Steve + Adriana {San Luis Obispo}

This was by far the BIGGEST wedding I have ever attended and/or photographed! They had over 600 guests; it was just crazy-sauce! Throwing this kind of party was no easy task. Adriana had a big vision for her dream wedding and both Steve and their amazing coordinator Patrice delivered.

The wedding was at a Catholic church in Pismo Beach and the reception at the Madonna Inn Expo Center. It was as if Patrice magically transformed the huge warehouse into a ball room fit for a fairy tale! Steve and his crew hung a huge chandelier in the center of the dance floor and there were several lounges set up around the perimeter of the room. Usually when a wedding this big goes down, so does a lot of stress and drama. It’s no easy task planning the party of your lifetime for 600 of your friends and family! I must say that through it all Steve and Adriana kept their love and adoration for each other at the center of all that they did. They were a pleasure to photograph and celebrate with the whole day through!







A shot my assistant got of me. Sometimes I risk my life for photography. ;)




I’m a sucker for mariachi!

Brandon + Erin {Avila Beach}

Had such a fabulous Saturday shooting in the California sunshine at the Lighthouse Suites in Avila Beach. It started out being such a warm day and cooled off a bit as the ceremony was underway. We kept taking trips in groups to the beach for photos, starting out with the bridesmaids, then the groomsmen, then the couple after the ceremony. About an hour or so into dinner I took the couple out again for a sunset shoot. It turned out that the sun was just dipping behind the mountain. As we walked up the beach we were able to keep a bit of light peeking over the horizon. It was a really fun wedding because Brandon and Erin met at Cal Poly and had all of their fraternity brothers and sisters in the wedding. Those guys know how to party!

Thanks Brandon and Erin for being so much fun to work with!




Out of control!


This guy liked to pick people up to express his overwhelming amount of excitement. He even picked me up during the reception. I’m just glad he didn’t kiss me. ;)

As I was shooting this shot a little girl walked right in front of the camera, hoped onto the wall and kept on her way; looking back at the last second. I happily kept shooting!

David + Melissa {San Luis Obispo}

Since David and Melissa wore cowboy boots to their engagement session, I figured it was only appropriate for me to wear cowboy boots to their wedding. Especially since they were getting hitched at Holland Ranch! It turned out that most of the cowboys left their cowboy gear at home, so I was kinda not as blending-in as I thought I was going to be. Oh well! Yee-ha for shooting the whole wedding in boots! ;)

What started out as a rainy morning with a dreary October forecast turned into a beautiful sunny day! It was like the clouds parted so that the sun could smile on Dave and Melissa’s marriage. The weather and colors were perfectly wonderful; and with that stunning mountain backdrop I was in photo-geek-heaven!

Adornments were representing the floral regions and Phil’s Catering the food sector. Chris Baily at Kramer Entertainment worked the music mayhem. The Cakery brought the sugar rush. It was a cornucopia of wedding beauty and bliss! Great work to all of the Central Coast wedding vendors and especially to Melissa and David for supplying the vision and being the substance!













Precious! She was just killing us with cuteness all day!