I was having a serious debate with myself about even making this post since things have been so crazy lately, but I’m so glad that I did. Looking back at one of the most challenging years of my personal life has shown me that the challenges I’ve faced personally (mainly with our son Holden) have helped me to have a greater vision and love for moments of meaningfulness. I truly feel that my work has been bettered and that my vision is more clear. The things we’ve been through as a family, I would not wish on anyone, but those things are also the fires that have stoked me and inspired me.
What a wonderful year it has been. I’ve travelled all over the United States for weddings and outside of the country for destination weddings and documentary work. This past year has brought some of the most amazing people into my life, first as clients and now as friends. I’m truly thankful for the people I’ve been so honored to work with on their wedding day and now we have the chance to be friends. “That” is the ultimate compliment and tells me that I’ve done my job. In addition to the many wonderful clients, I’ve been introduced to so many awesome wedding professionals that inspire me week in and week out. I’ve learned that the wedding and photography industries are truly the place for me. There are so many kind-hearted, compassionate, creative, just ridiculously cool people in these collective industries that it blows my mind. Thank you for collaborating with me, putting up with my type-A personality on shoots, giving me creative freedom, inspiring the daylights out of me and just being YOU. My job is pretty hard to beat and I’m truly grateful for that.
So here are some photos from almost every wedding/engagement session I photographed in the past year mixed in with some personal work, some portraits, etc. Basically, whatever I found that made me happy made the cut. If I missed something, it is simply due to the fact of the crazy year-end schedule I’ve been on, so send me an email and I’ll fix it. I love all of my clients and hope this post helps to make up for my apparent lack of blogging. I hope everyone has the best year of their life and truly takes a moment to reflect on what they can do to make it their best year ever.
In this set, you’ll see photos from weddings in San Francisco, CA, Julia Morgan Ballroom, Carmel Valley, CA, The Holly Farm, Napa, CA, The Carneros Inn, Sonoma, CA, Kenwood, CA, Anderson Ranch, Pasadena, CA, The Westin and Congregational Church, Lodi, CA, Oak Farm Vineyards, Lathrop, CA, The River Mill, Sacramento, CA, The Crocker Art Museum and Greek Orthodox Church, Merced, CA, Red Rock Ranch, Lodi, CA Viaggio Winery, New York, NY, Angel Orensanz Building, New York, NY Central Park, Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Standard Hotel, The Ace Hotel, Cooper Square Hotel, The Bowery Hotel, Pleasanton, CA, Ruby Hill Country Club, Truckee, CA, Ritz Carlton Highlands at Northstar at Lake Tahoe, Capella Pedregal, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic, Santa Barbara, The Biltmore Hotel, The Four Seasons, Linden, CA, private estates, Carmel and Monterey, CA, Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, Asilomar, 17 mile drive, Livermore, CA, Casa Real Palm Event Center, Orinda, CA, Round Hill Country Club, San Francisco, CA, The Presidio and Fort Mason, Sonoma, CA, Scribe Winery, Clarksburg, CA, The Old Sugar Mill and Carvalho Winery, San Francisco, CA, The White House and Treasure Island, New York, NY, The Eventi Hotel, San Martin, CA, Clos La Chance WInery, Turlock, CA, Pageo Lavender Farms, Stockton, CA, Brookside Country Club, Calistoga, CA, Hans Fahden Winery, Modesto, CA, Orem, UT, FIND workshop by Jonathan Canlas.