Summer + Riley {wedding}

I flew out to Sacramento on Wednesday and shot this wedding the next morning. It was a really bright sunny day with a few thin clouds in the sky. The following days were cold and rainy-and when I got home it has been the same! Summer’s family made the food for the reception and her sister and sister in law’s made the best toffee and cake pops ever! I had a lot of fun dancing and talking to all of their family. I have known Summer’s family for almost 11 years and they always make me feel like part of their family. Congrats to you both and I hope you had a wonderful time in Tahoe!

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Shaylee + Jake {wedding}

Shaylee and Jake were married at the Chantilly Mansion. It had been raining all week and just cold, so they decided to have their wedding indoors. The weather turned out to be beautiful and the sun even came out that day! I do love the interior of the Mansion and love all the natural light it has in it. It is great for pictures! Shaylee was I think the most excited bride I’ve ever had. She got into her dress more than an hour before the ceremony started-you can just see how excited she is in the pictures!! They had the Window Box do their flowers and I loved all the pink and peach colors mixed with greens. It was all so gorgeous. I also love bridesmaids in black-it is so classy and timeless. Her mom even found some really long sparklers at Zurchers for their send off that actually lasted even after the couple left in a vintage black car. What a beautiful day for a beautiful couple! Have fun in Vegas Baby-hope your Lucky socks work Shay!

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Shaylee {bridals}

Shaylee got married TODAY so I can finally post her bridals. Shaylee loves the outdoors and is a country girl, so I chose locations that reflected her personality. She is so beautiful though I could have stuck her anywhere and she would have looked amazing! Shaylee does hair and after I posted her engagements I found out we have a lot of mutual friends. Everyone that knows her loves her and knows that she is just as beautiful inside as she is on the outside 😀 Congrats to Shaylee & Jake today! Their wedding pictures will be up soon!

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Happy Anniversary {Kristal + Nic}

I am a few days late with this {remembered on the 14th, but forgot to put this up on the 15th!} HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Kristal and Nic! They were married on a very warm sunny day last May (it was really warm last year, and sunny, if you can believe it!). Their family and friends were all so much fun and so kind to me. They were married at the Castle where Kristal works and it really was a fairy tale wedding. Congrats to you both and I hope you had an amazing first year with many more to come 😀

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Niki {bridals}

Niki is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. So for her bridal shoot, what is more appropriate than doing it in The Sweet Tooth Fairy? She loves their sweets there and it totally fit her style. She also has many shades of pink for her wedding, so I got her a pink car and plenty of pink flowers as well. I love her pink shoes-quite fabulous with her very cute dress and custom bolero from David’s Bridal. Her hair and make-up were done by the amazing Hannah Goodrich.

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Niki + Daniel {engagements}

Niki and Daniel are seriously so stinking cute! I asked Niki what they like to do together and she made me a great list. They love to take walks together, go on picnics and drink sparkling cider out of large glasses,have bubble blowing contests, throw a football around, read fortune cookies, go out to eat together, eat sweets, but more than anything, just be together. We tried to incorporate as many as we could in their shoot. Daniel was so nice to let us shoot all evening-but I’m sure he didn’t mind too much because he got to be with Niki 😀 They are such an amazing couple and I am so excited to be with them on their wedding day.

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