Well hey, who's this cute couple?

That's Alison and Nate, they are going to get married at Poppy Ridge Country Club next October. (Two weeks before I get married!)

They introduced me to Sharon Pond in Menlo Park. What a cute little duck pond and walkway.

We originally just went to the Thornton Beach lookout for pictures of the view. But I convinced our crew that we needed to get down to the beach. It may look all honky dory in this picture, but that was steep. There were parts where we had to use ropes that were tied around rocks. :)

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That's their dog Riley. He was in heaven running around like a tasmanian devil. . .

Even though the climb back was exhausting and freezing, it was all totally worth it.

"These Look GREAT! thanks so much James.

Thanks again and have a great Thanksgiving!

Alison and Nate"

This is the custom designed holiday card we created for the Novi family. Cute, yes?

The mom here is Natasha and she works with my fiancee at Gap. I met her family in Moraga and took pictures at a local park and on the campus of St. Mary's.

Nice moment between Raj and Joshua.

cute. . .

These moments are great to me and symbolize so much.

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This is Miriam and Danny. They are good friends with Betsy and Glenn from last year's Ainsley House wedding. We met at that wedding and they just so happened to have been planning their wedding at Garre Winery, one of my favorites.

A special date place for them was the San Jose Rose Garden, so we went there. . .

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I convinced them that Santana Row would be a great second location. Apparantly they are all strict there about taking pictures. Walking around with my camera, we got stopped by a security guard saying we could not go. What?!

I'm sorry, but pretty public places have no place being restricted. A little quick thinking, some white lies and cajones gave us the opportunity to capture these shots anyway. :)

Worth the risk, no?

This was nice change of pace assignment. Steven Askari (I just shot his son's Bat Mitzvah) is a real estate developer. Here is his latest home, it's awesome. . .

Which staircase should I take today? :)

If you happen to be in the market for a multi-million dollar estate:

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There is a movie theatre room, wine closet, 4 fireplaces, this kitchen, and blah, blah-blah, blah-blah. . . :)

This shot I'm extra proud of. It took a lot of patience and then hustle to get this one.

Nicole and Brooks got married at Clos LaChance back in 2007.

(Doesnt that seem like like a decade ago?)

I was so excited when Nicole contacting me saying she was interested in my Autumn Portrait Session Special. A total of two families took me up on the offer: we have to work on that number for next year everyone. . . :)

Well they had a super-cutie daughter 10 months ago named Olivia.

Here is a great father daughter moment.

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At this point Olivia was not having anything to do with her pink hat, and I think the fact that Brooks has it in his back pocket was cute. Congratulations Nicole and Brooks! I had a great time with your family last Sunday!