rosendo and camille's wedding

rosendo and camille had a beautiful wedding at the amazing firestone winery. and i could go on and on about how great the two of them are and how perfect they are for each other. but, i want to tell a brief story instead. rosendo and his mom had one of the most amazing mother/son dances you'll ever witness. rosendo's mom was in a wheel chair for the ceremony and for all the portraits, and as the day progressed to night camille had a beautiful dance with her father, and then rosendo's mom was wheeled onto the dance floor. i was trying to imagine how this moment was going to unfold - when to almost everyone's surprise, rosendo helped her to her feet. now, i'm as emotional as the next guy - but i'm definitely not a crier. but, this moment rocked me, and i kept shooting as the tears started to roll down my cheeks. her determination to dance with her son was only matched by her joy in the moment. i still get chills thinking of it.

altogether, it was a wonderful event - thanks to joy from joy de vivre weddings for making it flow so smoothly!

camille and rosendo's engagement session

you've got to hear this story...

this past christmas, rosendo was flying up to seattle where camille and her family were. he was excited because he was about to propose. but there was a bump in the road. en route to seattle, the engagement ring was stolen! not to be dissuaded, rosendo proposed to camille - with a promise of love and another ring to come. so, tonight at their engagement session - rosendo presented camille with the ring. i felt so privileged to be there to document it. camille's face was priceless. we got so many great images tonight, but i was so thrilled with the story that i'm mostly posting shots of the ring sequence.

i can't wait for their wedding at the amazing firestone vineyard this october!