I had a great time photographing my friends Amalia and Jorge’s wedding. Amalia wore a one strap dress with a the flower in her hair, she looked like Eva Longoria and Jorge looked dapper and like George Clooney on the red carpet.
The church ceremony at Santuario De Quadalupe went smooth the pews were packed with friends and family. This is the second wedding that I’ve been to that Mariachi’s played the wedding march as the bride made her way to the groom and I must say that it’s growing on me. Afterwords, we opened a bottle of champagne and ran around downtown for bridal portraits with our last at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.
At the Elks Tower Ballroom the guest rose to their feet and cheered as Amalia and Jorge made there way to the table. They had there first dance, cut the cake and danced the rest of the night away.
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PS.. I want to give a shout out to:
- Amy Perdigone of the The Traveling Stylist, she did a wonderful job
- George of Sounds in Motion, a good music great communicator
The Grand Island Mansion is a beautiful Italian Villa on the California Delta, 30 minutes from Sacramento and east of the San Francisco Bay. The mansion sits majestically in the center of the beautiful manicured grounds; you get a sense of royalty as soon you make your way through it’s iron gates. This is a wonderful place for a wedding and I’m looking forward to working here this year.
I felt so much love photographing this wedding. I’ve known Marlene for a few years so when she asked if I would photograph her wedding I was thrilled! The wedding began with a rehearsal dinner on Friday night with family, great food, a kiss and a Hawaiian Lei from the Bride, wishing all her guest good luck. The house was buzzing all night with excitement and it ended with a few fun family portraits. The next day was a great day for a wedding. Ernesto paced back and forth as he rehearsed his vows and the rest of the family busied about the house getting ready. At the other side of the community, Marlene was glamorous in her teal Mermaid dress looking like Spanish Royalty. The officiant for the ceremony was the brother of the Bride and doves were released in memory of loved ones. After the toast and the cake the DJ opened up the floor and guest danced and celebrated the whole night through; 
