Noelle & Craig are ENGAGED! (Updated!

These clients were one wild ride for me! I met Noelle & Craig at Starbucks at 6:30pm on Tuesday night... and shot their engagement session at 6:00am on Wednesday morning! I have been cranking out their edits as fast as I possible could... because they are getting married in TWO WEEKS! WHOO! They've been planning for much longer than that, but I've just stepped in now, and I paid for it! lol (Just kidding!)

This session was totally gorgeous. I caution clients against dresses and skirts in sessions because for some reason the clients in the past that utilized these clothing styles.... didn't quite.... do it right. Hmmm. Noelle is the exception! I am hoping for many, many more snazzily dressed brides in my future!

We shot this on the American River Trail at the Howe Avenue access. In college I used to run through this area daily, so it was a nice homecoming for me too!
Proofs are up!http://www.noelleandcraig.shutterfly.com/

















The romance of dawn! Ok, I enhanced it a little, but still! Oooooh la la!

Claire: Time for something Sweet!

Hee hee! Coming soon!

Amelia Mae: Just Because!

Amelia just wanted to share her pretty pedicure with all of you. You're so jealous.

Click, FLASH: Bridal Portraiture

Although most of these were shot on wedding day or during Trash the Dress shoots, this is the tone and feel of what I believe a bridal portrait session should be. Bridal Sessions are incredibly popular on the East Coast, and in the Midwest but have been slow to pick up over here.

A Bridal Session is an excellent opportunity to give her hair, shoes, make up and dress a run-through before the big day, and allows the bride to be photographed ahead of time so those portraits can be displayed at the reception, or presented to the groom, or other family members as a gift on the day of the wedding.

Allow me to let you in on one big secret... I LOVE shooting brides. I try really hard not to discriminate against the men, but photographing glowing brides in gorgeous dresses is about as fun as a a calorie-free Nachos Belgrande from Taco Bell followed by a 5 pound bag of chopped Reese's to me. Yes, indeed, I am on the diet bandwagon again and lusting heartily for everything on the "naughty" list.) Diets aside, there is just something really magical about doing bridal portrait sessions. There is no pressure or stress because it's not the actual wedding day, we don't have to rush, but can actually take our time and allow you to be truly comfortable... which always translates to film as beauty, sassiness, sexiness, innocence, flirtation and any other positive adjective you could possibly think of. I love, Love, LOVE photographing brides.

Imagine the impact of some of these images, blown up to canvas size and displayed at the entrance of your reception... It just gives it a whole different dimension and level of sophistication don't you think? And the music helps! :)