Every so often, I talk shop with guests at weddings. It seems like there is always an “Uncle Joe” who is a photo enthusiast and wants to talk about cameras, computers, flashes… Of course, I’m more than happy to oblige, but sometimes the conversation can start to go on too long. I [...]

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John + Erin were married about a month ago in the lovely mountain area of Keystone, Colorado. When we arrived for the wedding there was quite a bit of snow on the ground but within a couple of days there were only patches of it left. Erin bravely faced the cool fall day [...]

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Lisa, Elle and I are here in chilly, snowy, foggy Iowa to spend the holiday with Lisa’s dad. The other night while Lisa was helping direct the local church play, I ran outside to get a couple photos. I snapped these shots, determined frostbite was too high a price to pay for more [...]

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On 7-7-7 I shot a wedding at the Calistoga Ranch and the bride had this great idea for her reception. She hired Doug Shannon to do caricatures of any guests who wanted one, and believe me, everyone wanted one. Doug spends about a minute and a half on each caricature, so he can [...]

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Heather + Eric were married at the Main Post Chapel at the Presidio a few weeks ago. Their schedule was unlike any other wedding I have shot, in that, the night before the wedding was the big party (at 111 Minna Gallery) and they followed their morning ceremony with a brunch at Greens. In [...]

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I’m kicking off my new “Vendor of the Week” series by recommending a vendor who does more to dramatically enhance the look of a wedding than almost any other single vendor, Got Light. When the folks at Got Light are brought in, a pretty room becomes beautiful and a beautiful room is pushed over [...]

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You’ll probably recognize these two from an earlier post about their engagement session. Amy + Dan just had their wedding a few days ago and what an amazing wedding it was. Amy made such great choices for her wedding! Everything from her hair and make-up stylists, her dress, the Rolls Royce, the [...]

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Sarah + Sebastian were married on a beautiful fall day at BR Cohn Winery in Glenn Ellen, California. Sarah did a wonderful job with the details of her wedding. You’ll see the place card table below with little glass bottles of chimichurri herbs whichpay homage to Sebastian’s Argentinian heritage. Also, there were crossword [...]

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Continuing with my “catch up posts”, here are some shots from Joelle + Zack’s wedding in October at King’s Beach on Lake Tahoe’s north shore. From the look of it, you would never guess that less than 24 hours before the wedding 2 inches of snow fell on the beach. Miraculously by Saturday [...]

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While it seems like just yesterday, it’s actually been a couple of months since Marci + Darren’s wedding. They chose a place of personal significance for their wedding, the Lake Sonoma Overlook. There is a beautiful view of the lake (didn’t even know there was a Lake Sonoma, did you? ) and the [...]

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