Our very first wedding of the year could not have been with a better couple! We were so lucky to have the opportunity to photograph Amanda & Chris’s wedding last month at the Palm Event Center in Pleasanton. Amanda & Chris are two people that are absolutely, 100%, without a doubt, meant for each other. It was such a pleasure to get to know them and their families. They both come from close-knit families, and they’ve known each for a long time, as Amanda’s dad used to be Chris’s coach back in high school. I guess he made quite an impression on Chris, because now Chris coaches as well. It was just an honor to be around them, these are such amazing people! The image on the right is one of my very favorites of the day, Amanda was simply stunning. Can’t wait to see that one as a full page in the album!

The ceremony was held inside this gorgeous (but dark) barrel room at the Palm Event Center, and it was a really perfect spot. The room has a very intimate feeling to it, and these gorgeous chandeliers.

After the ceremony concluded, the happy couple made their exit to Etta James’ “At Last” which felt just perfect!

The Palm Event Center has all sorts of gorgeous nooks and crannies for great portraits, especially at sunset when the lighting is perfect. A wedding photographer couldn’t ask for more!

If I had to choose only one image for Amanda & Chris, it would be the one on the right. It’s so THEM, and when I look at this image, I see everything I need to know. I see how much they mean to each other, I see how much fun they have together, I can see how gentle Chris is, and I see how completely in love, and perfect for one another. That photograph right there, that is why I do what I do.