WEDDING: SHANNON & JEFF

A couple weeks ago I took a nice scenic stroll up the 99 to Merced to shoot for Shannon and Jeff at a quaint, old Presbyterian church. They are genuinely some of the kindest, nicest people I've had the chance to shoot for, so I'm really excited about these. The light inside the church was pretty incredible. So here we go, enjoy one of my favorite weddings I've shot to date, and Shannon and Jeff: you're a wonderful couple and thank you for trusting in me to shoot for you. Enjoy!







Nervous? Anxious? Excited? Scared? All of the above?


One of my favorite first look photos of all time.








Aubrey! Ian & Aubrey got married last February and was my first "real" wedding...so MANY thanks goes out to Ian and the lovely Aubrey for referring me to Shannon and Jeff.




The pastor stepped out for a quick prayer minutes before the ceremony started.

ENGAGEMENTS: SHANNON & JEFF

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This is my first engagement session of the year after a much needed wedding break over winter, and it was a great way to start off the busy 2008 wedding season! I met Shannon last year, who was Aubrey's maid of honor (of the awesome Ian & Aubrey wedding) and heard back from her in September, when Jeff proposed to her in beautiful Lake Tahoe (good job Jeff). Shannon said they wanted some more rural pictures with country-ish backgrounds, and I knew just the spot because I actually shot there a couple years ago when I first started photography and thought it'd be a cool place to come back to. Back when I first started I was attracted to big, dark, trees, and have kind of forgotten about photographing them, but when I saw the tree in this photo shoot I remembered how cool old trees really are. But I digress...

Jeff & Shannon, you guys were an absolute pleasure to work with, and I hope you enjoy the images. See you in September!