Archive for the ‘Wedding’ Category

Alex and Drew are Married

August 26, 2010

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

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 was talking to one of my couples from 2008,  Nelson and Linda, and they mentioned that Nelsons sister Amy was getting married soon…Of course I was super excited to meet them!  Amy, John, and I talked about life, love, pictures, and how much we wanted to rock out some fun youthful photos for them.  I was super stoked off of their engagement session at the Davis arboretum, and after that shoot I knew that the wedding was going to be just as fun!  We did the tradtional tea ceremonies, and after a fantastic lunch ( one of the perks of shooting a chinese wedding… yummy food!),  we went to midtown to shoot some fun portraits.  My friend Jessica Moores came to hang out in midtown for the portraits and do some no-pressure shooting with me, which was rad. While we were out shooting, John got a call that the ENTIRE reception had to be moved  from the King Palace restaurant to Happy Garden Restaurant  due to a plumbing issue… and he was as cool as a cucumber! Amazing… Amy, he’s a keeper =)















Happy Garden Restaurant is a popular banquet hall for Chinese Weddings in Sacramento, and my last four have been here:


To see more, check out this slideshow

Amy and John, It was wonderful being a part of your day!

Much <3,

Dave

After rockin out Frasinetti Winery with Reyna and Noah, we all got some rest and took a weekend vacation together to San Francisco for rest, relation, sushi, and portraits.  This was a fantastic luxury to have my clients and friends excited about doing something different and shooting their portraits on the next day…. I was so stoked that they were stoked!   My lovely wife assisted, and we were able to get in some sweet locations before the sun set on us and it was time for a fabulous dinner… Check out our day in San Francisco, my concrete paradise.

These getting ready photos have a more relaxed feel to them, and this was a common thread throughout the day… I’m hoping it translates well.




I ran across the street and went the the 12th story of a parking garage for the next shot… love the city feel, and I’d climb those stairs again anyday. And when I say stairs, I mean the ones leading to the elevator=)


Ahhh Pier 39. Clam Chowder, silly socks, Carousels, and tons of memories… and newlyweds.









Yeah, we had to head to the Palace. You know this place gets some serious photo-love…. it was a Monday, and there were STILL two other wedding couples having photos taken there… but we were watching. We made sure to rock it harder. I could see the jealousy in their eyes when I busted out some lighting gear ( the wife counts as lighting gear in this case… thanks babe)





We were losing light fast, but we made the decision to haul butt over to Baker beach, cause Reyna promised me that she will get her dress wet before the day is over…now keep in mind that this is San Francisco, not San Diego, and that water was JUST slightly warmer than freezing, so we didn’t completely trash the dress.  I rolled up my pants and hopped in there so I knew what Reyna was workin with. She toughed it out, I screamed like a little girl when that ice water hit my pale legs!


I’m in love with this last image… since they are family friends, I should be able to get away with hanging it on my wall at home. Love U guys! Not quite as much as the love in this photo though… the hand, the look, its just… <3.

As far as photoshoots go, this one was epic. San Francisco portraits with my wife and great friends, sushi, pastry, designing my first bouquet with Maple leaves, it was perfect. Thanks Reyna and Noah!! I barely even realized I was working, and thats how work should be.

Much<3,

Dave

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