Reshma + Jimmy in Pleasanton, CA

Remember Jimmy and Reshma and their double engagement sessions?  Here they are again on their wedding day!  This was Adm's first wedding back after recovering from back surgery, so I was a little nervous going in, but he did wonderfully and his back seems to be holding up well.  We can't say enough good things about Reshma and Jimmy and their families - I've known Jimmy since my days at the Oakland Tribune (he's the sports reporter and we followed an amazing basketball season at McClymonds High School for a few months together), and I got to know Reshma pretty well after taking lots of photos of her for the e-sessions.  She is just so sweet and considerate - never have I had a bride more concerned with how I was being taken care of on the day of her wedding: she was constantly asking if I needed anything to eat, will I toast with her girls, will Adm and I stay to party with them afterwards....?  It's obvious that this is how these two were raised because both of their families were also incredibly nice and attentive to us.  At any rate, I could gush for hours about Reshma and Jimmy, so let's move on to their wedding!

Both Jimmy and Reshma got ready in their parents' homes, which felt very intimate and allowed for lots of personal moments and details.  They were married at Jimmy's family's church, St. Clements Catholic Church, in Hayward, and had their reception at Castlewood Country Club in Pleasanton.  It's obvious that friends and family are very important to these two as they were surrounded by so many wonderful people all day long and had lots of really nice moments with their friends.  Congrats, you two!  You guys rock!

Following three photos by Adm:

Photo below by Adm:

Adm and I collaborated for this ring shot (I held the branch of leaves while Adm made the picture):

Next two photos by Adm:

There was lots of dancing at this wedding, including some great moves by Jimmy's grandpa:

Laura + Jason in Visalia, CA

We kicked off our 2010 wedding season photographing Laura and Jason's two-day affair in their hometown of Visalia.  On day one, Laura and Jason had a beautifully intimate ceremony in Laura's parents' backyard before treating their closest family and friends to a lovely lunch at the country club.  For the following day, these two hosted an open-house reception where almost 300 people dropped in to wish the newlyweds "congratulations."  From our first moment meeting Laura and Jason at Hillary and Matt's wedding last summer to having dinner together at our home last fall to seeing them off on their way to their honeymoon, these two have been some of the nicest and most generous people we've met.  We feel so honored to have been able to document their wedding festivities, and we're even luckier to have made two new wonderful friends!

Photo by Adm:

Photo by Adm:  (lots of wonderful emotion throughout)

The balloon photo on the left above is by Adm as is the photo below:

A couple from the open-house reception:  (second to last photo by Adm)