Friday, August 30, 2013

Sneak peek of a few Bride and Groom shots!

Here is a quick sneak peek of a wedding I did in July at Wisteria Garden's in Elk Grove.

This was about the middle of a VERY long day! Kevin and Sandy started the off with a traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony in Sandy's home with her family and wedding party (at about 8am). We arrived at this wedding venue in the middle of the afternoon for their ceremony at Wisteria Garden's for their wedding ceremony. We did family pictures following and the Bride and Groom formals before heading off to Happy Garden in Sacramento for a very traditional Chinese reception of wait for it...700 guests!

For now...here are a few of my favorites of just Kevin and Sandy's pictures...











Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Another Happily Ever After Photo Shoot! Sneak Peek for Kiley Jared AND OLIVIA!!!

I got to do another "Happily Ever After" photo shoot the other day!
 (Past wedding clients that have BABIES!!!)
We did a very casual photo shoot at home, most of the pictures taken right on their bed.
I was so excited to meet sweet little Olivia! 
I haven't seen Kiley and Jared in 4 years so I was excited to find out that they were expecting! 

Although, I feel like I see them almost everyday when I look at my website or show a wedding album to  new client. You may recognize them (Kiley especially) if you have been directed to this post from any advertisement I have out there, as she is the laughing blond in the black and white picture that is on my website and in my magazine ads! (You can also see their wedding pictures in the background of some of the pictures.)
 I usually don't post too many baby posts on this blog, as I have a baby blog that is separate one, but sometimes I add the "Happily Ever After" on this blog stories to show how long lasting your choice of wedding photographer really is. So here we go...

I will start off with Kiley and Jared and Olivia together sitting on their comfy bed!






This one is one of my favorites...


This next few pictures are with her daddy. We planned the shoot for 2pm because the last few days without fail she was fast asleep a 2pm and we wanted a sleeping baby for the most part. So Daddy tried getting her in a sleepy mood! She wasn't fast asleep through all of the shoot, but as I always say...next to a sleepy baby, the next preference is at least a happy, non-crying baby! And that she was!





Here are some when I added mommy...


This one is another favorite...




Now it's just momma's turn to cuddle...




Let's add dad back in again...






Here is one Kiley really wanted to do with their wedding rings. Sometimes this picture can be a little tricky, but with a less then a week old baby, it usually works!


We then did a few more with mom sitting on the bed...





We then did basket pictures!!! We got some really sweet close up shots of Olivia while she was in the basket. Using a basket is a great way to get pictures in this direction...









And last but not least...we added the doggies...to complete the family...



That's all for now...we will be doing 3 month pictures later this year...so more to come!