Rain rain go away was the chant of the day!! I was however prepared with my bunches of plastic bags for equipment and the bride along with towels and my rain boots! However, just as I was doing my walk through of the grounds before going over to see the bride, the clouds parted, the sun shined down and I'm pretty sure I heard a few angels singing up there. It turned into an amazingly beautiful day with just that perfect wet sparkle everywhere. I still can't believe it and they even went on to have an outside ceremony in December! It was great, and it was great to get to photograph this sweet and energetic's bride's day as it had been awhile since the last time we saw each other - flashback to high-school where we both were in the school plays and singing our hearts out. Thank you Kristen and Tim for having me be a part of your glorious day!! This is a wrap for my 2013 weddings!!! Looking forward to all that is in store for 2014. Thank you to Emily B. for shooting with me - always great to have your eye and sweet personality along!

Wedding Venue: Calamigos Ranch/ Brides Dress: Casablanca / Brides Shoes: Hey Lady/ Brides Veil: Handmade by her Mom/ Groom’s Attire: Monogram suit by Banana Republic / Brides Hairstylist & Makeup: Nancy Pham / Florist: Diane Carvotta / Caterer: Calamigos Ranch / Cake: Z Patisserie / Wedding Coordinator: Nam Lam from LA Modern Weddings / DJ: H2H Entertainment / Videographer: Capture This! Flip Cameras

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