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Carvahlo Family Winery at The Old Sugar Mill Bridal Show

I'm so excited to be participating in this bridal show at the Carvahlo Family Winery at Old Sugar Mill. This is a great opportunity for engaged couples to view this gorgeous wedding site and meet amazing wedding vendors. Here's the info:

We would like to invite you to Carvalho Family Winery for an intimate Bridal Show.

"Unique Elegance -- an Evening with Carvalho Family Winery."
January 22, 2010

6:00 - 9:00 pm
$10 in advance, $15 at the door

A Portion of Proceeds to benefit Kiwanis House children's charity

Tickets Available at:
www.carvalhofamilywines.com
35625 Willow Ave. Clarksburg, CA. 95612
916-744-1625 Marnie@carvalhowines.com

Featuring:
Mini-fashion shows
Decor ideas to fit every budget
Food samples from seven caterers and three cake bakeries
Wine tastings
Live music and multiple DJs
Cinderella Carriage Huge

Wedding prize packages for some lucky brides!

Please come join us for an evening with Professional Vendors and see the beautiful venue of Carvalho Family Winery at Old Sugar Mill.

Sacramento Maternity Photographer

I love photographing women at this time of their lives. It's so full of excitement and anticipation. Women are glowing and look amazing. Ashley is, of course, is no exception. Look how gorgeous she looks. I love showing a relation between her daughter and her, and Ashley showing off her lovely belly. Her daughter is so beautiful and look just as a beautiful as her mom.

Sacred City Derby Girls / Sacramento Portrait Photographer

Awesome shoot a few weeks ago with three members of the Sacred City Derby Girls. That's when we still had nice weather. I'm so behind in posting photos. As usual, I have so much fun with the members of this team. I can be as creative as I can and it doesn't hurt that they look amazing. So much fun!

Sacramento Children Portrait Photographer - San Francisco

Here is another set of photos from my last visit to San Francisco. These two beautiful girls were a joy to photograph. I got some great smiles. Love the rich green grass against the bright pink of the little ones jacket and socks. So lovely!

Sacramento Family Portrait Photographer - San Francisco

I was in San Francisco for the weekend a few weeks ago to photograph a wedding so I thought I'd schedule some portrait sessions. I'm glad I did. There's so many beautiful places to photograph in San Francisco. I really miss the City. This family was so much fun to photograph. It was perfect time for autumn photos in the park. The leaves were falling and turning bright yellow. Here are some photos from our session.

Sacramento Wedding Photographer - Nalin and Jodel

There's only one word to describe Nalin and Jodel's wedding and that is "wow". In the morning, they had a traditional Cambodian wedding ceremony and in the afternoon, they had a traditional wedding in their backyard which, by the way, was fabulous and huge! The wedding coordinator, Chheavy Puth of Absolute Weddings did an amazing job with this wedding. I can always count on her to put together a beautifully designed wedding with lots of little details to make it so memorable and fun for all who attended. I was so happy Nalin found this gorgeous Japanese Garden on the way to the reception for their portraits. What a beautiful setting to photograph in.

At the reception, I was surprised to see amazing lighting and flowers. They had a photo booth complete with feather boas, tiaras and hats. (how fun was that?) They had a margarita machine, a candy bar and a chocolate fountain. Oooh, I could smell the chocolate as soon as I walked in. What else can you ask for? The couple had a surprise for the guest. They had a dance routine that, you can say, should have been in "Dancing with the Stars". The setting was beautiful and people were having such an awesome time. I could say that I was in photo heaven.

What topped this off for me was this email I received from Nalin after I showed her the slideshow:

"Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being there to capture the moments and the memories our special day. The photos are gorgeous and you allowed us to see how beautiful the day was, because as you know Jodel and I didn't see much of it. Thank you again so much for being such a pleasure to work with and for the wonderful work you did. I can't wait to see the remainder of the photos."

I love my work and lucky to have the opportunity to meet such great people and provide lasting memories for them. And, I'm lucky to have a beautiful and loving couple as Nalin and Jodel to photograph.

**Click here** to view their wedding slideshow.