Justin and I are happy to announce that our little family has expanded by one - welcome to the world, Rory Reynard Souza! This little guy tagged along in-utero to multiple weddings in the 2015 season, so I think it's safe to say that he's a born photographer. We're thrilled that he's here, as is his older brother!
Megan + Jason's Small Town Church Wedding // Escalon Community Center & Christian Reformed Church // Escalon, CA
I met Megan years ago. First, she was a coworker with an incredible aesthetic sense who - graphically speaking - punched way above her weight. Since then, she's been a confidant, a colleague, a fellow warrior in the trenches of magazine production and, I'm proud to say, a friend. So when she asked us to shoot her wedding, we were there, no question.
There was so much about this wedding to love - the small town feel was inescapable in the best way. Megan and her bridesmaids got ready at a friend's farmhouse while Jason and his groomsmen prepped at the Escalon Christian Reformed Church. After a touching First Look at CRC, the entire bridal party met up in downtown Escalon to do portraits in Main Street Park while locals slowed their cars down and honked/waved as they passed. The day was filled with moments like that - overjoyed friends and family and community members who couldn't have been more thrilled to be there to witness this union.
Read MoreKait + Aly's Rustic DIY Wedding // The Lehman Barn // El Dorado Hills, CA
There's no getting around it: Kait and Aly's wedding was a stunner. Set amongst the backdrop of the Sacramento hills, their venue - the Lehman Barn at Varozza Ranch - literally and figuratively glowed with a mixture of twinkle lights, candelabras, photo booth flashes and impossible-to-contain smiles. What photographer wouldn't fall in love with rolling golden grasses, two smitten brides and two sets of beaming bridesmaids in mix-and-match dresses?
Read MoreLGBT Weddings
It's no secret that we've long been supporters of gay marriage - or as we like to call it, marriage. The recent Supreme Court ruling has us giddy and we were thrilled when the website LGBT Weddings wanted to interview us about our business. You can read the full interview here, in which we talk about our photography, inspiration and our experiences shooting LGBT couples.
Megan + Jason's Blossom-Filled Engagement Session // Ripon, CA
Megan holds a special place in our hearts for her combined ability to find the best reaction gifs and her brilliance at graphic design (we seriously can't wait to show off the full page ad she designed for us for the next issue of Bridal Couture Magazine).
She also happens to be getting married to her true love, Jason, in four days' time. To celebrate, we're sharing our favorite images from their Ripon almond orchard engagement session back in February - blossoms and all.
Read MoreJon + Monica's Grand View Park Engagement // San Francisco, CA
Justin and I have known Jon for just over ten years. We met back when we were all graduate students in Cornell’s MFA writing program – Justin and I in poetry, Jon in fiction. Together, we’ve seen each other’s highest highs and lowest lows, so trust us when we say there have been no better years than the ones Jon has spent with Monica. When they started dating, it was obvious that Monica’s wit and self-assuredness were a match for Jon’s (which is saying a lot). Add to that the fact that she’s brilliant AND beautiful and we were very clear from the beginning that he had to LOCK THAT DOWN.
Read MoreKait + Aly's Funky Lavender Heights Engagement // Sacramento, CA
Kait and Aly's engagement session was a recipe for greatness: mosaics, graffiti, belly laughs, CONFETTI FIGHTS, sweet nose kisses and dancing in Midtown and reminiscing on the steps of the building where they met. We were thrilled to get to explore the Lavender Heights area of Sacramento for the first time and to see where these brides began their journey to the altar - which, incidentally, will take place exactly one month from today!
Read MoreKadie + Jonathon's Puppy Portrait Session // Knights Ferry, CA
Warning: this post WILL induce smiles.
I've been working with Kadie for the last couple years through her position with Grimbleby Coleman CPAs, but when she asked me earlier this year if I'd be willing to do a shoot with the new golden retriever puppy that she and her boyfriend John had just adopted, it was the first time I'd had the good fortune to shoot her outside the office. And hey, the chance to shoot a gorgeous couple, in a gorgeous location--Knight's Ferry--with their adorable new pup? Seriously, this had the makings of a photographer's dream session.
Read MoreEva + Winston's Hilarious, Tear-Jerking Wedding of Amazingness // Anvil Ranch + Vineyard // Annapolis, CA
Do you know that quote from The Princess Bride about true love? No, not that one. Not that one, either. I'm thinking of this one:
"You truly love each other and so you might have been truly happy. Not one couple in a century has that chance, no matter what the story books say. And so I think no man in a century will suffer as greatly as you will."
Read MoreProspect Theater Project Cast Photos for "Faith Healer"
In its fourth and final play of the season, Prospect Theater Project brings acclaimed drama "Faith Healer" by Brian Friel to the Modesto stage. Director Jack Souza asked for a God's-eye view cast photo, which pairs perfectly with the spare, David-Lynch-esque set and costumes.
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