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capturing charlene and andy’s wedding day at sherwood country club was one of the greatest honors i could ever ask for. not only have i known charlene for over 15 years, but she is also one of my dear friends. this was the best wedding i could have ever asked to close out our 2009 season. we started with getting ready shots at the westlake village inn and took some bridal and bridal party photos around the grounds. i love the westlake village inn’s flower arches and swirly gates. we then headed to sherwood for the ceremony and reception. charlene and andy did not see each other before their ceremony, so when charlene walked down the aisle, the look on andy’s face melted the hearts of all the guests! they are such an amazing couple and have so much love for each other and all of their family and friends. i am so lucky to know these two wonderful people and wish them a lifetime of love and happiness! love you guys

p.s. charlene had a bridesman, danny (who was our neighbor our first year of college, charlene and i were roomies) and i love him to bits, so i featured a lot of photos of him from before the ceremony.

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photographing weddings is an amazing job. we get to be around people in love, and at their very best. it’s a wonderful, intimate occasion filled with so many moments that we get to capture; smiles, tears, laughs, hugs, and kisses. we get to know our couples so well and at their weddings they feel like old friends to us (so much that i cry during almost every ceremony). now i am getting the chance to actually shoot the wedding of a dear, dear friend of mine and it’s that much more special. being a guest is sometimes fun, but i spend most of time watching closely at every moment and making sure the photographer is there snapping away! i am so thrilled charlene decided she couldn’t have anyone else capture those moments but us (i hope she doesn’t eat those words when she sees i put the image of andy on her shoulders below). we go above and beyond for every client but knowing your client that much more makes every one of the photos i take extra special.

anyways, to make a long story short, i proudly present the engagement session of the gorgeous, fantastic couple that is charlene and andy. dear friends and amazing people! i cannot wait for their wedding coming up in october at the lake sherwood country club. i hope everyone enjoys these for now because i have a very strong feeling that their wedding is going to be a monstrous blog post!!