There was a moment at Briana and Jacks wedding, where we were riding a golf cart back up the hill after taking some hilltop romantics..and my husband Jason looked at me, and said..”I think that they get along better than any couple we have ever photographed”..(as Jack and Brianas laughter echoed within the golf cart roof and the trailing wind behind us)… It seems like such a simple statement…and of course couples would get along if they were getting married, right? But there is just something about these two….its like they have already been together for a whole lifetime. They do…they get along. More than just get along..they are like that couple that has been married for 50 years, who are still eachothers BEST friend.. more in love than ever…who would rather do nothing else…than be in eachothers arms….and you find yourself dyyyying to ask them their “secret” to it all. I have loved Briana from the first day I met her in highschool..she has always been so sweet to me…and it made me so happy to see so many dear friends and familiar faces at the wedding…people I know who will support their love….stand beside these two when life gets hard…and to continually point them back in eachothers direction. I just LOVED this wedding.XO
A fun little tidbit about this day as well…Briana is wearing her moms wedding dress from when her mom got re-married (a wedding my mom photographed some years back..small world:)!!
Venue: Mountain Winery in Saratoga Ca./Makeup: Kristina Lima/Hair: Nicole Wasserman/ Desserts: Nikki Trevino/ Flowers: done by grooms mom, sister and aunts:)
I have come to fall head over heels in love with our new little life in Sacramento this past year…I never thought I could ever feel more at home…or at peace with life, until we made this move. Everything from our new community, our amazing amazing little church, the incredible neighbors/friends that have become family to us…and…icing on the cake…the most BEAUTIFUL place to take photos within a 5 minute drive from my house, that is NOT private property….this has NEVER been the case for us!!:) We normally have to drive back to the Bay Area for all of our sessions, since most of our clients live there…but we totally lucked out that Erin and Dan are local…AND, to be paraphrased…. are completely captivating!!. Erin and I went to highschool together..she was in my little brothers grade..along with a handful of other girls that we have been so blessed to photograph over the years… I was SOO bummed that we were already booked for her wedding date…but our insanely talented friend 
There is something magical about our FIRST wedding of a new year. Perhaps its because we are feeling more bright eyed and bushy-tailed after a few months of “hibernating”…. a slow recovery from the previous wedding season that always seems to rob us of more sleep than EVER during the holiday production months…OR because we manage to luck out.. that our first weddings of the year, always tend to happen at venues we LOVE LOVE LOVE. Jamie and Brandon pretty much had us signed and sealed when they mentioned they would be getting married at our favorite Ranch in the Universe. YES…Santa Margarita Ranch near San Luis Obispo.{Are you tired of me always mentioning that??} It is ALWAYS worth the drive for us..and never disappoints:) I was go giddy to meet 2 of Jamie’s darling roomates/bridesmaids that day…who were the reason Jamie found us…they are devoted blog followers of ours..and I was so delighted to tackle them with hugs and officially thank them in person for that!
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We moved to Sacramento a little over a year ago…and I remember the day we had fully unpacked..I looked out the window of our second story apartment..and kind of let out a deep sigh. NEW territory. Uncharted territory…and at that very passing moment….scary territory. I had built my entire 11 year business in the bay area… a little over 2 hours away…and while that it not very far on the map…it was enough to make me feel anxious in that very moment. I was afraid that it would take forever to book a Sacramento wedding, because I had no idea of how to even find brides in this new city of ours… and then 3 seconds later….my iphone chimed. New email. from Tina and Mario.for a Sacramento wedding.
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