Miguel and Christina were married at the beautiful Clos La Chance winery. It was a awesome wedding, they both had really sweet families and Clos La Chance was the perfect venue for their wedding. Every time I go out there it reminds me of a little slice of Italy with the vineyards surrounding the property and the outdoor patio brings me back to Italy where family is so important and people can sit outside with a glass of wine chatting the night away. You could tell their families were all close and a couple little kids running around playing and smiling really completed the setup for a perfect day! Thanks for having me as a part of your day guys! Here are a few of my fav shots from the day:

One of the most common question I get from brides and grooms is “What’s your style”. For me that is really an impossible question to answer with one word. Am I an artistic photographer? In a way yes, but not fully. Am I a photojournalist? In a way yes, but not 100%. There really isn’t a catch phrase or key word that can describe an artist and what you do. Maybe that is the best answer I am an artist with many different experiences and passions that all shape my “style” of photography or my Art. I do really believe that any artist is shaped by their experiences and that their artwork is always growing and evolving. Normally when I get that question asked to me I like to give people a short view into my life so far, I think its really important for people to know who your photographer really is, not just their credentials. My degree in art and studying photojournalism did help shape my photography but really not as much as certain personal experiences have had. The way I interact with my clients and work with people at a wedding is from years of always learning (and I am still just getting started, many many more years to come).

There is a story I have heard many times about Picasso that always gets me thinking about the art that I create. It goes something like this:
“It’s you — Picasso, the great artist! Oh, you must sketch my portrait! I insist.”

So Picasso agreed to sketch her. After studying her for a moment, he used a single pencil stroke to create her portrait. He handed the women his work of art.

“It’s perfect!” she gushed. “You managed to capture my essence with one stroke, in one moment. Thank you! How much do I owe you?”

“Five thousand dollars,” the artist replied.

“B-b-but, what?” the woman sputtered. “How could you want so much money for this picture? It only took you a second to draw it!”

To which Picasso responded, “Madame, it took me my entire life.”

I put everything I got into my work and can really relate to that story. A certain shot isn’t just a click of a button for me, all of my experiences, training, school and passion goes into every click of the shutter.

So for any brides out there that want to know my style of shooting weddings give us a call or email and we will setup a time for you to come in and chat. I can make a latte for you, maybe a few homemade biscotti’s and tell you a few stories of who I am and why I love photographing weddings.

Sometimes everything just comes together perfect for an image. Here is a shot from Christina’s wedding at Clos La Chance winery. I love the backlighting that windows give sometimes and in this one frame a bird flew right by the window (no photoshop here all natural!). I fired a few shots off to capture the bird in the frame and one shot just came out perfect. More to come from this great wedding later….

clos la chance winery

We had an awesome memorial day full of weddings! Saturday was a nice wedding for Ann and
Andrew up at the Ranch golf club in San Jose and Sunday we had a fun wedding at willow heights mansion
for Maria and Louis. It will be a busy week of editing and working on some albums but photos to come soon!

– Mark

Here are a few more images from our wedding at the Opera House in Los Gatos. It was an awesome day with such a fun bride and groom and bridal party. Congrats guys!!!

Opera House Los Gatos