we headed inland to the Lake - it was awesome!

Near Big Sur:


The jellyfish display at the Monterey Aquarium:


We had such a great trip up and what a great way to finish off our week with a beautiful Lake Tahoe wedding!!


Annie and Jeremy picked a gorgeous spot on the northern shore of the Lake. I love this dress shot with the mountains and water in the background:



Annie was SUCH a beautiful and classic bride, just as I knew she would be!




The super-fun wedding party - I have to say that Annie's girls were working it in their pink dresses!!



I always fall for the little ones - these fairies were precious!


A sweet ceremony moment:

There were so many fun spots to shoot with Annie and Jeremy since they picked such a great location and it was a beautiful night! Beach, water, trees - gorgeous!





**Favorite!!** ( I loved this one so much that it's already on the website - did you notice I updated?)

The reception finished off the evening with an awesome party!

A sweet dad and daughter moment:


And just a couple of the many great dance shots that we got thanks to the awesome DJ who kept the party going and everyone on the dance floor!




What a great night of celebration and a great trip. Annie and Jeremy, thanks for letting us come and be a part of such a special day. Everything was so great and big congratulations!!

Newborn Baby Cole

Whew - can you tell that life's been busy? Blogging lulls typically mean that I am slammed as is the case now! But the good news is that there's lots of fun stuff to share with you over the next couple of weeks!

I heard a statistic over the weekend that more babies are born per capita in Southern California than anywhere else in the country and considering the past couple of weeks - I believe it!

We got to help welcome Baby Cole a couple of weeks ago!


He surprised us all by showing up 5 weeks early but amazingly was still almost 6 pounds!


Babies are always such incredible miracles, and especially this little one. I love getting to capture a few hospital moments during the first couple of days - such a special time! With his Mom and Grammy:



And to top the afternoon off - I got to hold him! I LOVE babies!


Congratulations and welcome Baby Cole!!

Lake Tahoe!

Not a bad backdrop for a wedding!!!

Leonesse Cellars

On Friday, Adam and I had the privilege of spending the afternoon at one of our new favorite venues - Leonesse Cellars in Temecula. We had an amazing lunch (just think - Goat Cheese Ravioli with Scallops! wow!) at their restaurant, Block Five, and got to spend some time with their Special Events Coordinator, Nicole.


We first visited Leonesse for Ashley and Cole's wedding back in April and have really enjoyed working with them since then. We had some really fun shots from their wedding that Leonesse has been able to use to showcase their beautiful venue.




Nicole is so great to work with and we love the way that they truly care about each client and work with each bride to stage the wedding that they really have in mind. It's great to work with other vendors who think like us!

If any of you brides are venue-scouting, be sure to check them out! We can't wait to shoot there again soon!

Lauren and Brent's Wedding: Newport Beach, CA

Wow! What an amazing wedding we got to be a part of last weekend! Lauren and Brent were married at Balboa Bay Club and it was such a beautiful celebration - so beautiful that I've been dreading this post because I know I don't have room to post every shot that I want! Here's a few of my favorites, at least!

Starting the day off right:





Lauren's stunning dress by Junko Yoshioka:



Gorgeous!!




Lauren's classic bouquet by Planit couldn't have complimented her dress any more perfectly!



Lauren helping her dad with a last minute detail:


The groom and his men:



Down the aisle for an elegant, personal ceremony witnessed by close family and friends:







They're married!





Maybe my favorite image of the two of them from my wonderful and talented husband:



Lauren and Brent got to go on a gondola ride through the harbor just before the reception - this is also where Brent popped the question just a few short months before! What a great memory that they now have from both their engagement and wedding!




A few reception details:




Dancing the night away:



A great moment!!



Lauren and Brent, thanks so much for including Adam and I in your wedding celebration!! You have such great family and friends and we loved every minute of it! Congratulations!!

Don and Stacey Engagement: Nashville, TN

Whew - I think we're finally re-surfacing a little bit from our Nashville trip a couple of weeks ago! I've been buried in editing but we're finally starting to wrap things up! I have one more great shoot to share with you from that session - Don and Stacey's engagement session!


I love doing shoots at locations that are meaningful to a couple - so we were really excited to start out Don and Stacey's shoot at Greer Stadium where their first date was for a Nashville Sounds game. Stacey even showed us the exact spot that Don was standing when she walked up to meet him - love it!!

Hanging out in the bleachers:



In the Home Run Zone:



Down by the field:


After hanging out at the stadium, we went over to one of our favorite little alleyways in the Gulch:




Don't miss Stacey's awesome shoes - I wish I could get away with those!!





Don and Stacey - thanks for a great afternoon! We can't wait for your wedding in October!