April and Josh, San Luis Obispo CA

April and Josh. Josh and April. We went out and shot a few photos near San Luis Obispo a few days ago, and got rad light and weather. April is the owner of April Flowers in San Luis Obispo, and has done floral arrangements for many of the weddings I've shot. If you're looking for a florist, check her out. All of the couples I've spoken with who have used April have had nothing but glowing reviews.

Jessica and Khang, San Luis Obispo CA

Jessica and Khang are dancers. Crazy good ones, at that. They met through Cal Poly's Salsa Club and are getting married this year. We hung out in downtown SLO and Montaña de Oro for their engagement session, and ended up getting a pretty rad sunset.

Lately...

Inspired by Cameron Ingalls and Mike Smith at Ash Imagery, I've decided to test my iPhone-tography skills. Check out Cameron's blog to see the man who coined the term phonetography, and check out Mike's iPhone print on www.switchcities.com that's being auctioned to benefit the Haiti relief effort.

All images taken with my iPhone 3gs:

Jen and Antoine's Maternity Session, SLO CA

Jen Rodriguez is an awesome wedding photographer in San Luis Obispo. We've shot together a few times, and when it came time for her and Antoine's maternity session, she gave me a call. It's so fun to shoot other photographers - they did super well, and I can't wait to meet Kaden. I hope I spelled Kaden right.

Featured on Style Me Pretty

Melissa and Ryan's totally rad wedding has been featured on Style Me Pretty.

Melissa and Ryan's Wedding, Dana Powers Barn CA

This was a very special wedding to me. Ryan and Melissa are very good friends of Courtney and I - Courtney has known Melissa since 2001 when they met in the dorms at Cal Poly, and when Courtney and I started dating I had the privilege of getting to know Melissa too. Then Ryan came along.

Courtney and I had him under the microscope for the first few times we were around him. Was this guy good for Melissa? The first few times they left our house we would talk about what we thought about Ryan.

Shortly, Ryan and I became friends and would surf a few times a week together. He's a little quieter than many of my other friends, so it took me a few times to really warm up to him...but once I got an idea for what sort of man Ryan is, my questions (and Courtney's) of whether he was good for Melissa were totally washed away. He's an amazing guy, totally perfect for Melissa, and we couldn't be happier for the two of them.

I don't know if I've ever looked forward to a wedding more than theirs. It brought me to tears seeing her come down the aisle and the way he was looking at her, and I feel so proud to have been their photographer and to be able to get to know this amazing couple even more now that they're married.

Ryan and Melissa - this is the biggest CONGRATULATIONS I've ever mustered. We love you both and can't wait to hear about the honeymoons. :)

Venue: Dana Powers Barn
Flowers: April Flowers
Dress: Provonias















































Recognize that bug? It's Ryan's, and is the same one that was in their engagement session. The inside of its roof was their guest sign-in. How awesome is that? They get to drive around with their guests' well-wishes on the roof of their car. :)

22 months.