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Sutter Club wedding reception Sacramento, CA

Sutter Club Wedding Photos As much as I love modern weddings, the truth is, I’m a sucker for tradition.  With many photographers pushing their couples into having a first look and taking photographs before the ceremony, when our couples opt to go the traditional route and wait to see each other at the isle, we’re […]

Sutter Club Wedding Photos | Sacramento Photographers

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River Highlands Ranch wedding photos, Smartsville, CA

It’s beginning to feel like spring in the Sierra Foothills, and what better way to come out of hibernation that to share Amy and Oren’s beautiful spring wedding at River Highlands Ranch.  Andy and I will be tying the knot at this very spot in just a few short months,  and I can’t wait!  There’s […]

Spring Wedding at River Highlands Ranch, Smartsville CA

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Elegant farm tables for garden wedding Luchessi Vineyards, CA

Time to get back to blogging and we have a TON of weddings to share with you!  What better way to start than this beautiful Grass Valley vineyard wedding that was recently featured in Real Weddings Magazine. We collaborated with some of the best vendors in the industry and had a blast at Linda and […]

Grass Valley Vineyard Wedding | Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographers

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Wedding at Sutter Club Sacramento

Yesterday we spoke with a bride who’s sister hired a “family friend” to take their wedding photos… It turned out that the friend lost EVERY SINGLE PHOTO. Andy and I hear stories like this all the time, and it absolutely breaks our hearts. Every year, without fail, we get many calls from couples who skimped […]

Hiring a family friend for wedding photos

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Family wedding photos

In the end, we’re not photographers. We’re story tellers. We’re Legacy Keepers. Photography is simply the medium we use to tell these stories. I’m not interested in spending my life doing styled shoots or just taking pretty pictures… what makes my blood flow is capturing moments and relationships that preserve something sacred and have deep […]

We are Legacy Keepers | California Wedding Photographers

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We’re a bit late to the party since our wedding season just ended a couple days ago,  yet we wanted to take a moment to look back at the amazing year we had in 2017.  Last year you didn’t hear much from us on social media or the blog, but there was a TON going […]

2017 in review | Andrew and Melanie | Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographers

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