A-WEDDING LOCATIONS- Foothills

  • The Fausel Family are near-and-dear to my hearts not least because I have had the privilege of photographing many amazing weddings at their ranch in the past few years. Fausel Ranch is simply one of the most beautiful and friendly wedding locations to work at in El Dorado County and, through those weddings, I have had the honor of becoming a friend of the Fausel family. In addition to photographing two Fausel family weddings (check out Mark + Sharlot and Albert + Melissa) in the past, Deanna and David have been kind enough to refer numerous other close family and friends to…

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  • Congratulations to Shanna and Jon, who married recently at the Wedgewood Sequoia in Placerville. You may remember this fun and easy-going couple from my engagement session with them at Boeger Winery & downtown Placerville in March. It was great to get to know them a little before their special day; it really does make all the difference in being more relaxed on their wedding day. Shanna and Jon, like many of my couples, chose to do a First Look before their ceremony. I love that private moment when the groom gets to see his bride for the first time! You…

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  • It was a beautiful April day for Courtney and Chris’ wedding at the Wedgewood Sequoia.  Despite a hiccup with the bride’s dress that meant she had to switch gowns in the final days, everything was simply perfect – including their amazing purple and gold cake with peacock feathers. Courtney and Chris clearly wanted a day that was focused on them and their love and that’s just what they got. You can see from  their playfulness in the grass outside the Sequoia and the way that they continually kissed during their first dance, that they’re going to be so incredibly happy…

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  • Dulce and Jorge’s wedding at the Wedgewood Sequoia last month was a beautiful joining of two families, bringing together not only the bride and groom but three girls as sisters: Dulce’s daughters, Mia and Karina, and Jorge’s daughter, Kennedy. Jorge’s proposal last year was quite the romantic affair. He took Dulce on a horse and carriage ride through Central Park in New York, accompanied by a dozen red roses and a paparazzi-like photographer that followed along on a skateboard. Then, at a perfectly-researched spot, with the New York skyline as backdrop, he dropped to one knee and asked Dulce to…

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  • When Kayla and Cameron planned their wedding for mid-February in the foothills, I’m betting they did not imagine the weather would be so utterly perfect for them. At 60 degrees with bright sunshine flooding in through the windows of the Sequoia’s upstairs dressing rooms, the light was gorgeous and the temperature perfect for Kayla’s beautiful, strapless dress. I loved this couple’s “first look” prior to their ceremony. There was a real sense of romance in the air, with Kayla and Cameron tenderly touching and nuzzling one another without direction. Although there were several people watching, it felt like we were…

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  • As you might remember, last month I photographed Jodi and Jeremy’s wedding at Wedgewood Sequoia in Placerville. I am honored to have been chosen to be the preferred referral for the venue and in turn, get to work with a fine team of professionals. Here is the back story: Helping to turn a very important day around for one of my brides…. I received a few requests to see more images from this wedding as I think the story of Jodi’s wedding day “nightmare” struck a compassionate chord in many of you. It really seems inexcusable, but unfortunately not unheard…

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  • Yesterday, about 30 minutes before I was to leave for a wedding at Wedgewood Sequoia- I get a call from a VERY upset bride. She seemed inconsolable. You see, her hair and make up person botched the job, left to go out to her car, said she was going to be back, never came back and took my brides money. This was about 3 hours before her ceremony was to start. After assuring and reassuring her that all was going to be ok-I’d make it work in any way I could, I got on the phone with Kristina at Waterfall…

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  • Love was in the air at David Girard for Jenn and Danny, and it was easy to tell why.  These two are beautiful together and how could you not love that? Their wedding was perfect; all the special touches that were put into this day were amazing. From the golf pendant Jenn added to Dan’s boutonniere to the releasing of the doves at the ceremony.  Jenn even had a clever way in which the guests were excused for dinner.  There was not a detail missed! The day started out at the River Rock Cottage in Lotus photographing the bride with…

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  • My assistant Amy’s big day was finally here! We had prepped for this day for months… We started with a flirty session with the bride and followed it up with the groom doing back flips off of the diving board. Typical? Well, maybe. They rented a large home in the Newcastle area(Green Hill Ranch) so that they could all stay at the same location and spend the day getting prepared. Some of the family enjoyed the morning reading books on the big, historic front porch. At around 3pm we headed over to Newcastle Wedding Gardens. The wedding was a beautiful…

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