Baby Rhyan

Now here is a cute baby girl! Her name is Rhyan and we just adored her! She was so amazing, she seemed to love the camera! She just smiled and laughed through all her wardrobe changes and placements on various surfaces. Justine and Adam are great parents and really have fun with her.
I loved the sparkle in her eyes. What a doll! It will be fun to watch her grow!

Gennie and Eric

I can't wait for Saturday! It is not only Todd's and my anniversary, but it is Gennie and Eric's wedding day! Here are some engagement photos we took a few weeks ago out at Gennie's parents' ranch. We had a lot of fun getting to know them - and Gennie's dad, Henry, who had already picked out some spots for the shoot before we arrived. He has quite a beautiful garden around the house and some prize-winning flowers that he took to the Woodland Fair. Gennie grew up out here on the ranch, so it was nice getting some pictures around her home.



They are a gorgeous couple!

Debbie and Rick

Last weekend we had the pleasure of photographing Debbie and Rick's wedding in Brentwood..that is, the northern California Brentwood. What a happy event that was!

There is a Look of Love!

The wedding took place at the beautiful home of their good friends, Ken and Linda. There were over 100 very special friends and family members present. I've never seen a group that was so supportive of a couple getting married. Debbie and Rick have 4 grown children between them and they now make a beautiful, complete family. You could just see the love and acceptance between the kids and their parents. It was a "beautiful thing to behold".



The wedding cake was made by 2 cousins and the top was a bride, a groom and...a motorcycle!





In fact, an exact replica of Rick's Harley! And I must say, the cake was delicious! I'm all for chocolate wedding cakes! Hmm...maybe Todd can make me a chocolate cake like that for our anniversary...with a chocolate ganache frosting and then chocolate ganache mixed with whipped cream for the filling...oh whoops..I digress...I'm supposed to be writing about the wedding!


Here is a collage of the wedding.

Davis Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team strikes again

Our famous Davis Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu team of seven traveled down to Los Angeles to compete in the American National Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament. And once again Mia Matalon won a Gold medal and then a Silver in the Open Division. Michael Quigley, the owner of Elite Instinct Studios, won Gold in his division. Mauro Ayres, the instructor, won a Bronze in his Black Belt division. You can read all about it by clicking on Michael's name, above. The rest of the team did very well and they are now back in training to prepare for their next competition.
To have a team of seven come home with 4 medals in a National competition is quite a feat! We are all very proud of them.