Put together a boisterous bunch, a few animals, cowboy hats, a decent amount of vodka, food trucks and love and you have this day. Diablo Ranch set this rustic wedding apart, a true ranch just tucked away in the hills of Walnut Creek complete with horses, a large steer and a cute emu. It was just such a fun day to capture with all the love that you could feel surrounding Tiffany and Fayek and their undoubtable chemistry with one another. I think perhaps my favorite part of the day was when the steer got loose during the first look, I would have had some photos to share, except I think we were all too busy fleeing and fearing being trampled by this large four hoofed creature! It was such a privilege of photograph your amazing, full of life day!

And again a HUGE Thank you to Emily for shooting with me...can't seem to thank you enough. And of course what would be a party without my good friend Kevin from Sound and Motion - so fun to work together, lets do it again and again!

Venue: Diablo Ranch / Wedding Dress: Tara Keely / Brides Shoes: Badgley Mischka / Bride Jewelry: BHLDN / Bride Hairstylist: Kristen Aasen of Bella Fortuna/ / Florist: Elizabeth Ruiz of Passion Flowers/ DJ – Kevin O'Scanlon, Sound in Motion

I had so much fun with this cute couple down at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk for their engagement session. Full of laughs, ferris wheel rides, a quick go around on the carousel, plenty of smooches and of course cotton candy mustaches! I had no idea, this little feel like your a kid all over again, location existed on the beach, it reminded me of something right out of the movie Beaches or the Notebook. And then before leaving we went down to the cliffs for some moody, aka foggy, "sunset" photos. Nothing like hoping fences with all my camera gear and Tiffany in a pencil skirt just to get the shot! But we did it - and end result...gorgeous cliff photos, complete with sea lions and Santa Cruz surfers. Thanks so much for showing me a little piece of your childhood Tiffany and Fayek thank you for keeping us all entertained throughout the evening. Looking forward to capturing your wedding at Diablo Ranch in October!