Ali and Luke are very special to me.  We photographed their engagement session, then their gorgeous wedding at East Lake Ranch in Hughson, and now their firstborn.  They’re such a sweet couple with a solid friendship and lots of love.  Baby Elijah is their first baby boy, and they’re completely enamored with him.  They’re fantastic […]

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Baby Aislin entered this world surrounded by people who love her.  In the delivery suite, the doctor set her down and she was crying, like all healthy babies do.  Sean was choked up, full of emotion, and he said, “Shhhh sweetie, it’s ok…” and she grabbed his finger.  He’ll always remember that moment.  This daddy […]

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We photographed Melissa and John‘s wedding in June of 2008, and it’s amazing to see how their family has grown. They are AMAZING people and parents. Their oldest, Rocco, is autistic, and he’s the sweetest boy I’ve ever photographed. He’s so well adjusted and loving because his parents have worked so hard to make his […]

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I love photographing blended families. In my opinion, family is what you make it, not necessarily who you’re born into. In the case of this family, we have Paul and Christie and their little girl Morgan, along with big brother Griffin and his dad Mike. They’re a beautiful blended family and we really enjoyed working […]

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Sharon is sweet, funny, intelligent, strong, and she loves her family so much it radiates from within her. She loves vinyl records, the same 70s soft rock music I do, and has always loved photography. But life isn’t fair. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer in February, and her loving daughter, Kasey, came home to […]

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Sarah and Nick wanted festive family photos to include in their Christmas cards, so we went to historic Jamestown! I love shooting in the Jamestown and Sonora area because there’s so much history, interesting old buildings, and lush greenery. We had a ball photographing in Jamestown’s sweet shop, outside antique stores, and on the street. […]

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I LOVE THIS FAMILY!!! I know I say I love all my clients, and I do, but I have different relationships with all of them. We photographed April and Robert’s wedding back in 2007, and over the years I’ve become especially fond of April and consider her a friend (even more so since she trusted […]

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We had the honor of photographing Chelsea and Orlando’s wedding several years ago, and now they have this adorable, chubby little addition to their family! Congratulations guys, on your beautiful baby girl. I know how badly you wanted her. She’s amazing! This family loves to laugh together! Nothing like a photo of daddy with baby […]

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Michelle and Chance are pretty much pre-engaged, enjoying their lives together, building a cool little blended family unit. They’re a wonderful couple with an adorable little baby, Maverick. It’s so wonderful to see Michelle so happy again! We photographed her first wedding in 2005, which was beautiful and tons of fun. Unfortunately, her husband passed […]

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Mark and I first met Kim and Michael when we photographed their wedding in Berkeley in 2007. They had a gorgeous wedding and are a lovely and sweet couple. When we did their family portraits last weekend we got to meet their newest edition, Makai! He’s a beautiful, polite, well-behaved boy, and it’s obvious how […]

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