My Parents Backyard

A few months ago I spent the afternoon doing some pictures at my parents house while they entertained my son. I posted this on my old blog, but I love the images and I wanted them on this blog so here they are!

My parents have quite an interesting assortment of “themes” in their yard which makes for some interesting patterns, textures, and colors. I had never really looked at the yard “photographically” until I did this set and actually it is very fun to shoot.

Enjoy the images!

Ashlee & Jeremiah :: Married :: 08.29.10

So I have been wracking my brain for the past couple days about what to say about this wedding, and all I can come up with is I LOVE this couple!

I met these two at a wedding last year in Vacaville for some of their dancing buddies. At that wedding I started hearing rumblings that I was their choice for photographer when they got married. Then back in May, Ashlee was a bridesmaid for another wedding I shot up in Auburn. I think this wedding pretty much solidified my involvement in what was supposed to be a courthouse wedding. Well the wedding grew into a nice intimate wedding with close family and friends out at Paradise Valley Golf Course in Fairfield. This change of events was totally fine by me! It’s 5 minutes from home and I know lots of good places at the course for pictures!

Everything was wonderful about this day! Jeremiah, his brother Ryan, and another groomsman wore dress uniforms ( there were a lot of active duty and retired military in attendance, including my assistant for the day!). Ashlee wore an amazingly simple, yet elegant while dress, and everyone was so much fun to be around! Also in attendance were the 2 other couples that were past clients! I had a BLAST at this wedding!

I was honored to be a part of this special day and I am so excited to share these images with everyone! I always love military weddings and getting use my talents as a thank you for their service to this great country!

Enjoy the images!

And one of my favorites! Me with my past and present clients!

Erika & Carlos :: Married :: 08.28.10

Erika and Carlos were referred to me by a girl I have known since I was in the 1st grade so I had some good feelings about this couple from the get go! Erika is such a sweetheart and Carlos is a great person. Just being around them makes you just feel good. Erika liked meeting in person to go over details and talk about the wedding which made our working relationship every personal and very comfortable. I met them several times at their home and I was always treated like an old friend!

Showing up the wedding day events was just pure fun. The first stop was Carlos’ parents house where he was getting ready, and the home was full of family, most from Peru. We got some really great shots there and got to hang out with a very cool, collected and EXCITED groom. Next we headed to the GORGEOUS Claremont resort to meet up with Erika and her girls. Being with them was so much fun and everyone was just so nice and a joy to be around. Erika was so excited and just so happy, it was a great time being with her while she was getting ready.

The ceremony and reception was at The Brazilian Room in Tilden park which is an amazing location that not many people know about. It was the perfect venue for this very cultural wedding. All the guests were friendly and always willing to be in a photograph. The ceremony was full of emotion and some laughs. After Carlos and Erika were pronounced Husband and Wife they were scheduled to release butterflies. Well it was a little to cold for the butterflies to fly so they were just posed for pictures.

The reception was again full with great people, great food, and great times! We had such a great time with everyone there and we got a TON of great images to help the family remember this amazing day!

Enjoy the images.

Stacy & Jason :: Married :: 08.21.10

This is one of those weddings that really meant a lot to me. I have known Stacy, the bride for about 14 years now and is one of my favorite people. She has such a great personality and a sense of humor that is just infectious! Over the years we got to know each other very well and I was honored when I was asked to photograph her wedding.

I had not met Jason before our photography consultation but after that, and even more so after the engagement session I knew he was a good man and a great fit for Stacy. He is so genuine and caring towards her and that just made me so much more excited to be a part of their wedding.

Everything about this wedding was awesome! I mean you cant ask for much more than being in Sacramento, for an outdoor wedding, in August and it only being about 80 degrees all day! A great group of friends and family did a lot of work to put this perfect backyard wedding together. Molly, one of Stacy’s long time friends did an amazing job with the day of coordination. Jason’s Mother provided her gorgeous home for all the festivities, Jason’s father was the officiant, another one of Stacys long time friends Moriah made 2 GORGEOUS cakes, and the list goes on. All the people involved in this wedding goes to show how much people care for Stacy and Jason, and I am one of those people!

Please enjoy the images from the wedding, and once again, Congratulations Stacy and Jason!!! Thank you for having me be a part of your wedding day!

Amber - August 23, 2010 - 7:31 pm

Great job Chris! It is really cool to see the final results after being behind the scenes at the wedding. Love how it turned out.

Stacy Hethcock - August 23, 2010 - 7:18 pm

You are amazing!! I couldn’t have asked for a better photographer!

Baby Timothy

A while back I did Timothy’s Mom’s maternity session and she was ready to pop! Well little Timothy is here now and such a cute happy baby!!! We got a newborn session in a couple weeks ago and he is the most awake baby for 2 weeks old. He was very squirmy and talkative. This was such a great little session and I am super happy with the results, I hope everyone enjoys them as well.