My sister-in-law Kaitlin got married about a week ago!!!!
They’re back from their Bahamas honeymoon and I think they’ve started looking for a bigger apartment (need room for all those wedding gifts).
It’s really amazing how many photos I managed to take, considering I was IN the wedding ….
But, here’s a little sneak peek.
All these images are [...]

Finishing up Keith and Shannon’s Paso Robles vineyard wedding at Pear Valley Vineyards ….
Since Keith and Shannon did a First Look, they had ALL their portraits done before the ceremony and were able to enjoy their cocktail hour with their guests (and gave me time to get some shots of the details in the reception [...]

Continuing with Keith and Shannon’s Paso Robles vineyard wedding at Pear Valley Vineyards….
Pear Valley has this AMAZING spot for ceremonies …. up at the top of this hill, under the tree, overlooking acres of vineyard!
So breath-taking, especially at sunset.
Keith and Shannon’s wedding happened to be a bit windy (and a little colder than expected), but [...]

Continuing with Keith and Shannon’s Pear Valley Vineyard wedding ….
Keith and Shannon chose a vineyard for their wedding as a very personal connection to their relationship. They have been dating for several years and have taken many (many) trips up to central California for a relaxing wine weekend. They particularly like Paso Robles, so I [...]

Today we’ll continue with Keith and Shannon’s photos – after being briefly interrupted by the images from my wedding with [b]ecker shot a couple weeks ago.
Keith and Shannon got married back in April in Paso Robles, CA at Pear Valley Vineyards.
Although the were getting ready for the wedding separately they chose to see each other [...]

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As I mentioned Monday … over the weekend I had the opportunity to photograph a wedding Saturday with [b]ecker – a great Orange County wedding photographer.
This couple’s story is sweet – they met “by accident.” Literally. She rear-ended him on a SoCal freeway and he charmed his way into a date I guess
Due [...]

Over the weekend, I had the privilege of 2nd shooting a wedding in Los Angeles with [b]ecker – OC wedding photographer superstar!
On Saturday, the ceremony was at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, with a reception at Pacific Palms Hotel.
Such a fun, family-filled wedding ….
I’ll post more images as I go through them!
Thanks again to [...]

Finally getting around to blogging images from Keith and Shannon’s gorgeous vineyard wedding in Paso Robles, CA
First of all, THANK YOU to my awesome husband who always does such a great job lugging around my equipment, and Maggie Keegan Gross, who came along to 2nd shoot on this long (long) day out of town.
We started [...]

Last weekend I helped shoot a wedding with Renee Bowen at Middle Ranch, in Los Angeles.
Have you ever checked out Middle Ranch? It’s absolutely the kind of venue I would choose if I was getting married …. big, gorgeous, outdoor lawn and huge trees for the ceremony location …. with the reception venue on the [...]