Long Shadow Ranch Wedding Photography | Courtney + Travis

From the moment Courtney arrived at the Long Shadow Ranch Winery in Temecula she lit up the place with her smile. I think she was glowing with excitement the entire day!!! Courtney loves photos and she had been dreaming of this day ever since she was little, so there was a lot of pressure on me! I like pressure and I think she will enjoy each one of these pictures from her wedding photography collection. The wedding went off perfect. Travis might say he had to squint because of the bright Temecula sun, but I think he was fighting off the tears! Courtney chose beautiful colors for the bridesmaid dresses and groomsmen ties. The color contrasted great with the green vineyards which were growing everywhere.
Ever since Courtney and Travis took their engagement photos on a real life working ranch in Winchester, I had been looking forward to their bridal portraits. Courtney and Travis are so in love and not afraid to show it! It was so fun getting to capture their photos.
And I've got to give a few shout outs to some people who did an exceptional job helping with the wedding…
Shannon Nelson did an amazing job coordinating the entire day. I would recommend her to a friend in a heart beat. You can get her contact info from the LongShadow Ranch and Winery website. Secondly I have to show the florist some love. They were also awesome, showing up early and having everything ready to go, not just in time for the wedding but, in time for the photos. And the final shout-out goes to Kevin my second photographer. His shots are getting better with each wedding and I'm having trouble telling which are his and which are mine, nice work Kevin!

 Below you can checkout another one of my favorite weddings photographed in Temecula this year. Here is some Wedding Photography at South Coast Winery another great wedding venue off of Rancho California Road in wine country.

Wedding Photographs at Wilson Creek

Capturing Wedding Photographs at Wilson Creek is so much fun. The entire venue is a wedding photographer’s dream. Add a couple of happy beautiful newly weds to the equation and you get one heck of a combination!

These photo are from a “day-after photo session” or “post wedding photo shoot”. Wilson Creek was kind enough to let us come back after the stress of the wedding was gone and we had more time to spend on getting some artistic wedding portraits. Thanks again Sue Lynn!

Enjoy the photos!

Its may and the vineyards are beginning to show the next harvest of grapes! Everything is so green and beautiful, I love spring!

Genuine smiles are the best.

If you are getting married at Wilson Creek I would love to capture your wedding day story. Thanks for the support!

~ Patrick

Temecula Photography | Shawn + Heather

Springtime engagement sessions are the best! Everything is so fresh and green, and it still isn't too hot in Temecula for hiking. It is my favorite season for Temecula Photography. So Shawn, Heather and I hiked out into the Temecula back country for some creative engagement pictures. What we really liked about this area besides the beautiful scenery was the seclusion from the busy city life. 

Shawn and Heather are very excited to be engaged and cant wait for their wedding! They have been dating almost a decade. They fell in love back in High School and both enjoy careers in law enforcement. They both have a lot in common and I believe they were made for each other. I am so happy for them!

Family Photography in Valley Center!

Capturing photos of Ruth and Tim’s new baby was so easy! Little Patrick is such a good boy. He didn’t cry once during the entire family photo photo session at Bates Nut Farm. You can probably tell from the photos below what an easy-going kind of guy he is gonna be. I mean we layed him in the grass, held him upside down, stuck him in a tree, tore off all of his clothes and I didn’t even hear a peep out of this kid!

You can checkout Ruth and Tim’s maternity photos here… Maternity Photographs in Temecula

Capturing some beauty in nature…

I originally fell in love with photography when I started shooting outdoor landscape photography in college. Getting to be in the natural landscape and experience God’s creation is a real joy to me. It calms my soul and makes me realize how amazing our creator really is. My photos don’t do it justice. Its my feeble attempt to capture a few small specks of the beauty.

My first trip to Yosemite, was probably when I decided that photography was something that I wanted to pursue. Up until then I had been investigating and researching it. But after getting to spend a week in the valley and photograph so many amazing scenic shots I was hooked. The photos below aren't in Yosemite, but were taken near the Santa Rosa Plateau. 

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new. - II Cor 5:17;

For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse. - Rom 1:20;

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. - Gen 1:1;

God Bless you and please plan some time to go outside for a hike this month, you wont regret it.