When they first met, Alex was working as a cashier at a grocery store in Redding, CA, and Drew was the cute stockboy filling up shelves… Alex caught Drew’s eye and guys, you know how it is when you have to go talk to a girl… thankfully, he stepped up to the plate and stole her heart! They got married on 8/9/10, and it must be a lucky day because they had a lovely wedding, It was under 90 degrees in the middle of the summer, and we got some fun pictures to showcase their wedding day at the Lions Gate Hotel in Sacramento, in the McClellan AFB grounds. We worked hard to give them photos that have never been done at this location, and I’m always stoked when I can give a bride pictures she wont find anywhere else. 

Jessica Moores rocked these next two for me…she’s pretty much awesome.  I invited her to come shoot anything she wanted, with my only expectation that she try new and different things all day, and she gave Alex some awesome pictures:

Isn’t this the coolest  announcement photo? Gotta have the beer in-hand..

Mr. and Mrs. Simonis, thanks for having us at your wedding, Jess and I got to flex our creative muscles!

Much <3,

Dave

Ashley and Todd are a super fun couple, and I hope I did an adequate job of representing their chemistry and fun-loving personalities in their engagement session photos! One thing I love about them is that they made me feel comfortable shooting any idea that popped into my head, and they were stoked on the fun and unusual photos.. pretty much my ideal situation. Kind of funny that usually it’s my job to make my clients confortable, but I think they did that for me more than I for them. Thanks for jumping, goofing around, being in love, and being you!

WARNING: Mom Shot AHEAD!!!

Check out Todd putting the moves on his lady:

Much <3,

Dave

The sun was shining brightly on Christine and Roger as they wed in Monterey, CA at the Monterey Plaza Hotel.   The weather was gorgeous, and that was a fortunate gift! Christine was also gorgeous, but I totally expected that. The girls at Oya Inc in Monterey did a fantastic job of accentuating her beauty, and her smile would light up the room every time.  Roger and the guys got ready at a separate hotel,  and he was looking very dapper himself, although he wouldn’t tell you so.  Roger is that rare guy who is modest yet confident,  charming but not overbearing, and Christine is his perfect match.  Their ceremony on the balcony of the Monterey Plaza Hotel was overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and these two have a special love for water, so it doesn’t get any better that this!  As the evening sun cast a golden glow, we headed down to the cliffs where Roger asked Christine to be his wife, and got some meaningful and romantic photos.  Jessica and I had such a great time shooting this wedding!  Roger and Christine are off to their next adventure in Korea, which is where Roger will be stationed for the next two years.  Looking forward to the post cards =)

Roger sent this letter to his bride to be moments before the ceremony… cute!

The Monterey Plaza Hotel’s Patio overlooking the Ocean.. awesomeness!

I love this shot that Jessica took… It was fun having her as my second shooter for this Monterey Wedding!

Thank you so much for including me in a memorable day of your life, and I wish you many more!

Much <3,

Dave

I met the fun and carefree bride to be Kryssi while attending the Plan Green event at the UC Davis campus. . She helped facilitate the event, and she was one of the first people to come up and talk to me while I was setting up my booth.  I was so excited to hear from her soon after about taking wedding photos for her and Jim! She’s the kind of woman who makes people around her smile,  and Jim snatched her up! Smart move Jim =)  Even though Kryssi works super close the the UC Davis Arboretum,  she wanted to get some different textures for her engagement session. We had a great time cruising around Old Sacramento and basking in the warm afternoon sunlight, surrounded by 100 year old brick buildings.  Check out some of my favorites from the day!

Love the pockets on this bag!

I just knew that Christine and Jim would be awesome, and they were… thanks for being so patient and fun, and I’ll see you in Tahoe in 31 days!

Much<3,

Dave