Linda and Jack

I had the privilege of getting to spend the day with Linda and Jack at their beautiful wedding up in the Oakland hills a couple weeks ago. I had such a good time with them and all the family and friends, it was a really great group of people! We got our start at the beautiful Claremont Resort where both Linda and Jack were getting ready. The Claremont is a classic resort originally built at the turn of the 20th Century for the Bay Area elite to play so there is a ton of historical images on the walls and fun places to shoot. Linda and Jack were both a bit nervous but were having a lot of fun while getting ready with their friends then they met up before the ceremony for some family images. It was so funny to see how much they relaxed when they finally got to be with each other. Haha, they are obviously perfect compliments for each other!
The ceremony was at the Piedmont Community Center which is a gorgeous park and ballroom in the Oakland hills. It was great to get to be so close to the city yet have a ceremony in the redwoods! Linda looked absolutely stunning and kept everyone guessing by starting out in a beautiful wedding gown, then changing into more traditional Korean dress before ending the night in a very hot Chinese dress.
It was a great evening and I can't wait to get started on their album. After I went through the wedding and selected only my very top favorites, I had over 200 images to go through! Haha, that will make for a fantastic album!
Linda and Jack, I had a great time and wish you many years of happiness together! Thank you and your families for having me.

Desiree and Chris's Los Gatos Engagement Photos

Desiree and Chris are the kind of couple I just love to be around; when they are together they both just light up and become more than when they are apart. Probably 2 seconds into our session I saw not only just how in love with each other they are but also how much one of them is truly a part of the other! They are that couple that we all say "they were made for each other!"
We met up in Los Gatos, which is beautiful town about 50 miles south of San Francisco and near San Jose. I grew up just over the hill in Santa Cruz so it felt nice to be "home." We started out by heading up Highway 9 out of Saratoga into the Santa Cruz Mountains until we found a turnout on the side of a stream that had PERFECT lighting! It was right on the side of the road but the lighting was just amazing and the images were beautiful. Desiree and Chris were great, not even caring about the cars driving by with some even honking approval!
We then went just a little ways back down the road to a regional park then to the beautiful The Mountain Winery for an amazing view of the Silicon Valley before heading back to Los Gatos for some night shots downtown. We were expecting it to be pretty quiet, it being a Sunday evening, but downtown LG was hopping! I had shot down there not too long ago for a commercial so knew of a couple cool spots that would be a bit more quiet. Funny thing is, I don't think Chris and Desiree would have cared at all if I set them up right in the middle of main street! lol
I had a great time with you both and I can't wait to shoot your wedding down in Carmel!

This is one of my favorite images, the beautiful light and the overall feel really help illustrate how passionate Chris and Desiree are for each other


They couldn't stop having a good time!


Here's some of that gorgeous light








If you look closely, I think you can see them melting together!


haha, I love how Chris is checking out Desiree here!