Here are a few teaser frames from the awesome wedding of Scott and Sara a few weeks back at Morris Chapel on the beautiful campus of the University of Pacific. They had a beautiful Sunday afternoon wedding with an intimate feel to it. The reception was held at the newly built University Center on campus (a beautiful new reception area that is within walking distance from Morris Chapel).
There are so many cool things about this wedding. #1 the groom’s name is Scott. #2 Sara’s dress. #3 Sara’s bridesmaids’ dresses. #4 I literally could have walked to the wedding from my house (that almost never happens). #5 I got to shoot alongside one of my favorite cinematography teams, Tim and Audreyann of Infinite Design. #6 The coolest thing ever is that this is the same place Cheryl and I got married over 8 years ago! It brought back so many memories and it was so cool to go back and make photographs there. I can’t wait to share some more photographs with everyone, but here are a few for now. Enjoy.

This is definitely becoming one of my signature shots.

You guys don’t even know how awesome Romil and Lupe’s wedding was. If you weren’t there, the words I type could never describe it. You take two of the funnest people in the world, beautiful moments at the groom’s home church in Turlock, awesome details at the reception (including a great candy bar), gather up a few hundred of their friends and family, throw some awesome Assyrian flavor in, a part bus and some killer dancing sets and you will have yourself an amazing wedding. I’m absolutely in love with Assyrian weddings. Do my feet hurt when I get home and am I tired from shooting until midnight? Yup. But capturing the joy and excitement of it all is totally worth it.
Lupe is such an awesome bride. She was just beaming the whole day and her contagious laugh and smile filled the room. I love making Lupe laugh and seeing her smile, her smile just seems so real and heartfelt. I loved all the details and the style that Lupe chose for her day. The bridesmaids dresses and hairpieces were awesome (peacock feathers win my heart all the time). Beauty and style, I love it.
Romil was super relaxed and you could tell he was just enjoying the day with his beautiful bride. I’m so happy for you guys! Romil and the guys were all looking sharp and I love how black wedding tuxedos pop when you photograph them in urban areas, awesome.
The wedding was at Mar Addei Assyrian Church in Turlock, CA and even had the mayor of Turlock in attendance. The ceremony was beautiful and the church building was packed. After the ceremony we headed to an area near downtown Turlock for some portrait time with the full bridal party. Special thanks to Kameron Olds for hooking it up with the location scouting. We had over an hour with the couple and the bridal party (always a great decision to ensure lots of quality photos) and then we headed over to the Larsa Center in Turlock. The staff at Larsa are absolutely amazing. The details are all taken care of, things are ready to go and it all turns out beautifully.
Romil and Lupe are off touring Peru for their honeymoon and I’m so jealous! Having a beautiful wedding and then heading off to go see the country of Peru with backpacks, how awesome is that? So here are some photographs from the wedding. Make sure to leave a nice comment for the couple in the box below. Enjoy.

Father of the groom coming to pay off the brother of the bride so they can take her. This is one of the coolest things ever, the brother makes off with $$$. Can we redo my sister's wedding?

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Eden Autry is the most strong willed child you will ever meet, no really I mean it. But she is also the cutest, brightest and most lovable little girl that anyone has ever called their own. I’m so proud of my kids and I feel so blessed to have them in my life. Just knowing that their eyes are on dadda, is what pushes me to set a great example for them and to get back up when I fall. Eden will probably be smarter than me by the time she turns ten so I’ve got quite a challenge.
Huntley Drew is the comedian of the family. If he sees you laugh at something, get ready for the encore performance. Huntley also has a penchant for climbing things, choo-choo trains, baseballs and doggies. His favorite book so far is a book of dog portraits by the famous photographer Elliot Erwitt. We were in a store one day and he wouldn’t put it back on the shelf, knowing his love of dogs and my love of Erwitt’s award winning photography, we caved.
It is definitely a challenge to photograph your own kids and to make time for their photos as a full time professional photographer, but I’ve always tried to make room for the most important people in my life. I’m gearing up for the fall children, family and lifestyle portrait season and I can’t wait! I love meeting new families and capturing memories of their lives together. If you’re interested in a session, schedule soon as the fall books up super fast and I only take a limited amount of lifestyle portrait clients.
So here are a few from our session today at one of my favorite places to make photographs “somewhere out in the country.” Enjoy.

I’ll never forget the compliment the compliment that Justin gave me in our initial wedding consultation. He said, “you’re definitely one of the most genuine, down-to-earth people we’ve met.” That comment really stuck with me that day and it is definitely one of the core principals of my wedding photography business to be genuine.
I knew that Baha and Justin were going to be a fabulous couple and they didn’t disappoint. We started in San Francisco at the Cliff House and Sutro Baths area, then headed for a hike out to a little spot with one of the most amazing views of the Golden Gate Bridge. These two have such a beautiful connection and I cannot wait to photograph their Grass Valley wedding in September.
Here are a few photographs from their engagement session in San Francisco last week. Stay tuned for an insane amount of rad blog posts coming up from both weddings last weekend in Turlock, Morris Chapel at University of Pacific Stockton, some more from a wedding I photographed with my friend Sam at Carneros Inn wedding in Napa a few months back, some personal work, a hot air balloon ride in Napa Valley this weekend and an Awhanee Lodge Yosemite wedding I’m shooting with my friend Rob this weekend. Yeah, it is busy. Yeah, I like it. Enjoy.

Beaudrick is a little champ and the son of some friends I’ve known for a long time, Cameron and Shawna. This little guy is definitely going to have to hold his own since he’s bucking a stacked deck of seven sisters in the house. Beaudrick was one of the easiest subjects to photograph and he even gave us a few smiles. We were just able to squeeze in this photo session before the little dude had surgery the next day on his mouth as he was born with a cleft palette. My hat is off to Cameron and Shawna for raising such a fine family to Beaudrick for being so awesome. I’m looking forward to photographing the whole family in the fall after he’s all healed up and ready to rock!
You’ll notice that my baby portraits are somewhat non-traditional (well maybe very non-traditional) and I hope you catch the fine art feel I strive for in my work. I truly believe that, as an artist, I can create something that goes beyond just a memory or a great portrait of a child, but that I can create fine art that a client can proudly display in the finest of homes. My goal in making photographs of children and families is to document the family in an artistic fashion and then go beyond with several compositions to really create something meaningful to myself as an artist. I hope that gives you a little peek into my mind and helps you understand how I shape my family/child/lifestyle photography.
So without further adieu, here is Beaudrick! Enjoy (and make sure to leave some “get well soon” love for him)