June 2010

Natalie and John were married this weekend in the Sacramento wine country near the town of Jackson. The beautiful woods and sweeping view at the residence made a great location for their outdoor evening ceremony and night-time reception.

You may recall that I did an engagement session with Natalie and John last November. I learned back then what they were planning for their wedding – it was exciting to see it all come together!

I thought I’d do something different for this blog post. Instead of highlighting ten or so images, I thought I’d tell a mini-version of Natalie and John’s wedding story. It’s a very abbreviated story of their day – just a small fraction of all their images – starting from the beginning to the last photo of their wedding coverage.

Before we start, let’s meet Natalie and John!

bride and groom stroll in woods in California gold foothills near Jackson

We started with Natalie and her bridesmaids having some fun before the ceremony.

bride and bridesmaids having fun outside before the wedding

bride with bridesmaids in Sacramento wine country

The house had a great jukebox!

bride at jukebox

The guys were having fun before the ceremony, too, of course!

groom with groomsmen in Sacramento wine country

groom with mohawk before wedding

Now, the ceremony is about to start – we really did a fast-forward in time!

groomsmen in kilts

They had a beautiful outdoor ceremony.

Natalie and John's wedding ceremony in Sacramento hills

bride exchanges glances with groom during wedding ceremony

groom exchanges glances with bride during wedding ceremony

The first kiss!

bride and groom's first kiss

After the ceremony, we got photos of the bridal party all together. Don’t they make great zombies!

bridal party zombies in Sacramento wine country

While the guests enjoyed appetizers and drinks, Natalie, John and I went off for a little while and took bride-and-groom photos.

bride and groom with dogs after wedding ceremony

bride and groom in woods

bride having fun in woods after wedding ceremony

The last shot we got before the reception was Natalie and John showing their wedding rings.

bride and groom show off their wedding rings

Now we’ll really fast-forward for the sake of the story – skipping most of the reception, the toasts, and lots of photos – all the way to the first dance. It was a beautiful night outdoors.

bride and groom first dance at night outside in Sacramento wine country

Finally, we’ll skip one more time to the end of the evening. John and Natalie, husband and wife, share a moment away from the reception.

bride and groom share a moment at outside night time reception

So, that’s a very abbreviated version of Natalie and John’s wedding story. I hope you enjoyed it!

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Shadi and Sophia had something awesome to celebrate this weekend: Shadi graduated from UC Davis!

Shadi in his cap and gown at the UC Davis Arboretum!

graduate in cap and gown at the UC Davis Arboretum

We visited some Davis landmarks, like the AT&T switching station with it’s cool retro 60′s tile facade.

UC Davis graduate Shadi in cap and gown in front of AT&T building, Davis California

Sophia and Shadi.

girl and guy as guy graduates from UC Davis

Sophia and Shadi in front of a great green wall in downtown Davis.

girl cuddles graduating guy in cap and gown from UC Davis

Back along Putah Creek at the UC Davis Arboretum.

UC Davis graduate and girl at UC Davis Arboretum

The gorgeous Sophia!

girl at Putah Creek in Davis

The graduate, Shadi!

UC Davis graduate Shadi at Putah Creek in Davis

Congratulations Shadi!!

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The UC Davis Arboretum was the spot for Brittani and Andrew’s bride and groom photos.

Meet Brittani and Andrew!

bride and groom in uniform at UC Davis Arboretum

Andrew and Brittani strolling along Putah Creek.

bride and groom stroll along the UC Davis Arboretum

bride and groom share a moment at the UC Davis Arboretum

Andrew at Putah Creek.

groom at the UC Davis Arboretum in uniform

Brittani.

bride at Putah Creek at the UC Davis Arboretum

Putah Creek near sunset is a beautiful location for a bride and groom photo.

bride and groom hug at Putah Creek on the UC Davis Arboretum

We loved this cork oak and had to get photos next to it!

Brittani and Andrew.

bride and groom near cork oak at UC Davis Arboretum

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For Nicole and Sean’s after session we picked two beautiful Sacramento parks – McKinley Park, with its rose garden, and the luscious Capitol Park.

Meet Nicole and Sean!

bride and groom at McKinley Park Rose Garden in Sacramento

The roses were in full bloom!

groom whispering into bride's ear at Sacramento Capitol Park

Nicole.

bride with gorgeous green eyes smiles at McKinley Park in Sacramento

Sean.

groom on bench at Sacramento Capitol Park

Put a great bride and groom together in a beautiful park and you just know it will be fun!

groom lifting bride in front of trees at Sacramento Capitol Park

groom carries bride at California State Capitol building

groom carries bride across threshold at California State Capitol building in Sacramento

bride and groom on an early summer evening at Sacramento McKinley Park

groom dips bride during wedding session at California State Capitol building

I just love this image of Nicole and Sean on the Sacramento Capitol steps!

bride in wedding dress shares a laugh with groom on steps of California State Capitol building in Sacramento

bride rides on groom's back kicking heels high in front of Sacramento Capitol

wedding shoes on checkered marble tile at Sacramento Capitol Park

bride and groom kiss showing wedding dress back at California State Capitol building

bride and groom share a moment at Sacramento Capitol Park

bride in wedding dress and groom in suit on steps of California State Capitol building

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