The Blacksmith wedding

I got the pleasure of photographing my friends Josh and Jana's wedding on December 19th. It was such a blast. Josh and Jana have been together since high school and everyone has been waiting for this day. Josh and Jana have such an amazing love for each-other, it was so wonderful to see them share this day together. It was so great to be able to photograph this wedding. We took a lot of photos, and the bridal party was great! There was no complaining just more suggestions for more shots we could do.... you don't always get that! It made for some really fun photos that showed the couple's and their friend's personalities. Jana's maiden name is Black and Josh's last name was Smith... So instead of Jana just taking Josh's last name... they decided to change both of their names to Blacksmith. So cute. Here is a preview of some of the best photos of the wedding. :) Thanks again Blacksmiths! It was so fun!
(video is best viewed at the size shown on the screen.. any bigger makes for badly pixelated photos due to the small files size for the video.)

Nancy

I did a shoot with my friend Nancy last weekend for an assignment for a class I'm in. I really liked how a lot of the photos turned out so I decided to post them on here. :) She is a great model, she has such a spunky personality. Really fun shoot!

Mom and baby group 2 year anniversary!

My Aunt Leahna started a mommy's group with over 30 moms in it! They had the group's two year anniversary today at a park in Ventura and hired me to take some photos during the party. :) There were soo many kids running around all under the age of 3! So fun! The lighting wasn't perfect because it was at twelve in the afternoon but I still managed to get some pretty cute shots. Thanks girls for letting me celebrate your group's anniversary with you!
Here is a preview of some of the shots :)

Ben's Senior portraits

Ben didn't get senior portraits taken his senior year... so he called me to do "senior portraits" his first year at Cal Poly for his parents. He wanted it outdoors so we chose sweet springs again. It was so windy this time.. it was a good thing he didn't have long hair because it would have been all over the place. Here are a few of my favorites :)

Engagement photos for Josh and Jana!

I was able to take photos of Josh and Jana yesterday down by the bay and at sweet-springs. Josh and Jana have been together for 5 years now and will be getting married in December. They are such a fun couple. They love doing things outdoors so we tried to encompass that into their shoot (jumping photos, the row boat). I am really pleased with how they turned out. I'm so excited to shoot their wedding in just a few months! I put a whole bunch of the photos on here because I just couldn't choose between them! Congrats Josh and Jana! Thanks for letting me capture a little piece of your relationship with these photos! :)

Renewal of Vows

Last week I got the pleasure of photographing a renewal of vows. Michelle and Pat live in Tennessee and have been together twenty-five years this year! They came out here to visit family and friends and to renew their vows in honor of their twenty-fifth anniversary. Their daughter Macy was the flower girl/ ring bearer. The weather early that day was horribly windy and cold, but about an hour before the ceremony the wind calmed down and the fog rolled away it was wonderful! Here are some of the highlights from the ceremony. Enjoy!