Why the W Shoot?  Well when a bridal salon offers to let you borrow a beautiful dress, a talented florist offers to give you an amazing bouquet, and very cool and talented makeup and hair stylist volunteers; you say “Why not!”  Plus we were shooting at the W Hotel so just seems fitting that it is the W Shoot.  So with that combination how could you loose especially when we got Natalia to model for us.  Natalia is not a profession model by the way but with her natural beauty and Jocelyn’s magic touch she was nothing short of stunning. Jocelyn first showed me a picture of Natalia and asked how about her modeling for us?  I took one look and was captivated by her eyes.  I am thinking that you will be too.  We shot more with Natalia since she was wearing the dress that Anna’s Bridal Boutique graciously provided, but thanks go out to my man Mike for coming out and bringing Sarah along too.  Thanks also to Zabrina of JEZA Photography for loaning us the other bridal dress so we could shoot outside. 

 

Thanks also to Brian, Jason, and Myron for their assistance.  And especially to Brian for
making Crème Brulee for us all, is that classy or what?  If you are planning a wedding you have to
check out Anna’s Bridal Boutique, Flowers by Erica, and Jocelyn the Stylist.  They are all great vendors and fantastic to work with. 

 

Bridal Gown: Anna’s Bridal Boutique, Napa:

http://www.annasbridalboutique.com/

Florist:: Flowers by Erica, Calistoga
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-by-Erica/153188936912?sk=wall

Hair and Makeup:: Jocelyn Gomez, Napa
Valley & South Bay http://jocelynthestylist.carbonmade.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This past weekend I shot Melinda & Brent’s Engagement Session and it really reminded me why I love shooting these.  Melinda & Brent were just so much fun.  As with many couples they were a bit apprehensive as we started, most people are since not too many people I know are really that used to having professional photos taken of them.  But with a little prompting and a lot of laughter the edge came off and they did great.  This is why I think it is important to do engagement sessions since I am sure that as with many of my couples the time we spent together now will put them more at ease and will be pros on their wedding day. 

After we finished they graciously treated me to dinner and some dessert crepes too.  Of course the laughing carried over from the shoot.  I look forward to seeing them again!  Stay tuned for more images from this session and get ready because I am sure that their wedding will be one very fun event.  For now here are a couple images.

 

 

 

 Back when I went to WPPI it was one crazy week to say the least.  Before I left I celebrated my oldest daughter’s Birthday and also had to take my youngest for her first dental appointment.  I think you know which one had more fun.  After that I headed down to Las Vegas for the convention and was totally blown away by all that I learned and experienced.  Well to top it off I had to shoot a wedding the day after I got back. 

It was a blessing though to receive the honor of photographing Jessica & Jacob’s wedding.  I will say off the bat that Jessica was not feeling well but was a real trooper and hung in there even as we tried to get their portraits on a very nice but COLD day in San Francisco.  Here are is a little preview of what their special day looked like.  Congratulations to Jessica & Jacob all the blessings in your new life together!