Becerra Family

I love weddings but I am kind of glad wedding season is over so I can do more portrait sessions. I love, love portraits and even more so if they are of kids. Kids are very honest so what you see is what you get with them. The camera doesn't lie and neither do the expressions of kids.
Here is the very cute Becerra family of Simon and Kasey and their adorable boys Max and Niko.

Bernadette & Michael - New York, NY

I am almost done with the 2008 wedding season and I am so excited to post about this fantastic wedding I shot in New York. Bernadette asked me a long time ago to be her wedding photographer and I just couldn't wait because I knew it was going to be a great time at a very cool place, the Metropolitan Place in New York.
This was a marriage of two people who exude a fun, relaxed and down to earth attitude at all times, so it was no surprise that their wedding reflected the same spirit. I was in the company of extremely warm, funny and gracious people who knew how to have a good time. I had one of the funnest nights in a long time and while shooting the wedding!
Bernadette looked so New York chic. She put together her whole look for a fraction of what the normal bride spends on her attire and looked fabulous. Her head piece is from Fasinators in New York and they liked my pictures so much they decided to use a few for their website/blog header and wrote about me in their blog! I am so honored.
Please be sure to check out these amazing head pieces if you are searching for a traditional veil alternative. These will definitely complete your modern look.
Thanks Bernadette and Michael for letting me be a part of your fantastic NY wedding!

Shelley & John - San Ramon, Ca

Oh how sweet and down to earth Shelley and John were! I new the minute I met them that I wanted to be their wedding photographer.
This couple was helping set up decorations minutes before they walked down the isle while greeting guests and family members. Never have I seen such a calm, cool, and collected couple on their wedding day. It was a great night and I feel that their happy and stress-free attitude had such a major part in it

Don't forget the little people!

My friend Lisa had a baby shower a few weeks ago and I just have to post some pictures of the sweet kids and babies that were there. I would post pictures of my pregnant friend but she has braces on right now and would probably kill me if she saw I posted pictures of her and her metal mouth for the world to see. I still think she looks great and even younger than ever!

Mighty Max from next door





Little brother Notorious Nikko





Sassy Sierra




And the babes...
Charismatic Connor



Zesty Zoe (sorry that was a hard one)

Erin & Bob - Half Moon Bay Ca.

So lately I've been thinking about how lucky I have been with all my weddings I've shot this year. In particular all of the couples have been so sweet and wonderful to work with. Erin and Bob are an especially sweet and lovely couple that got married in Half Moon Bay at the San Benito House in their beautiful garden area. Erin wore her mother's wedding dress that she made back in the 70's and it fit her perfectly! Not many brides would do that these days, but I could tell that it meant a lot to Erin and as well to her mother by the proud look she had every time she looked at her daughter.
Oh and her makeup was flawlessly done by the talented Jira at wow pretty. Ladies, I cannot stress the importance of make up applied professionally for your wedding. Erin is a natural beauty yes, but even those with natural beauty need help with make up if you are going to have your picture taken because digital images can be unforgiving especially with harsh flash. We have all seen those pictures of the stars caught without makeup. Pick someone who has experience with make up application for film and not just everyday wear. Just consider it. I promise they are harmless and will not make you look unnatural. They will just enhance your beauty for perfect pictures.