Jorge + Amanda, Engagement Session, Diablo Grande

Their wedding is only one month away and I'm so excited to share with you their engagement session.  

Introducing the soon to be: Mr. and Mrs. Gomez, otherwise known as Jorge and Amanda, my brother-in-law and future-sister-in-law.
We did their session one August evening at the Diablo Grande Golf & Country Club, tucked away in the hills near Patterson, Ca.

I pray that you will have a blessed union and many years of life, love, happiness and blessings!  I am so excited to welcome you into the family Amanda!  To Jorge, I am so excited you have found the love of your life, she brings out the best in you!

Can't wait for the big day, congrats you two!

E-session: Chad + Danielle

Danielle and Chad are such a funny and loving couple! They met 7 years ago and have been inseparable, it is so sweet to see them together, they compliment each other so well and what is even more special is that Danielle and Chad are getting married on their 8th anniversary in September and I'm so excited to be a part of their special day!

I have known Danielle since we were kiddos back in elementary school, we grew up in a tight-knit, farming and dairy community in California and I got to know Chad during our session. They have such a lovely engagement story, Chad took Danielle to Catalina Island a couple of months back and proposed at the top of mountain during the sunset!!

We had so much fun during our session, laughed a ton, Chad brought his guitar to include in the session (which was my favorite part!) and he was also our background music guy. Below are my faves from the session, looking forward to your wedding Chad and Danielle!

Matt and Beatriz

I met Beatriz about two years ago, through my wonderful cousin Nadine, and we were instantly friends, which is neat because how many people do you meet throughout your life you can call instant friends? About a year ago Beatriz began dating Matt and she would gush about him all the time, what a great guy he was, in the Marines and really funny.

I first met Matt at our wedding last September and he was extremely polite and very nice, I knew he was a great guy for my dear friend. So, flash forward to now, they are engaged and guess what? They are getting married on our first anniversary! Everything happens for a reason and I think this is so neat that we will be sharing a wedding anniversary for the rest of our lives. I felt so honored when Beatriz asked me to photograph their engagement session and wedding!

Together Matt and Bea are a wonderful couple, very much in love and they were so fun to photograph! We went up to Willits, CA in Mendocino County, to Matt's gorgeous home and photographed around the area, we had a blast! Here is a handful of my favorites! Enjoy!

Kristiina and Tim Engagement Session

I am so excited to post the latest session! I met with my friend Kristiina and her fiance Tim in Sacramento last week and photographed their engagement session. Kristiina and Tim are such a wonderful couple, we had too much fun! We started down at the American River and then spent time in Midtown Sacramento. They are getting married in September and I know they are going to have a blessed life together!

Sacramento always holds a special place in my heart, not just because it is our state capitol, because I spent 2 1/2 years there for college and made friends for lifetime and I just love how diverse it is, definitely a fun city to visit!

Here are my most favorite shots from the day!!