O & K

O & K were the "in-between" wedding I mentioned in my last post... so they weren't exactly "now" they were a few months back (hence the fall leaves) but they have fewer than the 6,000+ photos that were my undertaking of my brothers wedding ... and seriously, choosing a handful of photos to post on the blog from 6,000 is kind of crazy... even from the 2,500 we narrowed those 6,000 to is pretty crazy! But, I will get to it... soon! :)

So we begin (hopefully on the right foot!) with O & K... these two were up for ANYthing! which is SO fun for a photographer! They gave me freedom to shoot wherever my little heart desired... (well within reason of thier ceremony and reception of course!) we made for downtown Hanford, a beautiful open field at sunset, and that gorgeous orange orchard (leaves, not fruit).  Beautiful couple.  So much fun to shoot! Congrats you two, I hope you have been enjoying your photos!

'bout time

ok, ok... I know its been FOREVER since I last posted... but, it got to the point that I was so far behind and wanting to post about things that happened so long ago that I kept putting it off-thinking "I'll catch it all up at once"- Lord knows that didn't happen!  and believe me I've given myself enough grief over what my "next post" should be... do I sum-up my Christmas season?,  post about my brothers wedding?, or the thousand other things that happened along the way? and then there was the feeling that it better be worth months of waiting for... and well, time just flies when you have a business at Christmastime, and are a mom, and a wife, and well... you get the picture :) so I've decided to just try to start from the NOW... posting as often as I can find the time, and trying to keep you all updated on the happenings over here at 317.

BUT...  lets face it folks, I've never been a great blogger... I'm always behind here ;)  I'd like to say I turned over a new leaf and will be posting regularly, but I'm not going to make promises that will most likely be broken... I know I said I'd post my brothers wedding, and I will get to it... but I may post of the few "now" things first... so there will be an "in-between" wedding to satisfy you until then! 

... look for j+j the wedding soon... 

and hopefully a new blogger-friendly me in the near future!  :)

forever young....

rob and darcie were so sweet... they just couldn't take their eyes off each other all day. watching them see each other for the first time was amazing (one of the awesome perks of my job is witnessing love through my lens and showing people their beauty when their guard is let down) they had such a fun casual outdoor wedding: ceremony under a big tree with flowing branches, rich fall colors everywhere, friend and family surrounding them- it was beautiful! this is just a small sample from their day...

09.22.07

amy&daniel ok these two were so much fun to watch on thier wedding day. Daniel could not take his eyes off Amy... and he had this fantastic "lovestruck" smile all day & Amy had this bridal glow.... she was gorgeous! We made it through the ceremony but part way through the reception we got stormed out... :( a crazy wind blew in some lightning and rain and, since we were outside, they had to call it quits for the night. we still were able to finish photos and guests got hang out for a little while... so they still called the night a success. Here's a small preview of the day...

the dunes, a cloudy day, and an old deserted road...

Erin and Andrew are so sweet. They met while in YWAM in Hawaii and have the sweetest relationship... you can tell they just adore each other, and are best friends. Erin was in a wedding I shot earlier this year, so it will be fun to see her as the Bride! Congrats you guys! I'm looking forward to your wedding next year...