Boys just want to have fun! {sonoma county wedding photographer, carmel mission ranch wedding photos}

It's almost a give in, most Grooms and especially their Groomsmen dread the part of the day where they have to have their pictures taken. It is my mission to try and change that! Your wedding day should be over the top AMAZING. Not just for the Bride but for the Groom as well. Photos are a HUGE part of the day so when a Groom has to dread a portion of the day that's just not good! Well these guys made it really easy for me! They laughed at my rediculous jokes and self mockery and they really just had no problems being themselves while I was around. I can't say how much I appreciate that. It made for a really fun time photographing them!

Nikki, I have to say though, I am sorry, you probably got way more funny photos of the guys than you ever wanted! Some of these I'm posting simply because they make me literally laugh out loud! You two are going to have a lifetime full of giant smiles and tons of laughter!

This wedding was at the Carmel Mission Ranch in Carmel, CA.... que ahhhhs and oooohs! I know, Carmel? GORGEOUS!! and Nikki should really get an award for her wedding planning skills, this was a swoon worthy wedding FOR SURE!! There were so many amazing shots that I am going to split this into two posts. The first one is of the guys and a few of the details and then the second post will be of the rest.

I shot over 25 weddings last year, 21 of which were mine and I was fortunate enough to 2nd shoot 4 weddings this year with Jihan Cerda Photography. 2nd shooting for me is a great way to get a chance to photograph with out the stress of being the "main" photographer. To assist another amazing photographer, watch them in action, watch their workflow on the big day, and to really try and see things from a different perspective. I am so lucky that Jihan of Jihan Cerda Photography brought me along to second shoot for this wedding! Nikki is a close friend of her sister's so Jihan's family was all there. It was so much fun to watch them all together! Her parents are as adorable as you'd imagine they would have to be to have such a gorgeous daughter! and her Mother doesn't leave her seat with out her little point and shoot camera, capturing all the little moments! I wonder where Jihan get's it from....???







LOL this one makes me laugh! The were reinacting the sculpture behind them!




This one cracks me up too! I turned to this one as I was culling through them all and laughed so hard! LOVE it! ... boys will always be boys, even on their wedding day!