Elk Grove

Here are a few of my favorites from a recent session with Dan and Victoria and their family in their El Dorado Hills neighborhood. I’ve known Dan since we moved to this area back in 2000 as my husband, Jeff and Dan have worked together alot over the years. Tom and Jill I’ve known since they were born. In fact I did a twins photo session with them as infants. It was extra special to capture them as teenagers as well as spending a little time getting to know Victoria and Matteo. Happy Thanksgiving y’all (with my kids back from…

This was such a fun and unique engagement session for Sheri and Mike, who are getting married in June at the Wedgewood Sequoia. Our location was their farm in Elk Grove that has been in Sheri’s family for more than 100 years. Sheri’s parents moved back to the farm when she was in 7th grade and she and Mike now live there with their herd of 8 does and 20 goats. Sheri shared so many happy memories from her childhood during our session, from feeding the sheep her grandfather bought her at age 6, to “roller-coaster” rides in hay buckets.…

About one week after I had visited them in the hospital, I made my way over to Ross and Kristy’s home to photograph the new family after they’d settled back in. Everyone, including their dogs just couldn’t seem to get enough of little Nathan. Ross had the idea of measuring Nathan against his 300mm lens, and I love how Nathan just had to stick his foot out to show Dad just how much bigger he was than that silly lens. I think a 400mm (and perhaps a matching “birth” ring) might be in your futures. Congratulations again you guys, I…

I first met Ross and Kristy several years ago for their engagement session. I loved getting to work with them and their daughter Kiki both for their engagement session and their wedding, and have since become friends. Ross has become my go-to tech guy over the years, and has even become a bit of a photographer himself (though he’d never admit it). He even helped me with my most recent workshop and has become a moderator of sorts on my Workshop Facebook Group. Recently- we were invited to go see Kiki play a soccer game and my daughters were very…