Congrats Bret and Sara!

Gosh, seemed like just a few weeks ago I was shooting these guy's engagement pictures! (actually, it was a few weeks ago!) :)

Whoever says you can't plan a wedding well in four months needed to see Bret and Sara's yesterday! It was so beautiful and in the perfect location too! The wedding and reception was at the Fullerton Arboretum, with beautiful trees, flowers, bridges, and everythnig else that would make the perfect setting for a wedding.

Bret, quite the ladies man, hanging with the bridesmaids.... :)



The lighting the whole day was just perfect. That mixed in with the setting of the arboretum, plus the fact that Bret and Sara are just a beautiful couple in general made for some great moments! Check it out!

Look at us!

Look at this shot that Brad our second shooter at a wedding grabbed a few weeks ago.

I think Katie and I make a great team! What do you think?! :)



Brad grabbed this shot earlier in the day too!



This was the shot that I was taking at the time....

Hangin with Kate!

Got to hang with Kate Retzer, a "friend of a friend" who is quickly just turning into a "friend." :) She wanted a few senior pictures, so we headed up the hill to Westmont, where the light just always seems to be perfect. Thanks for hanging and chating Kate! Can't wait to do it again! (maybe this time without the camera!)




On the drive home, I saw a BEAUTIFUL sunset in the rear view mirror. I immediately pulled over and ran up to a good spot and grabbed a few shots of it. I hope I never get sick of photography to the point where I don't bother grabbing some shots of a wonderful sunset.

ANOTHER Engagement Session!

Well, as if shooting a wedding yesterday wasn't enough, I got the chance to shoot another engagement session with another great couple day. This has been my third engagement session in the last nine days!

It's actually times like these that I'm really relieved! Relieved, that even though I've been super busy lately, and it seems I've been shooting (or at least editing!) non-stop, I'm not sick of my job yet at all! In fact, I'm more stoked about it than ever! Yesterday, I got to have a blast shooting with Trevor and Jenna at their wedding, this morning after church I was blessed to meet with another super cool couple, Heather and Phil to talk about their wedding for next May, and then tonight I got to shoot with Rose and Brad! And even after all that, I'm not even close to tired of doing this! (Actually, I am a bit tired....just not of my job!)

I get to meet so many cool people, hear so amazing stories about of the different journeys that couples have been on, and be a part of such important events in people's lives. Next to the head product taster for Krispy Creme, I think I probably have one of the best jobs in the world! :)

Thanks Rose and Brad, you guys were a ton of fun today!

Trevor and Jenna's Wedding!

Wow! What a weekend!! Yesterday Kim (my awesome assistant!) shot an absolutely beautiful wedding here in Carpinteria. And it couldn't have been for a nicer couple. Jenna, being from Ohio had a great midwest flare about here that I rarely get to see now that I live out here. It made me remember how much I love the midwest! I've actually known Trevor for a couple of years now, and he's one of the most gentle guys I've ever met! (As well as a killer frisbee player!)

Ok, so I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for good details. I love it when people plan out little details that most of the people at a wedding would never even know about, but it's still special to them anyways. The bridesmaids were telling me how Jenna went way out of her way to try to find a bunch of matching sandals for her bridesmaides with these little flowers on them. SO COOL!



Speaking of details, I thought this shot of Jenna's necklace was pretty sweet...



The church we were shooting in had a cool balcony so I had my assitant go up there when Jenna and her dad were walking down the isle. I love this great shot she got from up there! Way to go Kim! (That's yours truly crouching up front by the way!)



After the ceremony I caught this shot of Jenna looking over her shoulder as she was going around the corner of the church. I love capturing little moments like this...



We stayed around long enough to grab some shots of the two of them before they headed off to the reception.





The flower girl at this wedding was SOOOO photogenic! Probably one of the most photogenic kids I've ever been around....EVER! She really enjoyed the day, particularly when they announced her at the start of the reception! :)



The reception was next to the beach and we were all blessed to see a great sunset as we enjoyed the party.



Congrats Jenna and Trevor! You're wedding was SOOO beautiful! I was so blessed to be a part of it!

~chris

Paige and Jon!

Got the awesome chance to shoot with some neighbors of mine last night! These guys are on the fast track of engagement, they're getting married just short of 4 months after they got engaged! I'm super stoked for you guys! I'm so glad I get to shoot your wedding! It's gonna be a blast!

Megan and Josh!

Got to hang out with a wonderful couple last night. Josh and Megan are getting married next July and it was a blast to shoot some pics with them and then grab some dinner and chat afterwards. Megan and I have been friends for a while from back when I was in college and helped her out with some photos for the yearbook.






Josh is a big time surfer so they thought it would be fun to get some shots on the water. I think the water was a bit cold for Megan, but the pictures turned out great! :)

Katie the Superstar....

So it's official. My fiancee Katie is a superstar. :)



When I was working today, I found this image from our last wedding a few weeks ago. That's my buddy Brad on the left and yours truly on the right. The bride was a good subject, but we thought Katie was even better. :)