Heather and Robert had a beautiful wedding at Mountain Terrace in Woodside CA on Sunday June13th.

This was another example of a wedding where it was planned basically from out of state and I did not get the chance to meet the bride and groom until the day of the wedding. Heather and Bob turned out to be super nice and a great couple, with friends and family to match. Cute nieces and nephews too. :)

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This image in particular is one of my favorites of Heather and Robert from the wedding. Really cute but elegant and a nice moment. . .

It was a wonderful event and such a pleasure to capture. Congratulations Heather and Robert!

This is Clare, you may remember my awesome pumpkin patch kid shot, well she was that baby, and now she is a super cute little lady. :)

Melissa and Marshall got married at the Lodge at Pebble Beach and wanted to do family portraits at Stillwater Cove as well. We had the goal of getting some cute sand castle shots, so for the first 20 minutes we basically played in the sand. :)

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Clare apparantly is very comfortable with the camera and showed off her tutu and ballet skills for us.

The U.S. Open is happening this week and you could feel the hustle in the air around us as people prepared for the golf tournament.

Drake's golfer outfit was a perfect and appropriate clothing choice. It's definitely the hat.

Brother and sister.

Nice. Thanks Melissa and Marshall. I love capturing all the chapters of your family's life!

This is Candice and Ryan. They hired me for their July 3rd wedding three weeks ago. :)

and that means their wedding is in 2 weeks. . .

We had to get their engagement session done stat!

We met up on a Wednesday evening and were blessed with wonderful weather.

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We'll see more of Candice and Ryan real soon!

Anita and Scott planned their Sonoma wedding from New Jersey so I did not meet them until the big day. They turned out to be great people (all my clients are great!) :)

There's Scott rockin the kilt with his groomsmen.

They also had a bagpiper playing for their processional and at the reception. Kinda fun. . .

A beautiful day in Sonoma with a nice intimate grouping of your family and best friends. This was a destination wedding for everyone and so there was an extra sense of celebration and enjoyment of the California weather.

This shot isn't something I need to do with every bridal party, but I do know this: when a bridal party is down to do it, they are fun. :)

It was my first time shooting at Gloria Ferrer and it was a great venue. Beautiful location and views, nice and helpful staff, and yummy wine.

Cute.

Nice.

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Congratualtions Anita and Scott!

Here's a nice note from Anita I just received:

"Hi James!

You are my new favorite person! You are so awesome! And you really are the best! I couldn't have dreamed of better pictures (aside from being prettier people)! You are truly a talented individual. I will forward these links to all the guests at the wedding.

I have seen the work that their "preferred" vendors do and you far exceed their talents. I can speak to GF for you if you like. Let me know. Forwarding some of the pics to Park Ave Catering I think would also be a good idea as they do MANY catering events in the area. I can speak to them as well, or I can send you their info. Of course, this is just my way of trying to do something for you as you have been truly awesome. I don't want to push on this, so please let me know if you'd rather I not say anything.

Again, thank you soo very much.

Best Regards,

Anita"

April and Matt are going to get married in Albuquerque New Mexico in May 2011. They flew me out to take their engagement pictures last weekend and it was a great time.

The weather was perfect if not a little windy, but it was the first time I ever went to Old Town, and it was cuter than I could have imagined.

She's training to be a cosmetologist and Matt works for FedEx. Great couple, and we had so much fun going around their city. . .

Everything was super cute and authentic. This church doorway was one of my favorite spots. What a neat moment.

Or wait, maybe this was my favorite spot. . . :)

After they sat down I realized that a great angle would be from the second floor capturing the whole scene. All the running around pays off sometimes.

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Yes, keep the fountain in focus and the couple in the background. I love it. So much inspiration in the town square, and so fun to shoot in a new location.

Really, a mariachi band just randomly playing? really.

Well I could not have asked for more and I am really excited to go back to New Mexico next year for their wedding. Thanks April and Matt for trusting this San Francisco wedding photographer with your images! See you soon!