WINNER ANNOUNCED! Giveaway and Fun Feature in the new Posh issue of Chic Magazine! | Sacramento Portrait Photographer

Today, the "Posh" issue of Chic Magazine  launched and it's beautiful! I love the Chic Critique forum and all it has to offer professsional photographers.  Their fabulous Chic Magazine has so many beautiful images and informative articles for everyone - it's just a beautiful magazine to look through and enjoy some current fashion and photography trends.

And, in this issue, I am thrilled to be part of the "Street Chic" feature. You can see a fun shot of me in action taken by the uber talented Ligia Bremerman at a recent "trash the dress" session we did as part of an amazing retreat.

I just found out about being featured last night, so that was a fun surprise!

The issue is on sale now, so I hope you check it out! To encourage you a bit, I am giving away one  free digital issue! Simply enter via Rafflecopter below. Good luck!

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In the Nick of Time | Sacramento Family Photographer

 

 Just at the right moment. In the nick of time. 

This session was meant to be and I'm so glad it was! The weather was touch and go and we wanted to go! I was determined to get this gorgeous family in on this special day and I was so happy that we got it to work. There was a little rain, it was a bit cold, but all in all, this special anniversary edition photo shoot went off perfectly.

   This beautiful couple were celebrating their anniversary that very day and I was so honored they chose to spend part of it making memories with me. I adored this session and the fun we had dodging the rain! I love that they were up for this urban grunge setting and I love how it is such a juxtaposition with the color and beauty that is before it.

 This family was so fun and full of smiles. I just love what I do! I can't say it enough. I love, love, love capturing these moments in time for families.

 Beautiful.

 Thanks again for sharing your special day with me! I can't wait to capture more special moments with your beautiful family!

A River Wedding | Sacramento Wedding and Engagement Photographer

 I am thrilled to show you some images from a gorgeous wedding I shot with the amazingly talented Wendy Hithe of Wendy Hithe Photography. It was a beautiful wedding and both the bride and Wendy were a dream to work with. It took place at the the beautiful Le Rivage Hotel  in Sacramento. The River was so beautiful in the background for this stunning wedding. Shannon and Sean had the wedding of their dreams and it was such an honor to be there to help capture it!

 I just adored this tender moment between the mother of the groom and the bride. It was so sweet, and so neat to be able to capture that moment in time.

I couldn't help but capture the way the groomsmen set down their glasses and beers while taking their formal shots. It's like they got to be part of the wedding as well.

 Married!

 Shannon and Sean, the happy couple!

 They had such a fun bridal party..everyone was so thrilled and happy for them on their big day!

 The sun was perfectly setting ...such a beautiful back drop to a romantic scene..

 The cake and flowers were stunning. Bella Bloom did a wonderful job on the floral design; I just loved the colors!

Shannon's sweet new daughter in law gave the sweetest toast. There could not have been a dry eye in the room!

Sparkling | Sacramento Family Photographer

I had such a fun time photographing this beautiful family. They truly sparkled in their love for each other and it was fun to see them play together. It was an early morning session, and the kiddos handled it quite well, especially for summer! I, on the other hand, found my left leg planted in a knee-high hole toward the end of the shoot. Fortunately for me and the rest of the shoot, I was moving slowly around mom and daughter and fell straight down into the nicely camouflaged varmint hole. Still have the bruises to show for it, but, as you can see, it was well worth it!

I just love the relationship these two have. They get along so well and are so sweet with each other. With those smiles and dimples, I think they may need to be looking out for one another pretty soon!

And it's not hard to see where their good looks come from...

Thanks so much for letting me capture your sparkling, beautiful family! I think it was just 

the perfect time!

I Heart Faces |Yellow {Sacramento Lifestyle Photographer}

 This week's challenge over at I Heart Faces is Yellow. I just love this capture of sweet H dancing in the street in her fun yellow and white dress and wanted to share it once again!

Feel free to check out many of the other fun "yellow" entries at I Heart Faces!

I Heart Faces - Best Face Photo 2010 Challenge

This week's challenge over at iheartfaces is faces! Specifically, the best face photos of 2010. Wow, this one was a hard one to choose. Now I know how hard it is for the people who have to judge these challenges. I had many that came to mind from this year, but in the end, I kept coming back to this one. I just love it. For some reason, it just says childhood to me. And it makes me smile. The freckles, the stage of teeth growth, the sweet innocence... I also like the composition. It's not traditional, and I know it may not be some folk's favorite, but I really like it!

I had the blessing and honor of capturing many, many beautiful faces this past year...and it was so fun looking back through them. I'd love to know some of your favorites from my site so feel free to leave a comment and let me know!

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