Sarah and Josh's Engagement, San Luis Obispo CA

Sarah and Josh came over from Bakersfield for their engagement session. Sarah had asked me if we could shoot at the barns, and it ended up being a SUPER nice fall day for photos. :)

Kara and Seth Featured on Green Wedding Shoes

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Kara and Seth's Wedding, Los Olivos CA

Kara and Seth put together an incredible barn wedding - one barn for cocktail hour, the other for the reception. They were married in a small grove of trees on Seth's parents' ranch. You might recognize the T-Rex in the first photo if you've ever driven between Santa Maria and Santa Barbara. :)

The band, Impact, was an amazing cover band. Every single song they performed sounded like the original. This was also my last wedding of the "season" - a stretch that saw weddings every weekend since mid-August. It was a great one to end on - a heartfelt, fun, absolutely beautiful event on an amazing ranch under a very starry sky.

Janelle and Albert's Engagement, San Luis Obispo CA

Janelle, Albert, and I explored some new territory on their engagement session, and we found some great spots. Trivia: Albert and his brothers built a volkswagen dune buggy, and Janelle gets to push start it when it won't run. :)

Dana and Collie's Engagement, Santa Maria CA

Dana and Collie took me up to an awesome area that I didn't know about - an area outside of Sisquoc, which is itself a hardly known, tiny town outside of Santa Maria. :) We shot around an old church there, which was where they got engaged. The cemetery there had graves dating back to the early 1800's and even late 1700's. Crazy.

Janelle and Albert Preview

Felt like posting a quick one from a fun engagement session tonight. :)

Truck.

Nicole and Ryan's Wedding, Pismo Beach CA

I left this wedding so stoked for such a rad couple. Nicole and Ryan are the type of people that make you feel like you've known them for years, even after having known them for a few short hours. Their friends, family, and bridal party were awesome and their wedding reception/party was incredibly fun.

Nicole gave Ryan a letter before they were married, and also a note that Ryan had written her in high school.

If you've ever been in a hotel room with bridesmaids getting ready, you know that champagne and cheez-its are a perfectly normal pre-wedding pairing.

Ryan and Nicole's son Nathan stole away for a few adventures during the ceremony. :)

This guy's 76 years old, and was dancing like crazy the entire night!

Monica and Chris's Engagement, Lafayette CA

We walked over 2 miles around the Lafayette Reservoir. We hung out on a dock. We geeked out over miniature sensor networks. We visited downtown Lafayette. It was awesome. I like Monica and Chris. :)

Stephanie and Tim's Engagement Photos, Fresno CA

Stephanie and Tim's engagement session went down in the area I grew up. In fact, the last two photos are the locker banks that I used in high school. Their wedding was two days later (watch for it on the blog soon), and it was fun to shoot a couple so close to their wedding day. It was obvious that they were REALLY happy to be finally marrying each other.