After weeks of fog and rain in the valley, I was expecting cold weather and possible rain on Elissha and Manoah’s winter wedding. When I checked the forecast, it showed sun and I was so stoked to drive into the mountains to Oakhurst to find the sun shining and an awesome couple ready to start their future.
Elissha’s brother is Tim, an awesome wedding filmmaker and the guy who filmed the promo video on my site. When I first met with her and Manoah, she told me that she knew that she wanted me to be her wedding photographer before she was even engaged. I was pretty humbled to say the least. Manoah is a guy that can make anyone smile and he definitely made Elissha smile with the wedding ring that he custom designed for her (he is a jeweler in Bend, OR).
It definitely felt more like a day with friends than work (pretty typical) while photographing the wedding. The light we had to work with for portraits at Sierra Meadows Country Club in Ahwahnee was just amazing and the landscape there is awesome. It was also a treat to work with Carol of Belissimo Brides, who is an incredible makeup artist out of Oakhurst, CA.
On a side note: does everyone like the new format of the blog images? It reads more like a storyboard which I like, but the images are smaller which is a drawback. What do you think? Feel free to leave a comment below in the comment space.

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