Fab You Bliss Weddings: Sacramento

I love being a photographer and I LOVE photographing love...be it in capturing weddings or babies or families or parties, etc. I love it all! It's an amazing feeling to capture something so beautiful, a single moment in time reflecting all the amazement of a particular love forever in images I've shot.

On the same note, I adore running this blog and promoting other photographers like me who love photographing LOVE as much as I do. That too is an amazing feeling...to show and support the works of hundreds of wonderful photographers from around the world whom I never would have known if it weren't for this blog. So, to all of you out there who I've featured or will feature, to those in our Favorite Photographers section and to all I have yet to meet...keep your work coming! You inspire me everyday with all the beauty and amazing differences each and every one of you have in technique and style. But in passion, you are all the same. You make me proud to be part of such an awesome profession!

Photography by KimJMartin Photography; Venue: Lions Gate Hotel, Sacramento, CA.: Submission via Two Bright Lights: Floral Designer: Anda Paval: Make-up Artist:

il Bello by Sunshine: Band: Because-A Tribute to the Beatles: Officiant: Todd Plain

Now to this gorgeous wedding. Sarah & Justin were married last October in Sacramento, CA and their amazing photographer was KimJMartin Photography. In addition to her beautiful imagery, here are some words from her about the couple & their wedding.

Sarah and Justin wanted their wedding to be fun, creative and totally them. Justin and his sister are both designers, so they designed and created all the paper items (invitations, sign out front, place cards, and tags on the favors.) The favors were DIY by the bride and groom, they had a family friend design the flowers and a close friend officiated the ceremony. Sarah told me she never understood why people cry at weddings because they're a happy time, so they kept the ceremony short and sweet and got straight to the fun stuff. They had a Beatles cover band play during the reception and they danced the night away.

Thank you Kim Martin for sharing your talent with us and to Sarah & Justin for providing such a great wedding to shoot.

Have a Fab You Bliss Friday! And to all my American friends...Have a very Happy & Safe 4th of July!

Hugs,

Stephanie

My husband always says he knew he wanted to marry me the minute he first saw me. I think it was pretty soon there after for me as well as I remember telling my friend how cute I thought he was when we saw him working at Sport Chalet one day. I know, sounds corny...but I was only 18 years old and he was only 20. Of course it took us several years and a few speed bumps for us to finally figure everything out. But for today's featured engagement couple, I am happy to announce they realized their magic much sooner.

Katie and Zack met while working at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Sacramento. He was a busser and she was a server/cocktail waitress. Zack remembers seeing Katie at work for the first time and said he was stopped dead in his tracks by the sight of her. And what does a guy do when he's zapped like that? Well...do everything he can to attract the girl who's grabbed his attention...of course!

So Zack went about his mission of winning Katie's interest by asking if she needed help at work if she looked busy. Also he'd bus her tables first so she would be the one getting most of the tables...and of course the tips. He continued to do little things like these until he finally gathered up the courage to ask her out. And eventually their friendship blossomed into love.

Awe...I ADORE that!

These first shots were taken at a place in Sacramento called Paradise Beach, which is located close to Sacramento State (where Katie attended school). I'm lovin' the misty, almost ethereal look and wow Katie, no wonder Zack did whatever he could to catch your attention...you are a stunner!

The next set of images were captured in Dixon, CA (about 20 min from the first location) where they went to shoot in some almond orchards and open fields. So much fun! I love the black and white frame shots below. They really show their personalities.

Katie & Zack were married on May 20, 2011 at the Vizcaya Pavilion in downtown Sacramento not too far from where they first met and I cannot wait to see their wedding images!

Congratulations you two and thank you Ryan at Ryan Greenleaf Photography for submitting these beautiful images to us.

Photography: Ryan Greenleaf Photography

Venues: Paradise Beach & Dixon, CA.
Submitted via Two Bright Lights