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Sunny and I had a great time this weekend at the Folsom Bridal Show which was being held at the Lake Natoma Inn. It’s always nerve racking standing up and meeting potential clients in a room with so many other professionals. Is my work good enough? Are my materials complicated? Will the Brides like my slide show? The doors to the show opened at 11am and as the Brides rushed in, more questions flooded my head. I’m I dress ok? I’m I talking to fast? I’m I too loud? Do I sound genuine or like a cheesy sales person going through a script? However in a few minutes these Brides eased all my concerns as I chatted, laugh and maybe made a friend or two. Grace and Luis had a couple from out of town that is getting married in 2012 and the Groom just happened to be from NYC; sweet! All in all it was a fun afternoon.

Thank you to all the Brides, Grooms, MOB’s & DOB’s for showing us love. Our next Bridal Show will be at Arden Hills January 2012 and then the cycle begins again, I’m I talking to fast? I’m I too loud? Do I have bad breath?

Shout out to Marisa & Francisco the cool dude from Yonkers and my bud Mark!

I’ve had a pretty exciting June this year. I photographed Melissa & Greg, Nallely & Erick and Jesse & James. These couples were ideal clients because each had things happening on their wedding day that could have negative effects at any wedding but each couple took these bumps on the road in stride and decided to make their wedding day fun no matter what.

Melissa & Greg got married in the middle of a June rainstorm, the weather has been crazy here in Sacramento the last couple of weeks. June days typically are warm and pretty, great for an outdoor wedding, but this month the weather has been less than typical. The wind and rain was so strong that the wedding ceremony had to be moved inside and the tent felt like it was going to blow over at times. However, as soon as Melissa & Greg exchanged their vows the rain and wind stopped and made it possible for some great bridal portraits; it was like magic.

Nallely & Erick dreamed of getting married on the bay. When they hired me the plan was that they were going to exchanged their vows on shore of Tiburon in Marin County. However that morning it was raining hard, so much so that I trouble driving as I made my way down highway 80 to San Francisco. Nallely chose not to let the rain damped her wedding day and walk down the streets of Embarcadero in her wedding dress and like Melissa and Greg’s wedding the rain stopped after the bride and groom exchanged their vows. We had so much fun but don’t take my word for it, this is what they had to say.

The opposite happened with Jesse and James. Every time we meet prior to their wedding day it rained, but the day of their wedding has warm and beautiful. All was well but she showed up to the church an hour late because the limo broke down on its’ way to pick her up. That didn’t get in their way, they said their “I Do’s” and party all night long.

I had fun at these weddings and now I’m editing while dealing with a puppy and getting ready for the Folsom Bridal Show.

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I had so much fun doing the Dream Wedding Show this year. We had consultations at the show and booked a few weddings. However this blog post is to announce the 2011 Dream Wedding Engagement Session Winner.

Our wedding booth test run for the Dream Wedding Show at Cal Expo is done. The photos are wrapped, the lights are in the containers and the price list are ready to be handed out, but something happened, something ALWAYS happens. It’s like when you’re rushing to an appointment and get pulled over by a cop only to realize that you forgot your drivers license! I love to display my favorite images at the bridal shows and clients expect to see your best, but last night I damage one of the images; I wanted to scream! So the show will go on without that beautiful image and even though the brides at the show won’t know which image is missing, I will know