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Spring outdoor engagement session with dog grass valley, ca

Spring Engagement Session Photos, Grass Valley We’ve been super busy over the past few weeks getting Spring engagement session photos with our couples.  I wait all year for my favorite shooting field to bloom, and luckily this year we had tons of lilacs. When I first moved to Grass Valley 9 years ago, I arrived […]

Spring Engagement Session Photos |Grass Valley Photographers

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Engagements

The Wedding Ceremony | Stephanie and Eric: They exchanged vows under the ancient towering oak tree at The Ridge Golf Club in Auburn, CA.  In my entire career, I have to say that Stephanie’s vows (which were about 5 pages long), were the most heartfelt, emotional, honest,  beautiful, and touching vows I’ve ever heard!   She was […]

The Ridge Golf Club Wedding Photos | Auburn, CA Wedding Photographers |Stephanie and Eric

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River Highlands Ranch wedding photo in vineyard

The Wedding Venue:  River Highlands Ranch, Smartsville CA Andy and I absolutely love River Highlands Ranch and Vineyards in Smartsville, CA.  This beautiful vineyard wedding venue, just 10 minutes from our home is such a special place.  In addition to the rolling hills, vineyard, lush fruit trees, and towering oaks;  the property has a large elegant barn perfect […]

River Highlands Ranch, Smartsville CA | Vineyard Wedding Venue

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Lake Wildwood Wedding, Commodore Park

The Venue: Lake Wildwood Ca Weddings at Lake Wildwood have a special place in my heart. This is  mainly because Andy and I live here, so our commute to work is roughly 1 mile.   We absolutely love living in this beautiful lakeside community in Northern California, and Commodore Park overlooking the lake is the perfect place […]

Lake Wildwood Wedding Photos, Penn Valley CA | Shana and Cody

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North Star House Wedding Venue Grass Valley, CA

The Venue: North Star House, Grass Valley CA Michelle and Dustin’s North Star House wedding in Grass Valley CA was so beautiful!  We love this venue, which recently went through some major renovations and came back on the scene as one of the top wedding venues in Nevada County.  If you love all that Empire Mine […]

North Star House Wedding Photos, Grass Valley CA | Michelle and Dustin

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Lake Tahoe Wedding Photos

Having an unplugged wedding ceremony Now that just about everyone carries around a cell phone or device with a camera attached to it, many couples are opting to have an  “unplugged wedding ceremony.”  What exactly is an unplugged wedding ceremony you ask?  Basically, it’s where your family and friends are fully present for your ceremony […]

6 ways to create an unplugged wedding ceremony

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